Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Seychelles
Seychelles: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 2.6% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Seychelles, 1985–2008
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 Seychelles is 2.6%, measured in 2008.
The figure is down 42.9% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Seychelles peaked at 13.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1995.
That places Seychelles 81st out of 156 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.2% | — |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +41.3% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | -58.3% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | +63.8% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | -52.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -63.3% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +318.6% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +34.1% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -62.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 5.4% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 1.7% | 11.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.6% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 78 New Zealand 2.8% compare
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.7%
- 80 Czechia 2.6% compare
- 82 Poland 2.6% compare
- 83 El Salvador 2.6% compare
- 84 Türkiye 2.6% compare
More public sector data for Seychelles
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 221.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 26.86 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 72,231 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Seychelles?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Seychelles was 2.6% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1995.
- How does Seychelles rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Seychelles ranks 81st out of 156 countries with data for 2008.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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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.