Subnational government investment — Direct investment in OECD unitary countries
OECD unitary countries: Subnational government investment — Direct investment was 3.86 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in OECD unitary countries, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, subnational government investment — direct investment in OECD unitary countries stood at 3.86 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government investment — direct investment in OECD unitary countries peaked at 4.45 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.41 Percentage of GDP, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in OECD unitary countries, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.27 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 4.21 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.09 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.03 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.99 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.84 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.81 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.98 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.45 Percentage of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 4.07 Percentage of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 3.82 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.71 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.71 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.61 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.41 Percentage of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.45 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.58 Percentage of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.71 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 3.96 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.68 Percentage of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 3.61 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.76 Percentage of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 3.86 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.08 Percentage of GDP | 3.81 Percentage of GDP | 4.45 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 Percentage of GDP | 3.41 Percentage of GDP | 4.07 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 Percentage of GDP | 3.61 Percentage of GDP | 3.96 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government investment — direct investment in OECD unitary countries?
- Subnational government investment — direct investment in OECD unitary countries was 3.86 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in OECD unitary countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in OECD unitary countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 Percentage of GDP in 2016.
- How does OECD unitary countries rank for subnational government investment — direct investment?
- OECD unitary countries ranks 1st out of 4 regions with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government investment — direct investment rising or falling in OECD unitary countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD unitary countries data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.