Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Gross capital formation
Madagascar
9.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
9.8%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
44th
Gross capital formation over time
- Madagascar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.8% against 9.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Madagascar ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 8.4% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 16.5% | 11.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 2.2% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 5.4% | 2.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 6.1% | 11.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 3.2% | 10.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -2.3% | 6.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.8% against 9.3% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Madagascar ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.