Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency was 0.129 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.129 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
29th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.129 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019

00.050.10.15197019942019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sri Lanka is 0.129 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 280.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.129 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1970 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0002 units per square kilometre
1971 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1972 0.0002 units per square kilometre +4.2%
1973 0.0002 units per square kilometre +13.7%
1974 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.7%
1975 0.0003 units per square kilometre +16.8%
1976 0.0003 units per square kilometre +13.2%
1977 0.0003 units per square kilometre +12.0%
1978 0.0005 units per square kilometre +65.4%
1979 0.0008 units per square kilometre +43.2%
1980 0.0011 units per square kilometre +38.9%
1981 0.0011 units per square kilometre +6.0%
1982 0.0013 units per square kilometre +17.7%
1983 0.0016 units per square kilometre +17.0%
1984 0.0019 units per square kilometre +21.4%
1985 0.0021 units per square kilometre +12.6%
1986 0.0023 units per square kilometre +7.4%
1987 0.0025 units per square kilometre +9.2%
1988 0.0031 units per square kilometre +21.9%
1989 0.0034 units per square kilometre +12.3%
1990 0.0043 units per square kilometre +24.9%
1991 0.0053 units per square kilometre +23.6%
1992 0.0058 units per square kilometre +8.5%
1993 0.0064 units per square kilometre +10.1%
1994 0.0073 units per square kilometre +15.3%
1995 0.0085 units per square kilometre +16.4%
1996 0.0096 units per square kilometre +12.5%
1997 0.0105 units per square kilometre +9.9%
1998 0.0109 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1999 0.0119 units per square kilometre +9.0%
2000 0.0124 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2001 0.0135 units per square kilometre +8.7%
2002 0.0143 units per square kilometre +5.5%
2003 0.0141 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2004 0.0157 units per square kilometre +11.6%
2005 0.0175 units per square kilometre +11.8%
2006 0.0207 units per square kilometre +18.0%
2007 0.0239 units per square kilometre +15.4%
2008 0.0306 units per square kilometre +28.2%
2009 0.0339 units per square kilometre +10.8%
2010 0.0433 units per square kilometre +27.5%
2011 0.0506 units per square kilometre +16.9%
2012 0.064 units per square kilometre +26.5%
2013 0.0722 units per square kilometre +12.9%
2014 0.08 units per square kilometre +10.8%
2015 0.0827 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2016 0.0947 units per square kilometre +14.5%
2017 0.1051 units per square kilometre +11.0%
2018 0.1175 units per square kilometre +11.8%
2019 0.129 units per square kilometre +9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0197 units per square kilometre 0.0124 units per square kilometre 0.0339 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0839 units per square kilometre 0.0433 units per square kilometre 0.129 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 26 Burundi 0.1609 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1506 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 28 Comoros 0.1431 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 30 Armenia 0.1229 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 31 Bangladesh 0.1168 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 32 Myanmar 0.1159 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.129 units per square kilometre 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 0.129 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Sri Lanka rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 175 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 280.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
175 places, 7,873 data points, 1961–2019
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Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.