Sri Lanka - Gross fixed capital formation

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) in Sri Lanka was 838,629,000,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 852,708,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 663,000,000 in 1965.

Definition: Private investment covers gross outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1965 663,000,000
1966 798,000,000
1967 924,000,000
1968 1,102,000,000
1969 1,712,000,000
1970 1,789,000,000
1971 1,647,000,000
1972 1,689,000,000
1973 1,903,000,000
1974 2,161,000,000
1975 2,604,000,000
1976 2,964,000,000
1977 3,493,000,000
1978 5,444,000,000
1979 9,437,000,000
1980 16,136,000,000
1981 19,153,000,000
1982 25,413,000,000
1983 29,379,000,000
1984 32,483,000,000
1985 30,690,000,000
1986 32,692,000,000
1987 34,536,000,000
1988 37,156,000,000
1989 39,943,000,000
1990 57,910,000,000
1991 68,368,000,000
1992 86,407,000,000
1993 105,305,000,000
1994 136,649,000,000
1995 147,280,000,000
1996 160,181,000,000
1997 186,950,000,000
1998 221,754,000,000
1999 266,518,000,000
2000 311,460,000,000
2001 267,298,000,000
2002 288,886,000,000
2003 318,909,000,000
2004 422,060,000,000
2005 478,917,000,000
2006 624,972,000,000
2007 714,084,000,000
2008 852,708,000,000
2009 838,629,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was 17.34 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 25.61 in 1982, while its lowest value was 8.20 in 1965.

Definition: Private investment covers gross outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1965 8.20
1966 9.57
1967 10.22
1968 10.28
1969 14.64
1970 13.09
1971 11.72
1972 11.08
1973 10.34
1974 9.09
1975 9.80
1976 9.81
1977 9.59
1978 12.76
1979 18.01
1980 24.25
1981 22.53
1982 25.61
1983 24.16
1984 21.13
1985 18.90
1986 18.22
1987 17.56
1988 16.74
1989 15.86
1990 18.00
1991 18.36
1992 20.32
1993 21.08
1994 23.60
1995 22.06
1996 20.85
1997 21.00
1998 21.78
1999 24.10
2000 24.77
2001 18.99
2002 18.26
2003 17.50
2004 20.19
2005 19.53
2006 21.27
2007 19.95
2008 19.33
2009 17.34

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in Sri Lanka was $20,527,730,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $23,167,210,000 in 2018 and $184,095,500 in 1963.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $213,230,400
1961 $216,357,000
1962 $222,745,300
1963 $184,095,500
1964 $186,513,200
1965 $219,117,600
1966 $249,369,700
1967 $281,070,000
1968 $263,554,000
1969 $382,521,000
1970 $396,470,600
1971 $360,876,900
1972 $369,514,200
1973 $389,531,300
1974 $446,917,300
1975 $527,674,800
1976 $546,373,400
1977 $567,643,700
1978 $545,868,000
1979 $850,738,600
1980 $1,261,041,000
1981 $1,209,299,000
1982 $1,455,022,000
1983 $1,501,997,000
1984 $1,554,953,000
1985 $1,415,943,000
1986 $1,510,564,000
1987 $1,554,076,000
1988 $1,570,607,000
1989 $1,504,827,000
1990 $1,757,788,000
1991 $2,035,436,000
1992 $2,282,432,000
1993 $2,605,029,000
1994 $3,121,408,000
1995 $3,334,146,000
1996 $3,320,228,000
1997 $3,676,433,000
1998 $3,967,634,000
1999 $4,271,344,000
2000 $4,578,522,000
2001 $3,465,130,000
2002 $3,319,422,000
2003 $3,783,610,000
2004 $4,677,567,000
2005 $5,704,110,000
2006 $7,033,770,000
2007 $7,997,310,000
2008 $10,295,120,000
2009 $9,982,531,000
2010 $13,468,830,000
2011 $17,150,290,000
2012 $19,851,010,000
2013 $21,769,670,000
2014 $22,014,970,000
2015 $20,715,090,000
2016 $22,049,890,000
2017 $23,068,700,000
2018 $23,167,210,000
2019 $22,772,310,000
2020 $20,527,730,000

