Which has higher gross capital formation, Sri Lanka or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 30.1% against 29.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Timor-Leste: Gross capital formation

Sri Lanka

29.6%

in 2025

Timor-Leste

30.1%

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

39th

Timor-Leste rank

36th

Gross capital formation over time

Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 30.1% against 29.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 39th and Timor-Leste ranks 36th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	25.5%	25.8%	0.2%	Timor-Leste
2010s	36.5%	35.0%	1.5%	Sri Lanka
2020s	29.5%	18.4%	11.1%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Sri Lanka or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 30.1% against 29.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?: 0.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste rank globally for gross capital formation?: Sri Lanka ranks 39th and Timor-Leste ranks 36th 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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Indicator: Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 10,938 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.