Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.4979 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka is 0.4979 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 246.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4979 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0753 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1058 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1744 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1966 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2424 units per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2769 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.312 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.321 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3648 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4044 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4505 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4979 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.4979 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0207 units per square kilometre, 24.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.4979 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2246 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre 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 | +63.5% | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3241 units per square kilometre | 0.1744 units per square kilometre | 0.4979 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 18 Sierra Leone 0.641 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Comoros 0.628 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Guinea 0.6166 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Chile 0.482 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Equatorial Guinea 0.4735 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Maldives 0.4183 units per square kilometre compare
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 0.4979 units per square kilometre 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 0.4979 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 175 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 246.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.