Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices was 0.0135 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0135 units per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 34.6% on the previous year and up 192.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0135 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +104.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 27 Bangladesh 0.0157 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Myanmar 0.0147 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Mauritius 0.0136 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Burundi 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Armenia 0.0068 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Chile 0.006 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Sri Lanka
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 60.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Sri Lanka?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Sri Lanka was 0.0135 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0135 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.4%. 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, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices International Monetary Fund
- 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, 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.