Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Tunisia
Tunisia: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.8% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2012, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Tunisia stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Tunisia peaked at 7.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2012.
Tunisia ranks 106th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.9% | — |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +43.7% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -44.1% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +78.0% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 3 |
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More public sector data for Tunisia
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 136.36 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 107 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 212.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Tunisia?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Tunisia was 1.8% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- How does Tunisia rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Tunisia ranks 106th out of 156 countries with data for 2012.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.