Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current was 0.0004 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0004 units per person. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 256.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +62.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +40.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +36.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | +9.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0004 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 4.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0004 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 units per person, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current 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 | +62.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 46 Cape Verde 0.0004 units per person compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0.0004 units per person compare
- 48 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0004 units per person compare
- 50 Comoros 0.0003 units per person compare
- 51 Sweden 0.0003 units per person compare
- 52 Burundi 0.0003 units per person compare
More public sector data for Sri Lanka
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sri Lanka?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sri Lanka was 0.0004 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.9%. 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 Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.