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) in Sri Lanka was 3,809,790,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,070,430,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,014,977,000 in 1960.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 1,014,977,000
1961 1,029,859,000
1962 1,082,542,000
1963 1,095,368,000
1964 1,109,754,000
1965 1,043,000,000
1966 1,187,000,000
1967 1,366,000,000
1968 1,568,146,000
1969 2,276,000,000
1970 2,359,000,000
1971 2,140,000,000
1972 2,206,000,000
1973 2,493,000,000
1974 2,972,000,000
1975 3,699,000,000
1976 4,595,000,000
1977 5,035,000,000
1978 8,521,000,000
1979 13,246,000,000
1980 20,845,000,000
1981 23,279,000,000
1982 30,279,000,000
1983 35,342,000,000
1984 39,558,000,000
1985 38,457,000,000
1986 42,326,000,000
1987 45,752,000,000
1988 49,961,000,000
1989 54,249,000,000
1990 70,417,000,000
1991 84,206,000,000
1992 100,039,000,000
1993 125,875,000,000
1994 154,260,000,000
1995 170,875,000,000
1996 183,509,000,000
1997 216,873,000,000
1998 255,714,000,000
1999 301,728,000,000
2000 352,592,000,000
2001 309,644,000,000
2002 317,536,000,000
2003 365,194,000,000
2004 473,323,000,000
2005 573,263,000,000
2006 730,910,000,000
2007 884,688,000,000
2008 1,115,310,000,000
2009 1,147,440,000,000
2010 1,522,850,000,000
2011 1,896,230,000,000
2012 2,533,060,000,000
2013 2,809,790,000,000
2014 2,874,380,000,000
2015 2,814,290,000,000
2016 3,210,060,000,000
2017 3,516,740,000,000
2018 3,763,860,000,000
2019 4,070,430,000,000
2020 3,809,790,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Sri Lanka was 22,784,210,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 25,069,960,000 in 2019 and 543,658,300 in 1960.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 543,658,300
1961 546,281,700
1962 575,812,500
1963 600,672,300
1964 609,978,600
1965 578,918,500
1966 634,532,500
1967 686,322,900
1968 734,336,800
1969 987,194,400
1970 1,025,231,000
1971 927,274,400
1972 941,792,400
1973 879,448,600
1974 1,110,623,000
1975 1,140,954,000
1976 1,557,736,000
1977 1,533,453,000
1978 2,375,417,000
1979 3,085,106,000
1980 3,579,362,000
1981 3,360,082,000
1982 3,562,385,000
1983 4,082,089,000
1984 4,130,975,000
1985 4,048,243,000
1986 4,433,746,000
1987 4,411,559,000
1988 4,071,488,000
1989 3,813,132,000
1990 4,064,798,000
1991 4,333,074,000
1992 4,619,059,000
1993 5,219,536,000
1994 5,689,295,000
1995 5,743,421,000
1996 5,884,593,000
1997 6,185,736,000
1998 7,129,981,000
1999 7,587,065,000
2000 8,342,341,000
2001 6,884,860,000
2002 7,189,210,000
2003 8,182,546,000
2004 9,642,647,000
2005 10,588,760,000
2006 11,951,620,000
2007 13,044,410,000
2008 13,735,360,000
2009 13,919,970,000
2010 14,748,510,000
2011 17,190,090,000
2012 19,951,470,000
2013 21,055,690,000
2014 20,702,950,000
2015 20,715,090,000
2016 22,610,040,000
2017 23,755,060,000
2018 24,402,930,000
2019 25,069,960,000
2020 22,784,210,000

Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) in Sri Lanka was -9.12 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.91 in 1978 and a minimum value of -17.47 in 2001.

