Sri Lanka's gross capital formation (current LCU) was 9.71 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 144.89% from 3.96 trillion in 2015 (9.37% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 9.71 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 5.14 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.96 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 9.71 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 953.4 million | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 6.42 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 953.4 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sri Lanka's gross capital formation (current LCU) rose 22.4% on 2024 (from 7.93 trillion to 9.71 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +14.3% and a typical year strayed about 11.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 66.1% in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.2% in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 422.94 billion a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Sri Lanka had the 27th highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2025 ranking
- Pakistan — 23rd of 130: 16.25 trillion
- Bangladesh — 24th of 130: 15.74 trillion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 25th of 130: 11.21 trillion
- Costa Rica — 27th of 130: 8.18 trillion
- Rwanda — 28th of 130: 7.98 trillion
- Mexico — 29th of 130: 7.97 trillion
What this measures
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 61 values
| Year | Gross capital formation (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,709,118,950,730 |
| 2024 | 7,929,256,879,162 |
| 2023 | 6,684,614,182,442 |
| 2022 | 6,562,445,148,952 |
| 2021 | 6,469,569,358,900 |
| 2020 | 5,143,099,350,300 |
| 2019 | 5,427,029,499,200 |
| 2018 | 5,842,450,740,700 |
| 2017 | 5,715,597,069,000 |
| 2016 | 4,670,719,385,800 |
Gross capital formation (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 15.74 trillion (2025)
- Bhutan — 119.29 billion (2024)
- India — 119.54 trillion (2025)
- Maldives — 33.47 billion (2024)
- Nepal — 1.82 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.1 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 2.74 trillion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.84 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 929.67 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.36% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$18.63 billion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sri Lanka's gross capital formation (current LCU)?
- 9.71 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1.02 million% from 953.4 million in 1960 (15.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 9.71 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 953.4 million in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank?
- 27th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross capital formation (current LCU) unusual for Sri Lanka?
- In 2025, Sri Lanka's gross capital formation (current LCU) rose 22.4% on 2024 (from 7.93 trillion to 9.71 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +14.3% and a typical year strayed about 11.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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