El Salvador - Research and development expenditure
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in El Salvador was 0.165 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.181 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.034 in 2012.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.088 |
| 2007 | 0.106 |
| 2008 | 0.134 |
| 2009 | 0.091 |
| 2010 | 0.078 |
| 2011 | 0.036 |
| 2012 | 0.034 |
| 2013 | 0.064 |
| 2014 | 0.094 |
| 2015 | 0.143 |
| 2016 | 0.145 |
| 2017 | 0.181 |
| 2018 | 0.165 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Technology
