Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Spain
Spain: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Spain, 1972–2024
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 Spain is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Spain peaked at 2.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.
Spain ranks 146th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.8% | — |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -18.0% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -37.7% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +27.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +24.6% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -26.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +88.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -42.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -34.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +60.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Spain?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Spain was 0.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Spain ranks 146th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.