Net investment in nonfinancial assets in World
World: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in World, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, net investment in nonfinancial assets in World stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in World peaked at 1.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1995.
That places World 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +38.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Azerbaijan 7.9% compare
- 14 Lesotho 7.7% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 7.7% compare
- 16 Maldives 7.4% compare
- 17 Kiribati 7.1% compare
- 18 Kenya 6.9% compare
- 19 Mozambique 6.9% compare
More public sector data for World
- Arms imports 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 325.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0237 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.65 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 228.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in World?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in World was 1.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
- How does World rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- World ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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.