El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

El Salvador
0.1%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
107th
Sri Lanka rank
104th

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
0.050.10.150.2200020112023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 121 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% El Salvador
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% El Salvador
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.1% against 0.1% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
143 places, 2,753 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed