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SOUTH ASIA: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
| Country | Scientists and Engineers in R & D | Technicians in R & D | Science and Engineering | Scientific and technical | Expenditure for R & D | High - technology exports | Royalty and license fees | Patent applications filed (a) | |||
| Per million people1987-97 (b) | Per million people 1987-97 (b) | Students % of total tertiary students 1987-97 (b) | Journal articles 1997 | % of GNI 1987-97 (b) | $ millions 1999 | % of manufactured exports 1999 | Receipts $ millions 1999 | Payments $ millions 1999 | Residents 1998 | Non-Residents 1998 | |
| BANGLADESH | 52 | 33.0 | 47 | 130 | 0.03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 184 |
| INDIA | 149 | 108 | 25 | 8439 | 0.73 | 1415 | 6 | 23 | 315 | 2111 | 7997 |
| NEPAL | - | - | 13 | 35 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| PAKISTAN | 72 | 13 | 32 | 232 | 0.92 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 782 |
| SRI LANKA | 191 | 47 | 34 | 61 | - | 109 | 3 | - | - | 81 | 34974 |
Note : a= The
original information was provided by the World Intellectual Property Organization
( WIPO ). The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no liability
or responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.
b = Data are for the latest year available : see primary data documentation
for the year "
Source : World Development Indicators : 2001, The World Bank,
Washington, 2001. States and Markets : 5.11.