Sri Lanka - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Sri Lanka was $13,769,410,000 as of 2010. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $13,769,410,000 in 2010 and $212,815,100 in 1965.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and ""work in progress."" 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
1965 $212,815,100
1966 $251,050,400
1967 $283,333,300
1968 $285,546,200
1969 $378,823,500
1970 $435,126,000
1971 $404,384,500
1972 $441,876,000
1973 $395,000,000
1974 $561,654,100
1975 $590,584,900
1976 $582,164,100
1977 $592,897,400
1978 $547,982,100
1979 $868,786,100
1980 $1,359,044,000
1981 $1,226,494,000
1982 $1,466,939,000
1983 $1,493,073,000
1984 $1,560,849,000
1985 $1,424,227,000
1986 $1,515,453,000
1987 $1,559,103,000
1988 $1,589,500,000
1989 $1,517,947,000
1990 $1,783,699,000
1991 $2,058,400,000
1992 $2,355,441,000
1993 $2,642,281,000
1994 $3,166,937,000
1995 $3,352,683,000
1996 $3,370,074,000
1997 $3,680,336,000
1998 $3,970,349,000
1999 $4,272,692,000
2000 $4,579,042,000
2001 $3,464,802,000
2002 $3,767,573,000
2003 $4,083,009,000
2004 $5,109,971,000
2005 $6,547,453,000
2006 $7,909,196,000
2007 $9,042,850,000
2008 $11,218,010,000
2009 $10,278,830,000
2010 $13,769,410,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Sri Lanka was 1,556,770,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,556,770,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 1,013,000,000 in 1965.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and ""work in progress."" 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
1965 1,013,000,000
1966 1,195,000,000
1967 1,377,000,000
1968 1,699,000,000
1969 2,254,000,000
1970 2,589,000,000
1971 2,398,000,000
1972 2,638,000,000
1973 2,528,000,000
1974 3,735,000,000
1975 4,140,000,000
1976 4,896,000,000
1977 5,259,000,000
1978 8,554,000,000
1979 13,527,000,000
1980 22,465,000,000
1981 23,610,000,000
1982 30,527,000,000
1983 35,132,000,000
1984 39,708,000,000
1985 38,682,000,000
1986 42,463,000,000
1987 45,900,000,000
1988 50,562,000,000
1989 54,722,000,000
1990 71,455,000,000
1991 85,156,000,000
1992 103,239,000,000
1993 127,675,000,000
1994 156,510,000,000
1995 171,825,000,000
1996 186,264,000,000
1997 217,103,000,000
1998 255,889,000,000
1999 301,823,000,000
2000 352,632,000,000
2001 309,684,000,000
2002 360,406,000,000
2003 394,092,000,000
2004 517,078,000,000
2005 658,019,000,000
2006 822,240,000,000
2007 1,000,320,000,000
2008 1,215,250,000,000
2009 1,181,450,000,000
2010 1,556,770,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2000 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2000 US$) in Sri Lanka was 8,604,553,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 8,604,553,000 in 2010 and 317,770,300 in 1960.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and ""work in progress."" According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 317,770,300
1961 354,705,400
1962 344,890,100
1963 388,505,700
1964 370,314,800
1965 343,932,700
1966 390,229,100
1967 422,497,600
1968 486,126,900
1969 596,903,600
1970 678,262,700
1971 626,342,400
1972 678,879,800
1973 537,565,000
1974 841,350,000
1975 769,756,400
1976 1,000,501,000
1977 965,480,900
1978 1,437,431,000
1979 1,899,126,000
1980 2,325,297,000
1981 2,054,234,000
1982 2,164,969,000
1983 2,452,910,000
1984 2,498,100,000
1985 2,415,369,000
1986 2,639,916,000
1987 2,626,697,000
1988 2,445,468,000
1989 2,282,803,000
1990 2,320,002,000
1991 2,496,897,000
1992 2,601,849,000
1993 2,908,833,000
1994 3,175,151,000
1995 3,177,529,000
1996 3,278,080,000
1997 3,398,564,000
1998 3,915,661,000
1999 4,165,339,000
2000 4,579,042,000
2001 3,779,074,000
2002 4,088,173,000
2003 4,615,432,000
2004 5,229,114,000
2005 5,714,738,000
2006 6,480,447,000
2007 7,000,849,000
2008 7,294,862,000
2009 7,448,155,000
2010 8,604,553,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Sri Lanka was 15.53 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.51 in 1974 and a minimum value of -20.82 in 1973.

