Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people was 27.57 publications per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.57 publications per million people
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
74th
of 165 countries
All-time high
27.57 publications per million people
in 2024
All-time low
5.7 publications per million people
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sri Lanka, 2016–2024

510152025302016202020242016: 5.7 publications per million people2017: 8.1 publications per million people2018: 11.2 publications per million people2019: 13 publications per million people2020: 18.8 publications per million people2021: 24.9 publications per million people2022: 24.3 publications per million people2023: 25.7 publications per million people2024: 27.6 publications per million people

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications per million people.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 27.57 publications per million people for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 383.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sri Lanka peaked at 27.57 publications per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7 publications per million people, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.5 publications per million people 5.7 publications per million people 12.98 publications per million people 4
2020s 24.27 publications per million people 18.79 publications per million people 27.57 publications per million people 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 71 Botswana 30.14 publications per million people compare
  2. 72 San Marino 29.76 publications per million people compare
  3. 73 Chile 29.19 publications per million people compare
  4. 75 Algeria 26.23 publications per million people compare
  5. 76 Monaco 25.87 publications per million people compare
  6. 77 Thailand 25.28 publications per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sri Lanka?
Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sri Lanka was 27.57 publications per million people in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 27.57 publications per million people in 2024.
What is the lowest scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7 publications per million people in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people?
Sri Lanka ranks 74th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 383.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people
Unit
publications per million people
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
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Scholarly publications on AI per million people, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.