Northern America vs Sri Lanka: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate
Northern America
5.85 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
25.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Northern America rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Northern America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 25.1 % change on previous year against 5.85 % change on previous year in Northern America, a difference of 19.25 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 4.3 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 30 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.73 % change on previous year | 10.79 % change on previous year | 11.94 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 1980s | 7.05 % change on previous year | 5.13 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 1990s | 5.5 % change on previous year | 11.23 % change on previous year | 5.73 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 11.34 % change on previous year | 8.44 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.13 % change on previous year | 9.32 % change on previous year | 4.2 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.44 % change on previous year | -4.18 % change on previous year | 10.62 % change on previous year | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, annual growth rate, Northern America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 25.1 % change on previous year against 5.85 % change on previous year in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, annual growth rate between Northern America and Sri Lanka?
- 19.25 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Northern America ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.