R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita was 55.47 per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador is 55.47 per million people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita 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.
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita 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 r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- R&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 55.47 per million people in 2023, according to UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 75.71 per million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.47 per million people in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita 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 UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Professionals conceiving or creating new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.