North America - Net acquisition of financial assets

Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP)

Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in North America was 8.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 8.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was -0.84 in 2011.

Definition: Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1989 -0.15
1990 0.02
1991 0.12
1992 0.33
1993 -0.08
1994 -0.23
1995 0.28
1996 0.23
1997 0.24
1998 0.27
1999 0.52
2000 0.11
2001 0.72
2002 0.11
2003 0.39
2004 0.04
2005 0.42
2006 -0.02
2007 0.05
2008 3.73
2009 1.12
2010 1.52
2011 -0.84
2012 0.61
2013 2.08
2014 0.20
2015 1.56
2016 0.98
2017 0.87
2018 1.49
2019 0.53
2020 8.10

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance