Subnational government investment — Direct investment by country
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...
What the numbers show
Subnational government investment — Direct investment is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 6.98 Percentage of GDP in Estonia; the lowest is 1.5 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.92 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 3.86 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 35.3%).
Subnational government investment — Direct investment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 6.98 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 2 | Latvia | 6.68 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 5.62 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 3.4 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 4 | Norway | 5.26 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5.2 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 4.93 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 31.1% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 4.92 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 4.76 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 9 | New Zealand | 4.74 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 10 | France | 4.52 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 4.48 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 4.33 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 4.33 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 4.29 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 15 | Israel | 4.21 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 16 | Iceland | 4.06 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 4.04 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 3.95 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 3.92 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 20 | Australia | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 3.65 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 22 | OECD | 3.53 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 23 | United States of America | 3.43 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.2 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 3.19 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 3.18 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 3.12 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 3.09 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 3.03 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 2.77 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 35.9% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 2.7 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 2.54 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 2.13 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mexico | 1.88 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 1.66 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 1.5 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 32.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 4.76 Percentage of GDP
- OECD unitary countries 3.86 Percentage of GDP
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 3.71 Percentage of GDP
- Slovak Republic 3.6 Percentage of GDP
- OECD federal countries 3.27 Percentage of GDP
About this data
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.