R&D spending share of GDP in El Salvador

Spending on research and development in El Salvador was equal to 0.10% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2014.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1998 to 2023 Source: World Bank
El Salvador, 2023 0.10% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.04percentage points 2022: 0.14%
World, 2023 2.60% Official aggregate
Position in 2023 77th of 84 See the full ranking

R&D spending share of GDP in El Salvador over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period El SalvadorWorld
2023 0.10% 2.60%
2022 0.14% 2.57%
2021 0.16% 2.52%
2020 0.16% 2.46%
2019 0.17% 2.26%
2018 0.17% 2.22%
2017 0.18% 2.14%
2016 0.14% 2.15%
2015 0.14% 2.10%
2014 0.09% 2.09%
2013 0.06% 1.98%
2012 0.03% 2.01%
2011 0.04% 1.98%
2010 0.08% 2.00%
2009 0.09% 2.01%
2008 0.13% 1.98%
2007 0.11% 1.92%
2006 – 1.96%
2005 – 1.95%
2004 – 1.97%
2003 – 2.02%
2002 – 2.03%
2001 – 2.06%
2000 – 2.05%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.04 percentage points from 0.14% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 0.06%, the figure has changed by +0.04 percentage points.
  • Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, El Salvador has the 77th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1998 to 2023 for El Salvador
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics