Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic was 0.0531 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Sri Lanka is 0.0531 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 264.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0531 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 22nd out of 171 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.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +104.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +66.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0531 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 units per square kilometre, 29.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0531 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0305 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic 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 | +104.0% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +66.8% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.039 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 19 Maldives 0.0659 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Guinea 0.0614 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Chile 0.0539 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Rwanda 0.0528 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Iraq 0.0489 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Tanzania 0.0483 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 gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Sri Lanka?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Sri Lanka was 0.0531 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0531 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.4%. 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 Gross fixed capital formation, 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
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices 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
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.