Latin America & Caribbean vs Sri Lanka: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.6% against 19.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 43 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9% | 15.6% | 6.4% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 24.8% | 17.5% | 7.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 26.2% | 4.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 24.9% | 4.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 25.5% | 5.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 36.5% | 17.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 29.5% | 10.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Latin America & Caribbean or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.6% against 19.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 10.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.