Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices … capita Current in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices … capita Current was 0.0014 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0014 units per person for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 225.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0014 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices … capita Current in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +60.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +39.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +39.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +23.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +27.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +25.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | +9.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 6.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0003 units per person, 5.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices … capita Current in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +60.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka was 0.0014 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.