Definition: Average annual growth of gross fixed capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 0.48
1962 5.41
1963 4.32
1964 1.55
1965 -5.09
1966 9.61
1967 8.16
1968 7.00
1969 34.43
1970 3.85
1971 -9.55
1972 1.57
1973 -6.62
1974 26.29
1975 2.73
1976 36.53
1977 -1.56
1978 54.91
1979 29.88
1980 16.02
1981 -6.13
1982 6.02
1983 14.59
1984 1.20
1985 -2.00
1986 9.52
1987 -0.50
1988 -7.71
1989 -6.35
1990 6.60
1991 6.60
1992 6.60
1993 13.00
1994 9.00
1995 0.95
1996 2.46
1997 5.12
1998 15.26
1999 6.41
2000 9.95
2001 -17.47
2002 4.42
2003 13.82
2004 17.84
2005 9.81
2006 12.87
2007 9.14
2008 5.30
2009 1.34
2010 5.95
2011 16.55
2012 16.06
2013 5.53
2014 -1.68
2015 0.06
2016 9.15
2017 5.06
2018 2.73
2019 2.73
2020 -9.12

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) in Sri Lanka was 2,352,570,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,588,580,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 56,135,050,000 in 1960.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 56,135,050,000
1961 56,405,930,000
1962 59,455,120,000
1963 62,021,980,000
1964 62,982,910,000
1965 59,775,820,000
1966 65,518,200,000
1967 70,865,790,000
1968 75,823,420,000
1969 101,932,000,000
1970 105,860,000,000
1971 95,745,060,000
1972 97,244,110,000
1973 90,806,850,000
1974 114,677,000,000
1975 117,808,000,000
1976 160,843,000,000
1977 158,336,000,000
1978 245,272,000,000
1979 318,550,000,000
1980 369,584,000,000
1981 346,943,000,000
1982 367,832,000,000
1983 421,493,000,000
1984 426,541,000,000
1985 417,999,000,000
1986 457,803,000,000
1987 455,512,000,000
1988 420,399,000,000
1989 393,722,000,000
1990 419,708,000,000
1991 447,409,000,000
1992 476,938,000,000
1993 538,939,000,000
1994 587,444,000,000
1995 593,033,000,000
1996 607,610,000,000
1997 638,704,000,000
1998 736,201,000,000
1999 783,397,000,000
2000 861,382,000,000
2001 710,891,000,000
2002 742,317,000,000
2003 844,883,000,000
2004 995,645,000,000
2005 1,093,340,000,000
2006 1,234,060,000,000
2007 1,346,890,000,000
2008 1,418,240,000,000
2009 1,437,300,000,000
2010 1,522,850,000,000
2011 1,774,950,000,000
2012 2,060,080,000,000
2013 2,174,090,000,000
2014 2,137,670,000,000
2015 2,138,920,000,000
2016 2,334,580,000,000
2017 2,452,810,000,000
2018 2,519,710,000,000
2019 2,588,580,000,000
2020 2,352,570,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was 25.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 31.33 in 1980, while its lowest value was 12.50 in 1974.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 15.12
1961 14.98
1962 15.53
1963 14.84
1964 14.24
1965 12.90
1966 14.24
1967 15.12
1968 14.63
1969 19.46
1970 17.26
1971 15.23
1972 14.47
1973 13.55
1974 12.50
1975 13.92
1976 15.21
1977 13.83
1978 19.97
1979 25.28
1980 31.33
1981 27.39
1982 30.51
1983 29.06
1984 25.73
1985 23.68
1986 23.58
1987 23.26
1988 22.51
1989 21.54
1990 21.88
1991 22.62
1992 23.52
1993 25.20
1994 26.64
1995 25.59
1996 23.89
1997 24.36
1998 25.12
1999 27.28
2000 28.04
2001 22.00
2002 20.07
2003 20.04
2004 22.64
2005 23.37
2006 24.87
2007 24.72
2008 25.29
2009 23.73
2010 23.74
2011 26.27
2012 29.01
2013 29.29
2014 27.74
2015 25.70
2016 26.76
2017 26.39
2018 26.34
2019 27.11
2020 25.44

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts