Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Annual growth of the gross capital formation

Sri Lanka
21.1%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th

Annual growth of the gross capital formation over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-40-20020200020122024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21.1% against 4.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 5.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 8.0% 9.4% 1.4% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 3.2% 1.9% 1.3% Sri Lanka
2020s -3.9% 3.2% 7.0% Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth of the gross capital formation, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sri Lanka, at 21.1% against 4.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual growth of the gross capital formation between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for annual growth of the gross capital formation?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
205 places, 4,628 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed