Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.3036 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.3036 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
65th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5132 million USD per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0299 million USD per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.3036 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5132 million USD per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0312 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.034 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0357 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0415 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0409 million USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0528 million USD per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0737 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0749 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0739 million USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0674 million USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0669 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0652 million USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0699 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0629 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0717 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0749 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0852 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0906 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.09 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0948 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1003 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1114 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.113 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1212 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1053 million USD per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1113 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1266 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1492 million USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1639 million USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1875 million USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2082 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2222 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2335 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2583 million USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3096 million USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3519 million USD per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3787 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3759 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3946 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4544 million USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5132 million USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5124 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4503 million USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4149 million USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4419 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3334 million USD per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3036 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3036 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0962 million USD per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.3036 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3328 million USD per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0689 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0629 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0749 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0898 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre | 0.113 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1629 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1053 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2335 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2583 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5132 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3734 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4419 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 62 Panama 0.331 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 63 Marshall Islands 0.3102 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Norway 0.3064 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 El Salvador 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Dominica 0.2835 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 68 Romania 0.2804 million USD 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Sri Lanka?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Sri Lanka was 0.3036 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5132 million USD per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.