Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United States of America
United States of America: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United States of America, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net investment in nonfinancial assets in United States of America stood at 1.5%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in United States of America peaked at 1.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1974.
That places United States of America 123rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3% | — |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +31.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +44.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +256.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +44.5% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United States of America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +256.5% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
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More public sector data for United States of America
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in United States of America?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United States of America was 1.5% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1974.
- How does United States of America rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- United States of America ranks 123rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.