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Sri Lanka: Research and development expenditure

0.11percent · 2022-39.7% since 2006

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1996 to 2022.

19962022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20220.105
20200.116
20180.119
20170.118
20160.12
20150.103
20140.096
20130.097
20100.132
20080.114
20060.174
20040.182
20000.144
19960.184

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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