Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Definition
Professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products and methods, per million people. UIS data, republished by the World Bank.
- Formula
- Researchers in R&D / population × 1,000,000.
- Unit
- per million people
- License
- CC-BY-4.0
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Latin America & Caribbean
- World
- Researchers in R&D (per million people)
- Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · Source version: 2026-10-08 · Collected on: 2026-11-01 · License: CC-BY-4.0
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| Year | Brazil | Argentina | Chile | Colombia | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | – | – | – | – | 217 | – | – |
| 1997 | – | 694 | – | – | 230 | – | – |
| 1998 | – | 703 | – | – | 220 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | 711 | – | – | 227 | – | – |
| 2000 | 299 | 714 | – | – | 227 | 298 | 1,081 |
| 2001 | 341 | 686 | – | – | 235 | 308 | – |
| 2002 | 403 | 690 | – | – | 309 | 358 | – |
| 2003 | 428 | 716 | – | – | 328 | 383 | – |
| 2004 | 489 | 763 | – | – | 383 | – | – |
| 2005 | 516 | 817 | – | – | 418 | 461 | 1,195 |
| 2006 | 550 | 889 | – | – | 340 | 460 | – |
| 2007 | 563 | 971 | 335 | – | 351 | 473 | – |
| 2008 | 599 | 1,033 | 356 | – | 344 | 488 | – |
| 2009 | 634 | 1,032 | 287 | – | 386 | 510 | – |
| 2010 | 696 | 1,119 | 318 | – | 341 | 541 | 1,267 |
| 2011 | 749 | 1,175 | 352 | – | 348 | 574 | – |
| 2012 | 801 | 1,198 | 390 | – | 251 | 583 | – |
| 2013 | 853 | 1,193 | 335 | 58 | 254 | 561 | – |
| 2014 | 903 | 1,202 | 427 | 59 | 263 | 583 | – |
| 2015 | – | 1,226 | 455 | 71 | 285 | – | 1,381 |
| 2016 | – | 1,254 | 495 | 91 | 320 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 1,206 | 495 | 90 | 331 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | 1,221 | 524 | – | 343 | – | 1,524 |
| 2019 | – | 1,225 | 507 | – | 355 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | 1,250 | 515 | – | 369 | – | 1,652 |
| 2021 | – | 1,288 | 639 | – | 385 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 1,301 | 707 | – | 402 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | 1,313 | – | – | 419 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – | – | – | 438 | – | – |
Criticisms of the metric
- The series for Brazil ends before the end of the analysis period, and counting by headcount or by full-time equivalent can vary across years.
References
- World Bank. World Development Indicators — metadata for SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Education and science data: methodology. https://uis.unesco.org/