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🔬 Science & Technology statistics

228 indicators covering science & technology, each with the full history for every country that reports it, ranked and free to download.

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Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 212 places, 1980–2024
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 212 places, 1980–2024
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 205 places, 1980–2024
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 212 places, 1960–2024
Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 205 places, 1960–2024
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 212 places, 1980–2023
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 211 places, 1981–2024
Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 211 places, 1981–2024
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 169 places, 1980–2024
Patent applications, nonresidents 169 places, 1980–2024
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 169 places, 1980–2024
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 169 places, 1980–2024
Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 168 places, 1980–2024
Scientific and technical journal articles 245 places, 1996–2023
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 244 places, 1996–2023
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 243 places, 1996–2023
Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 243 places, 1996–2023
Digital connectivity composite index 256 places, 2000–2025
Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 244 places, 1997–2023
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 212 places, 1960–2024
Mobile phone subscriptions 212 places, 1980–2024
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 212 places, 1980–2024
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate 158 places, 1981–2024
Patent applications, residents 151 places, 1980–2024
Number of people using the Internet 208 places, 1990–2025
Share of the population using the Internet 208 places, 1990–2025
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 104 places, 1978–2023
Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 103 places, 1978–2023
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 103 places, 1978–2023
Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 103 places, 1978–2023
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 104 places, 1978–2022
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) 147 places, 1996–2024
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region 491 places, 1999–2025
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) 273 places, 2000–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age 169 places, 1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and sex 169 places, 1999–2025
Patents - technology diffusion 118 places, 1990–2023
Landline Internet subscriptions 206 places, 1998–2024
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 206 places, 1998–2024
Life science patents granted, by filing office 70 places, 1980–2023
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 214 places, 2000–2024
Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 145 places, 2010–2024
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region 468 places, 1980–2024
Researchers in R&D (per million people) 128 places, 1996–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) 264 places, 2000–2025
GERD as a percentage of GDP 166 places, 1996–2024
Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 351 places, 2006–2025
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 212 places, 2000–2024
Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use 351 places, 2006–2025
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) 275 places, 2007–2025
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 104 places, 1978–2023
Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 103 places, 1978–2023
Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE) 153 places, 1996–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) 265 places, 2012–2025
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 104 places, 1978–2022
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita 103 places, 1996–2024
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 214 places, 2012–2024
Life science patents granted, by technology 65 places, 1980–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 182 places, 2013–2025
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) 224 places, 2013–2025

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