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Sri Lanka - R&D Spending 2014

Name: Sri Lanka R&D Spending 2014
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Research and development expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.10% −0.00% from 2013 Global rank: 83rd

Sri Lanka's r&d spending was 0.10% in 2014, decreased +0.00% from 0.10% in 2013. This was the 83rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2014▾

R&D Spending by Country - 2014
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Israel	4.21%	2.2%
2nd	Korea	4.08%	3.2%
3rd	Japan	3.37%	2.7%
4th	Finland	3.15%	-3.8%
5th	Sweden	3.10%	-4.9%
6th	Austria	3.08%	4.4%
7th	Denmark	2.91%	-1.9%
8th	Germany	2.88%	1.5%
9th	United States	2.71%	0.5%
10th	Belgium	2.37%	1.7%
11th	Slovenia	2.37%	-7.8%
12th	France	2.28%	1.7%
13th	United Kingdom	2.26%	39.7%
14th	Netherlands	2.17%	0.8%
15th	European Union	2.12%	1.0%
16th	Singapore	2.08%	8.4%
17th	China	2.02%	1.2%
18th	Czechia	1.96%	4.2%
19th	Iceland	1.94%	14.4%
20th	Canada	1.71%	0.5%
21st	Norway	1.70%	3.7%
22nd	Ireland	1.52%	-3.3%
23rd	Estonia	1.43%	-17.0%
24th	Hungary	1.34%	-2.9%
25th	Italy	1.34%	2.9%
26th	Portugal	1.29%	-2.6%
27th	Brazil	1.27%	6.2%
28th	Malaysia	1.26%	15.6%
29th	Spain	1.24%	-2.6%
30th	Luxembourg	1.22%	-1.4%
31st	Russian Federation	1.07%	4.4%
32nd	Lithuania	1.03%	8.6%
33rd	Poland	0.95%	7.5%
34th	Slovak Republic	0.88%	6.9%
35th	Türkiye	0.86%	5.5%
36th	Greece	0.84%	3.1%
37th	Bulgaria	0.79%	24.6%
38th	Croatia	0.77%	-3.3%
39th	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.74%	1.4%
40th	Serbia	0.72%	5.8%
41st	South Africa	0.71%	7.0%
42nd	India	0.70%	-0.7%
43rd	Malta	0.69%	-6.9%
44th	Latvia	0.69%	12.4%
45th	United Arab Emirates	0.68%	42.9%
46th	Ukraine	0.65%	-11.3%
47th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.64%	-0.4%
48th	Tunisia	0.62%	-2.7%
49th	Argentina	0.59%	-4.0%
50th	Costa Rica	0.56%	2.5%
51st	North Macedonia	0.52%	17.7%
52nd	Cyprus	0.51%	5.6%
53rd	Belarus	0.51%	-22.5%
54th	Thailand	0.48%	8.7%
55th	Ecuador	0.44%	17.1%
56th	Kuwait	0.43%	41.6%
57th	Mexico	0.42%	2.8%
58th	Cuba	0.42%	-12.4%
59th	Romania	0.38%	-2.1%
60th	Chile	0.38%	-3.5%
61st	Montenegro	0.36%	-3.0%
62nd	Namibia	0.35%	150.6%
63rd	Uruguay	0.32%	8.9%
64th	Moldova	0.31%	5.6%
65th	Colombia	0.30%	17.7%
66th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.26%	-19.9%
67th	Armenia	0.24%	8.7%
68th	Mongolia	0.22%	-3.9%
69th	Azerbaijan	0.21%	0.0%
70th	Burkina Faso	0.20%	10.9%
71st	Bermuda	0.19%	-2.8%
72nd	Togo	0.19%	19.4%
73rd	Oman	0.19%	25.1%
74th	Georgia	0.17%	120.4%
75th	Kazakhstan	0.17%	-2.4%
76th	Uzbekistan	0.15%	-1.1%
77th	Uganda	0.14%	-60.4%
78th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.13%	-15.9%
79th	Panama	0.12%	98.1%
80th	Tajikistan	0.12%	-1.9%
81st	Peru	0.11%	32.2%
82nd	Bahrain	0.10%	-
83rd	Sri Lanka	0.10%	-1.3%
84th	El Salvador	0.09%	46.8%
85th	Nicaragua	0.09%	-13.1%
86th	Macao SAR, China	0.09%	71.5%
87th	Paraguay	0.08%	10.3%
88th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.08%	41.2%
89th	Iraq	0.04%	10.3%
90th	Guatemala	0.03%	-24.7%
91st	Madagascar	0.01%	-85.4%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's r&d spending in 2014?▾

Sri Lanka's r&d spending in 2014 was 0.10%. This ranked 83rd globally.

How did Sri Lanka's r&d spending change in 2014?▾

Sri Lanka's r&d spending decreased by 1.3% in 2014 compared to 2013.

Which country had the highest r&d spending in 2014?▾

Israel had the highest r&d spending in 2014 at 4.21%.

What is the r&d spending of Sri Lanka in 2014?▾

The r&d spending of Sri Lanka in 2014 was 0.10%. This ranked 83rd globally.

How does 2014 compare to 2013 for Sri Lanka's r&d spending?▾

Sri Lanka's r&d spending went from 0.10% in 2013 to 0.10% in 2014, a 1.3% decrease.

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