El Salvador's r&d spending rose from 0.1 % in 1998 to 0.1 % in 2023.
El Salvador · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
El Salvador's researchers in r&d (per million people) fell from 64.8 /M in 2015 to 55.5 /M in 2023.
El Salvador's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 4.2 in 1996 to 64.6 in 2023.
Patents
El Salvador's patent applications, residents fell from 12 in 1980 to 2 in 2021.
El Salvador's patent applications, nonresidents rose from 79 in 1980 to 144 in 2021.
El Salvador's trademark applications, total rose from 4,419 in 2015 to 4,883 in 2021.
Technology
El Salvador's high-tech exports fell from 6.3 % in 2007 to 5.5 % in 2024.
El Salvador's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$189M in 2007 to US$247M in 2024.
Economy
El Salvador's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 14.3 % in 1996 to 7.3 % in 2025.