Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices was 24.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka stood at 24.42 %.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka peaked at 33.36 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.37 %, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.68 % | — |
| 1971 | 19.71 % | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 20.64 % | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 19.92 % | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 20.15 % | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 20.5 % | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 22.94 % | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 21.72 % | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 25.83 % | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 27.56 % | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 30.27 % | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 30.32 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 29.29 % | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 27.58 % | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 23.95 % | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 22.65 % | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 21.15 % | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 22.33 % | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 20.04 % | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 19.18 % | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 18.88 % | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 19.61 % | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 19.62 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 20.89 % | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 21.02 % | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 19.78 % | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 20.1 % | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 19.98 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 21.17 % | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 20.59 % | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 20.85 % | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 18.37 % | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 18.65 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 20.04 % | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 22.4 % | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 23.15 % | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 24.44 % | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 25.24 % | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 25.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 25.47 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.91 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 28.57 % | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 29.9 % | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 30.92 % | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 28.85 % | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 28.69 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.44 % | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 33.36 % | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 32.54 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.66 % | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 27.68 % | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 28.29 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.04 % | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 21.48 % | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 24.42 % | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.97 % | 19.71 % | 27.56 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.67 % | 19.18 % | 30.32 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.16 % | 18.88 % | 21.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.38 % | 18.37 % | 25.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.88 % | 25.91 % | 33.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.98 % | 21.48 % | 28.29 % | 5 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,122 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 68.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka?
- Gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka was 24.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 33.36 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.37 % in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).