Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Small states
Small states: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 3.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Small states, 2001–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Small states stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Small states peaked at 4.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2004.
Small states ranks 6th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.1% | — |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More public sector data for Small states
- Arms imports 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 215.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.4% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.2% (2019)
- Interest payments 1.8% (2022)
- Grants and other revenue 12.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Small states?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Small states was 3.0% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2004.
- How does Small states rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Small states ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.