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Sri Lanka - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.11

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

0.11 (2022)

Global rank

#n/a of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1996

0.61×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#16#31#46#61#76#911996200120062011201620212024#47#772016 overtook Kazakhstan2018 overtook Mongolia
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Sri Lanka climbed from #47 to #77 (overtook Kazakhstan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Overtook Kazakhstan in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Mongolia in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620220.10.130.150.18

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