Eastern Africa vs Sri Lanka: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth
Eastern Africa
4.96 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
19.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
9th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth over time
- Eastern Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 19.4 % change on previous year against 4.96 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa, a difference of 14.44 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.9 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 30 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0602 % change on previous year | 7.92 % change on previous year | 7.98 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.0783 % change on previous year | 0.7564 % change on previous year | 0.8347 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.71 % change on previous year | 6.1 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 9.74 % change on previous year | 7.86 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 8.7 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 2.99 % change on previous year | -3.09 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth, Eastern Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 19.4 % change on previous year against 4.96 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth between Eastern Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 14.44 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.