Renewable energy investment as a percentage of GDP was calculated based on renewable energy investment figures (measured in US$, from Bloomberg New Energy Finance) and national GDP figures (measured in current US$ from the World Bank) in 2015 for the world's largest ten investors.

This data includes both asset finance and small-scale renewable investments.

References:

Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Global trends in renewable energy finance 2016. Available at: https://www.actu-environnement.com/media/pdf/news-26477-rapport-pnue-enr.pdf (accessed 2017-05-10)

The World Bank. World Development Indicators. Available at: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/home.aspx (accessed 2017-05-10)

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