Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Gross capital formation
Nepal
29.4%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
29.6%
in 2025
Nepal rank
41st
Sri Lanka rank
39th
Gross capital formation over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.6% against 29.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nepal ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 15.4% | 10.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 17.5% | 5.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 26.2% | 6.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 24.9% | 2.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.5% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 36.5% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 29.5% | 2.5% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.6% against 29.4% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Nepal ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 187 countries.
- 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.