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Sri Lanka - R&D Spending 2017

Name: Sri Lanka R&D Spending 2017
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Research and development expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.12% −0.00% from 2016 Global rank: 85th

Sri Lanka's r&d spending was 0.12% in 2017, decreased +0.00% from 0.12% in 2016. This was the 85th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017▾

R&D Spending by Country - 2017
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Israel	4.74%	3.4%
2nd	Korea	4.29%	7.7%
3rd	Sweden	3.36%	3.6%
4th	Japan	3.17%	1.9%
5th	Switzerland	3.08%	0.0%
6th	Austria	3.06%	-1.9%
7th	Germany	3.05%	3.6%
8th	Denmark	2.93%	-5.2%
9th	United States	2.88%	1.7%
10th	Finland	2.73%	0.1%
11th	Belgium	2.67%	5.7%
12th	United Kingdom	2.33%	0.2%
13th	France	2.20%	-1.1%
14th	Netherlands	2.18%	1.3%
15th	European Union	2.15%	1.7%
16th	China	2.12%	0.7%
17th	Iceland	2.08%	-1.3%
18th	Norway	2.08%	2.4%
19th	Singapore	1.90%	-8.4%
20th	Australia	1.88%	-2.1%
21st	Slovenia	1.87%	-7.1%
22nd	Czechia	1.77%	5.9%
23rd	Canada	1.69%	-2.4%
24th	Italy	1.37%	0.3%
25th	New Zealand	1.35%	9.9%
26th	Portugal	1.32%	3.0%
27th	Hungary	1.32%	11.6%
28th	Estonia	1.28%	2.7%
29th	Ireland	1.25%	6.1%
30th	Luxembourg	1.24%	-2.2%
31st	Spain	1.21%	1.7%
32nd	Türkiye	1.18%	5.0%
33rd	Greece	1.15%	14.6%
34th	Brazil	1.12%	-13.1%
35th	Russian Federation	1.11%	0.7%
36th	Poland	1.04%	7.2%
37th	Thailand	1.00%	28.7%
38th	Lithuania	0.90%	6.4%
39th	Slovak Republic	0.88%	12.2%
40th	Serbia	0.87%	4.1%
41st	Croatia	0.84%	-0.3%
42nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.84%	5.5%
43rd	South Africa	0.76%	1.7%
44th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.76%	92.9%
45th	Bulgaria	0.74%	-3.9%
46th	Tunisia	0.70%	23.7%
47th	India	0.67%	-0.6%
48th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.64%	-9.0%
49th	Burkina Faso	0.61%	211.2%
50th	Belarus	0.58%	16.7%
51st	Argentina	0.56%	-0.3%
52nd	Malta	0.55%	-0.8%
53rd	Cyprus	0.54%	4.4%
54th	Latvia	0.51%	17.4%
55th	Romania	0.51%	3.7%
56th	Algeria	0.48%	651.8%
57th	Ukraine	0.45%	-7.2%
58th	Uruguay	0.44%	17.8%
59th	Cuba	0.43%	25.8%
60th	Costa Rica	0.43%	-3.9%
61st	Viet Nam	0.42%	17.6%
62nd	Chile	0.36%	-3.8%
63rd	North Macedonia	0.35%	-18.7%
64th	Mauritius	0.35%	99.3%
65th	Montenegro	0.35%	7.5%
66th	Mexico	0.32%	-15.0%
67th	Mali	0.29%	-7.2%
68th	Georgia	0.27%	-4.9%
69th	Colombia	0.26%	-3.5%
70th	Moldova	0.26%	-7.9%
71st	Indonesia	0.24%	-3.0%
72nd	Armenia	0.23%	-2.2%
73rd	Pakistan	0.21%	-4.4%
74th	Oman	0.20%	-12.2%
75th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.20%	-7.3%
76th	Azerbaijan	0.18%	-10.5%
77th	El Salvador	0.18%	24.7%
78th	Macao SAR, China	0.17%	-26.7%
79th	Paraguay	0.15%	27.5%
80th	Uzbekistan	0.15%	-13.9%
81st	Panama	0.14%	2.2%
82nd	Mongolia	0.13%	-26.8%
83rd	Kazakhstan	0.13%	-10.7%
84th	Peru	0.12%	0.6%
85th	Sri Lanka	0.12%	-1.8%
86th	Tajikistan	0.11%	3.2%
87th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.11%	-3.7%
88th	Turkmenistan	0.09%	-43.8%
89th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.09%	-1.2%
90th	Kuwait	0.08%	0.7%
91st	Iraq	0.05%	23.0%
92nd	Honduras	0.04%	166.8%
93rd	Myanmar	0.03%	-80.2%
94th	Guatemala	0.03%	27.9%
95th	Madagascar	0.01%	0.9%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's r&d spending in 2017?▾

Sri Lanka's r&d spending in 2017 was 0.12%. This ranked 85th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's r&d spending change in 2017?▾

Sri Lanka's r&d spending decreased by 1.8% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest r&d spending in 2017?▾

Israel had the highest r&d spending in 2017 at 4.74%.

What is the r&d spending of Sri Lanka in 2017?▾

The r&d spending of Sri Lanka in 2017 was 0.12%. This ranked 85th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Sri Lanka's r&d spending?▾

Sri Lanka's r&d spending went from 0.12% in 2016 to 0.12% in 2017, a 1.8% decrease.

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