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SOUTH ASIA: S & T ACTIVITY
| Country | EXP. On R & D as % of GNP | Scientists & Engineers engaged in R & D per million population | ||
| 1985 | 1995 | 1985 | 1995 | |
| BANGLADESH | N .A | 0.20(5) | N .A | 20(7) |
| BHUTAN | N .A | N .A | N .A | N .A |
| INDIA | 0.91(1) | 0.86 | 109(1) | 149(6) |
| MALDIVES | N .A | N .A | N .A | N .A |
| NEPAL | N .A | 0.28(7) | 22(3) | 40(7) |
| PAKISTAN | 0.50(2) | 0.43 | 91(1) | 54(4) |
| SRI LANKA | 0.20(1) | 0.18(7) | 173 | 153(7) |
Source : UNESCO , Year Book of Statistics , 1997 SAARC: Survey of Development and cooperation 1998/99, RISNODC , New Delhi, 1999.