{
 "code": "LK.SOC.WDI.GB_XPD_RSDV_GD_ZS.A",
 "name": "Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of GDP",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.SOC.WDI.GB_XPD_RSDV_GD_ZS.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1996", "value": 0.18356, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 0.14392, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 0.1821, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 0.1742, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 0.11444, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 0.13241, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 0.0973, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 0.09605, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 0.10291, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 0.12034, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 0.11818, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 0.11949, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 0.11616, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 0.10506, "status": null}
 ]
}