Sri Lanka: Investment forecast

The latest value from 2024 is 26.96 percent, an increase from 24.59 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 23.60 percent, based on data from 166 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1980 to 2024 is 29.24 percent. The minimum value, 20.52 percent, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 44.03 percent was recorded in 1980. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.