OECD vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Subnational government investment — Direct investment

OECD
3.53 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3.2 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
OECD rank
22nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
24th

Subnational government investment — Direct investment over time

  • OECD
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01234200020122024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 3.53 Percentage of GDP against 3.2 Percentage of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.33 Percentage of GDP.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 36 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 3.75 Percentage of GDP 2.46 Percentage of GDP 1.3 Percentage of GDP OECD
2010s 3.41 Percentage of GDP 2.62 Percentage of GDP 0.7942 Percentage of GDP OECD
2020s 3.45 Percentage of GDP 3.07 Percentage of GDP 0.378 Percentage of GDP OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government investment — direct investment, OECD or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
OECD, at 3.53 Percentage of GDP against 3.2 Percentage of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government investment — direct investment between OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.33 Percentage of GDP, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for subnational government investment — direct investment?
OECD ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Subnational government investment — Direct investment
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,035 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset includes subnational government investment expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public investment. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.