R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — El Salvador

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in El Salvador in 2023 — 0.1%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 84. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2023 0.1% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 77of 84
Period maximum 0.18%2017
Period minimum 0.03%2012

Trend over time

1998–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — El Salvador, 1998–202300.050.10.150.21998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0.09%2007: 0.11%2008: 0.13%2009: 0.09%2010: 0.08%2011: 0.04%2012: 0.03%2013: 0.06%2014: 0.09%2015: 0.14%2016: 0.14%2017: 0.18%2018: 0.17%2019: 0.17%2020: 0.16%2021: 0.16%2022: 0.14%2023: 0.1%
Change over the period: +0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 0.1%
World 2.6%
Central America computed 0.25%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.1 −0.04 pp
2022 0.14 −0.02 pp
2021 0.16 −0 pp
2020 0.16 −0.01 pp
2019 0.17 +0.01 pp
2018 0.17 −0.02 pp
2017 0.18 +0.04 pp
2016 0.14 +0 pp
2015 0.14 +0.05 pp
2014 0.09 +0.03 pp
2013 0.06 +0.03 pp
2012 0.03 −0 pp
2011 0.04 −0.04 pp
2010 0.08 −0.01 pp
2009 0.09 −0.04 pp
2008 0.13 +0.03 pp
2007 0.11
1998 0.09

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.