Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 36.14 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
36.14
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
150th
of 177 countries
All-time high
82.93
in 1960
All-time low
27.48
in 2007
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2019

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 36.14 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 82.93 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 27.48, in 2007.

That places Sri Lanka 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1960 82.93
1961 77.23 -6.9%
1962 80.03 +3.6%
1963 76.47 -4.4%
1964 76.82 +0.5%
1965 78 +1.5%
1966 75.82 -2.8%
1967 71.02 -6.3%
1968 69.26 -2.5%
1969 64.85 -6.4%
1970 61.22 -5.6%
1971 62.63 +2.3%
1972 62.05 -0.9%
1973 61.47 -0.9%
1974 60.59 -1.4%
1975 60.58 -0.0%
1976 60.71 +0.2%
1977 61.98 +2.1%
1978 59.75 -3.6%
1979 60 +0.4%
1980 59.37 -1.0%
1981 58.51 -1.4%
1982 57.07 -2.5%
1983 55.59 -2.6%
1984 54.02 -2.8%
1985 52.36 -3.1%
1986 51.35 -1.9%
1987 51.86 +1.0%
1988 52.13 +0.5%
1989 52.59 +0.9%
1990 50.84 -3.3%
1991 48.94 -3.7%
1992 47.56 -2.8%
1993 44.6 -6.2%
1994 42.83 -4.0%
1995 40.66 -5.1%
1996 39.52 -2.8%
1997 37.38 -5.4%
1998 36.11 -3.4%
1999 35.12 -2.7%
2000 33.42 -4.9%
2001 34.25 +2.5%
2002 33.29 -2.8%
2003 31.65 -4.9%
2004 30.45 -3.8%
2005 29.06 -4.6%
2006 28.2 -3.0%
2007 27.48 -2.6%
2008 27.76 +1.0%
2009 29.28 +5.5%
2010 29.82 +1.8%
2011 30.09 +0.9%
2012 30.37 +0.9%
2013 31.51 +3.8%
2014 31.96 +1.4%
2015 32.57 +1.9%
2016 33.27 +2.2%
2017 34.18 +2.7%
2018 35.26 +3.2%
2019 36.14 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 75.24 64.85 82.93 10
1970s 61.1 59.75 62.63 10
1980s 54.49 51.35 59.37 10
1990s 42.36 35.12 50.84 10
2000s 30.48 27.48 34.25 10
2010s 32.52 29.82 36.14 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 147 Dominican Republic 37.18 compare
  2. 148 Indonesia 37.02 compare
  3. 149 Pakistan 36.34 compare
  4. 151 Nepal 36.11 compare
  5. 152 Argentina 35.18 compare
  6. 153 Zimbabwe 34.08 compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sri Lanka?
Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sri Lanka was 36.14 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 82.93 in 1960.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 27.48 in 2007.
How does Sri Lanka rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
177 places, 9,445 data points, 1960–2019
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