R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita was 94.49 per million people in 2022. ▼ Falling
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
In 2022, r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 94.49 per million people.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 194.43 per million people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 90.38 per million people, in 2006.
Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 194.43 per million people | — |
| 2000 | 132.71 per million people | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 133.79 per million people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 90.38 per million people | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 95.91 per million people | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 102.81 per million people | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 107.04 per million people | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 95.88 per million people | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 102.4 per million people | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 102.94 per million people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 102.17 per million people | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 101.11 per million people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 100.81 per million people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.49 per million people | -6.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 94.49 per million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 758.01 per million people, 12% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 194.43 per million people | 194.43 per million people | 194.43 per million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 113.19 per million people | 90.38 per million people | 133.79 per million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 102.05 per million people | 95.88 per million people | 107.04 per million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.65 per million people | 94.49 per million people | 100.81 per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka?
- R&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka was 94.49 per million people in 2022, 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 194.43 per million people in 1996.
- What is the lowest r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.38 per million people in 2006.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.