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Gross capital formation to GDP in Sri Lanka

Latest: 29.6%
Previous: 26.3%
Change: +3.30 (+12.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Gross capital formation to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Gross capital formation to GDP in Sri Lanka
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	14.3%
Dec 31, 1967	15.2%
Dec 31, 1968	15.9%
Dec 31, 1969	19.3%
Dec 31, 1970	18.9%
Dec 31, 1971	17.1%
Dec 31, 1972	17.3%
Dec 31, 1973	13.7%
Dec 31, 1974	15.7%
Dec 31, 1975	15.6%
Dec 31, 1976	16.2%
Dec 31, 1977	14.4%
Dec 31, 1978	20.0%
Dec 31, 1979	25.8%
Dec 31, 1980	33.8%
Dec 31, 1981	27.8%
Dec 31, 1982	30.8%
Dec 31, 1983	28.9%
Dec 31, 1984	25.8%
Dec 31, 1985	23.8%
Dec 31, 1986	23.7%
Dec 31, 1987	23.3%
Dec 31, 1988	22.8%
Dec 31, 1989	21.7%
Dec 31, 1990	22.2%
Dec 31, 1991	22.9%
Dec 31, 1992	24.3%
Dec 31, 1993	25.6%
Dec 31, 1994	27.0%
Dec 31, 1995	25.7%
Dec 31, 1996	24.2%
Dec 31, 1997	24.4%
Dec 31, 1998	25.1%
Dec 31, 1999	27.3%
Dec 31, 2000	28.0%
Dec 31, 2001	22.0%
Dec 31, 2002	23.3%
Dec 31, 2003	22.0%
Dec 31, 2004	25.3%
Dec 31, 2005	26.8%
Dec 31, 2006	28.0%
Dec 31, 2007	28.0%
Dec 31, 2008	27.6%
Dec 31, 2009	24.4%
Dec 31, 2010	—
Dec 31, 2011	—
Dec 31, 2012	—
Dec 31, 2013	—
Dec 31, 2014	—
Dec 31, 2015	34.3%
Dec 31, 2016	36.5%
Dec 31, 2017	39.7%
Dec 31, 2018	38.1%
Dec 31, 2019	34.1%
Dec 31, 2020	32.9%
Dec 31, 2021	36.7%
Dec 31, 2022	27.3%
Dec 31, 2023	24.3%
Dec 31, 2024	26.3%
Dec 31, 2025	29.6%

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