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
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
| 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% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 36.14 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.6, 57% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 36.14 is below the median for South Asia, which is 53.25, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.