Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sri Lanka's gross capital formation stands at 29.65% as of 2025-12-31, up from 26.35% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (61 observations).
In 2025, Sri Lanka's gross capital formation was 29.65%, up from 26.35% in 2024.
In 2024, Sri Lanka's gross capital formation was 26.35%, up from 24.27% in 2023.
In 2023, Sri Lanka's gross capital formation was 24.27%, down from 27.27% in 2022.
In 2022, Sri Lanka's gross capital formation was 27.27%, down from 36.73% in 2021.
In 2021, Sri Lanka's gross capital formation was 36.73%, up from 32.87% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.65% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 26.35% | +2.07% |
| 2023 | 24.27% | -3% |
| 2022 | 27.27% | -9.46% |
| 2021 | 36.73% | +3.86% |
| 2020 | 32.87% | -1.24% |
| 2019 | 34.11% | -3.95% |
| 2018 | 38.06% | -1.67% |
| 2017 | 39.73% | +3.27% |
| 2016 | 36.45% | +2.18% |
| 2015 | 34.28% | +9.84% |
| 2009 | 24.43% | -3.12% |
| 2008 | 27.55% | -0.3998% |
| 2007 | 27.95% | -0.0278% |
| 2006 | 27.98% | +1.15% |
| 2005 | 26.83% | +1.57% |
| 2004 | 25.25% | +3.23% |
| 2003 | 22.02% | -1.27% |
| 2002 | 23.29% | +1.29% |
| 2001 | 22% | -6.04% |
| 2000 | 28.04% | +0.7488% |
| 1999 | 27.29% | +2.15% |
| 1998 | 25.14% | +0.7506% |
| 1997 | 24.39% | +0.1371% |
| 1996 | 24.25% | -1.48% |
| 1995 | 25.73% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 27.03% | +1.47% |
| 1993 | 25.56% | +1.28% |
| 1992 | 24.28% | +1.41% |
| 1991 | 22.87% | +0.6643% |
| 1990 | 22.21% | +0.4814% |
| 1989 | 21.72% | -1.05% |
| 1988 | 22.78% | -0.5548% |
| 1987 | 23.33% | -0.3274% |
| 1986 | 23.66% | -0.1629% |
| 1985 | 23.82% | -2% |
| 1984 | 25.83% | -3.06% |
| 1983 | 28.89% | -1.87% |
| 1982 | 30.76% | +2.99% |
| 1981 | 27.77% | -5.99% |
| 1980 | 33.77% | +7.95% |
| 1979 | 25.82% | +5.77% |
| 1978 | 20.05% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 14.45% | -1.77% |
| 1976 | 16.21% | +0.6329% |
| 1975 | 15.58% | -0.135% |
| 1974 | 15.71% | +1.98% |
| 1973 | 13.74% | -3.57% |
| 1972 | 17.3% | +0.2341% |
| 1971 | 17.07% | -1.88% |
| 1970 | 18.95% | -0.3256% |
| 1969 | 19.27% | +3.42% |
| 1968 | 15.85% | +0.6145% |
| 1967 | 15.24% | +0.9037% |
| 1966 | 14.33% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 12.53% | -1.91% |
| 1964 | 14.44% | -2.56% |
| 1963 | 17% | +1.67% |
| 1962 | 15.33% | -1.96% |
| 1961 | 17.29% | +3.08% |
| 1960 | 14.21% | — |
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Sri Lanka's gross capital formation is 29.65% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 26.35% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 39.73% (2017); the lowest is 12.53% (1965), across data from 1960 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.