Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 3.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 3.6% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2017.
The figure is up 38.0% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 6.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2012.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +33.6% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +129.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +38.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 3.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 3.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 56 Saint Lucia 4.0% compare
- 57 Equatorial Guinea 3.9% compare
- 58 Uganda 3.7%
- 60 Hungary 3.4% compare
- 61 Cape Verde 3.4% compare
- 62 Slovenia 3.4% compare
More public sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Tax revenue 23.8% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2.86 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.7% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 130.28 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.52 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 43.5% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.5% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0073 units per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 3.6% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2012.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 59th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.