Definition: Annual growth rate of gross capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and ""work in progress."" 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
1961 11.62
1962 -2.77
1963 12.65
1964 -4.68
1965 -7.12
1966 13.46
1967 8.27
1968 15.06
1969 22.79
1970 13.63
1971 -7.65
1972 8.39
1973 -20.82
1974 56.51
1975 -8.51
1976 29.98
1977 -3.50
1978 48.88
1979 32.12
1980 22.44
1981 -11.66
1982 5.39
1983 13.30
1984 1.84
1985 -3.31
1986 9.30
1987 -0.50
1988 -6.90
1989 -6.65
1990 1.63
1991 7.62
1992 4.20
1993 11.80
1994 9.16
1995 0.07
1996 3.16
1997 3.68
1998 15.22
1999 6.38
2000 9.93
2001 -17.47
2002 8.18
2003 12.90
2004 13.30
2005 9.29
2006 13.40
2007 8.03
2008 4.20
2009 2.10
2010 15.53

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Sri Lanka was 775,400,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 775,400,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 28,635,900,000 in 1960.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and ""work in progress."" 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 28,635,900,000
1961 31,964,300,000
1962 31,079,790,000
1963 35,010,220,000
1964 33,370,950,000
1965 30,993,520,000
1966 35,165,520,000
1967 38,073,410,000
1968 43,807,360,000
1969 53,790,010,000
1970 61,121,700,000
1971 56,442,890,000
1972 61,177,300,000
1973 48,442,710,000
1974 75,818,320,000
1975 69,366,660,000
1976 90,160,230,000
1977 87,004,380,000
1978 129,534,000,000
1979 171,140,000,000
1980 209,544,000,000
1981 185,117,000,000
1982 195,096,000,000
1983 221,044,000,000
1984 225,117,000,000
1985 217,661,000,000
1986 237,896,000,000
1987 236,705,000,000
1988 220,374,000,000
1989 205,715,000,000
1990 209,067,000,000
1991 225,008,000,000
1992 234,466,000,000
1993 262,130,000,000
1994 286,129,000,000
1995 286,343,000,000
1996 295,404,000,000
1997 306,262,000,000
1998 352,860,000,000
1999 375,360,000,000
2000 412,641,000,000
2001 340,552,000,000
2002 368,406,000,000
2003 415,920,000,000
2004 471,222,000,000
2005 514,984,000,000
2006 583,986,000,000
2007 630,882,000,000
2008 657,377,000,000
2009 671,191,000,000
2010 775,400,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was 27.79 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 33.77 in 1980, while its lowest value was 12.53 in 1965.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and ""work in progress."" 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
1965 12.53
1966 14.33
1967 15.24
1968 15.85
1969 19.27
1970 18.95
1971 17.07
1972 17.30
1973 13.74
1974 15.71
1975 15.58
1976 16.21
1977 14.45
1978 20.05
1979 25.82
1980 33.77
1981 27.77
1982 30.76
1983 28.89
1984 25.83
1985 23.82
1986 23.66
1987 23.33
1988 22.78
1989 21.72
1990 22.21
1991 22.87
1992 24.28
1993 25.56
1994 27.03
1995 25.73
1996 24.25
1997 24.39
1998 25.14
1999 27.29
2000 28.04
2001 22.00
2002 22.03
2003 21.62
2004 24.73
2005 26.83
2006 27.98
2007 27.95
2008 27.55
2009 24.43
2010 27.79

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts