Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Palau
Palau: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 6.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Palau, 2008–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net investment in nonfinancial assets in Palau is 6.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Palau peaked at 10.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.
That places Palau 25th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.5% | — |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +86.9% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -47.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +160.6% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 2.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Palau
- Tax revenue 18.1% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.8% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.2% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -9.5% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.6% (2020)
- Grants and other revenue 63.3% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.5% (2020)
- Other taxes 1.4% (2020)
- Compensation of employees 31.0% (2020)
- Goods and services expense 18.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Palau?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Palau was 6.4% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does Palau rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Palau ranks 25th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.