Sri Lanka — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 observations
About this series
Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The gross capital formation reading for Sri Lanka was 30.3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 27% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +3.38 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 32.7% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2010–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 27 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 24.6 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 27.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 36.7 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2020 | 33 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 34.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 38.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 39.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 36.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 34.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 35.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 35.8 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 41.4 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 35.3 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 31.9 % of GDP |