Researchers in R&D in El Salvador
El Salvador: Researchers in R&D was 55.47 per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Researchers in R&D in El Salvador, 2015–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 55.47 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in El Salvador peaked at 75.71 per million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.47 per million people, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 95th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Researchers in R&D in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64.78 per million people | — |
| 2016 | 67.5 per million people | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 65.55 per million people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 73.49 per million people | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 75.71 per million people | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 59.78 per million people | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 65.32 per million people | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 57.62 per million people | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 55.47 per million people | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.41 per million people | 64.78 per million people | 75.71 per million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.55 per million people | 55.47 per million people | 65.32 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 92 Ethiopia 89.04 per million people
- 93 Bolivia 63.06 per million people compare
- 94 Togo 57.79 per million people compare
- 96 Mozambique 44.41 per million people
- 97 Zambia 41.9 per million people
- 98 Madagascar 32.94 per million people
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in El Salvador?
- Researchers in r&d in El Salvador was 55.47 per million people in 2023, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 75.71 per million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.47 per million people in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for researchers in r&d?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Researchers in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.