Subnational government investment — Direct investment in OECD
OECD: Subnational government investment — Direct investment was 3.53 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in OECD, 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 stood at 3.53 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government investment — direct investment in OECD peaked at 4.17 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.18 Percentage of GDP, in 2016.
That places OECD 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.78 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 3.78 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.81 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.71 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.64 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.64 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.57 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.64 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.78 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 4.17 Percentage of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 3.93 Percentage of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 3.69 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.51 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.38 Percentage of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.29 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.23 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.18 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.22 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.32 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.39 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 3.38 Percentage of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 3.21 Percentage of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.45 Percentage of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 3.53 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.75 Percentage of GDP | 3.57 Percentage of GDP | 4.17 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 Percentage of GDP | 3.18 Percentage of GDP | 3.93 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 Percentage of GDP | 3.21 Percentage of GDP | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 19 Japan 3.92 Percentage of GDP compare
- 20 Australia 3.66 Percentage of GDP compare
- 21 Italy 3.65 Percentage of GDP compare
- 23 United States of America 3.43 Percentage of GDP compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.2 Percentage of GDP compare
- 25 Belgium 3.19 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for OECD
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.86 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances 39.87 Percentage of GDP (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 14.77 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 17 - Trade by 6.88 million US dollar (2022)
- Environmentally related tax revenue 1.33 Percentage of GDP (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade 50.6 Percentage of merchandise value (2020)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 60.43 Percentage of GDP (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 196.21 Percentage of GDP (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 18.27 Percentage of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government investment — direct investment in OECD?
- Subnational government investment — direct investment in OECD was 3.53 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4.17 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 Percentage of GDP in 2016.
- How does OECD rank for subnational government investment — direct investment?
- OECD ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government investment — direct investment rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.