OECD vs United States of America: Subnational government investment — Direct investment

OECD
3.53 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United States of America
3.43 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
OECD rank
22nd
United States of America rank
23rd

Subnational government investment — Direct investment over time

  • OECD
  • United States of America
01234200020122024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 3.53 Percentage of GDP against 3.43 Percentage of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was OECD ahead.

OECD ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 23rd of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, OECD averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 3.75 Percentage of GDP 3.87 Percentage of GDP 0.1224 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2010s 3.41 Percentage of GDP 3.5 Percentage of GDP 0.0829 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2020s 3.45 Percentage of GDP 3.35 Percentage of GDP 0.0975 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 States of America?
OECD, at 3.53 Percentage of GDP against 3.43 Percentage of GDP in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government investment — direct investment between OECD and United States of America?
0.1 Percentage of GDP, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do OECD and United States of America rank globally for subnational government investment — direct investment?
OECD ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 23rd 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.