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🔬 Science & Technology statistics

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

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013) 1543 places, 1977–2012
Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural knowledge and innovation system, relative to GSSE 29 places, 1986–2024
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population) 128 places, 2000–2024
Research & development spending as a share of GDP 116 places, 1996–2024
Medical technology availability 46 places, 1980–2025
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) 1457 places, 1977–2012
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a financial institution or mobile-money-service provider, by sex (% of adults aged 15 years and older) 160 places, 2011–2024
Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work (2012-2019) 312 places, 2012–2019
R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers 42 places, 1995–2024
Number of R&D researchers per million people 103 places, 1996–2024
Researchers (HC) - % Female 107 places, 1996–2024
GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 56 places, 1980–2024
GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 56 places, 1980–2024
Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology and operator 54 places, 1990–2024
Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 59 places, 1960–2011
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex 54 places, 1980–2024
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 54 places, 1980–2024
External capital grants (current LCU) 54 places, 1960–2011
Total current grants (current LCU) 54 places, 1960–2011
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) 59 places, 1960–2011
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people) 59 places, 1960–2011
Technicians in R&D (per million people) 86 places, 1996–2018
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education 95 places, 1996–2024
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Government 92 places, 1996–2024
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and age 47 places, 1994–2025
Revenue from mobile communication (current US$) 59 places, 1960–2011
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Business enterprise 78 places, 1996–2024
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) 66 places, 1978–2017
Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 53 places, 1980–2024
Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 53 places, 1980–2024
Revenue from mobile communication (current LCU) 53 places, 1960–2011
Researchers (FTE) - % Female 78 places, 1996–2024
Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge (current US$) 59 places, 1960–2010
Individuals - internet use 53 places, 2002–2025
Mobile cellular monthly subscription (current US$) 59 places, 1960–2009
Individuals - frequency of internet use 53 places, 2003–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards) 46 places, 2004–2025
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Higher education 74 places, 1996–2024
Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge (current LCU) 53 places, 1960–2010
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Government 71 places, 1996–2024
Share of female researchers by sector of performance 53 places, 1987–2024
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current US$) 59 places, 1960–2009
Mobile cellular monthly subscription (current LCU) 53 places, 1960–2009
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 55 places, 2000–2025
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 53 places, 2000–2025
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current LCU) 53 places, 1960–2009
Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 49 places, 2004–2024
Total currrent revenues including current grants (current LCU) 51 places, 1965–2011
Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU) 51 places, 1965–2011
Total revenue including current grants (current LCU) 51 places, 1965–2011
Current revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) 51 places, 1966–2011
Current expenditure, total (current LCU) 51 places, 1965–2011
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Private non-profit 65 places, 1996–2024
Indirect taxes less subsidies (current LCU) 51 places, 1965–2011
Direct taxes (current LCU) 51 places, 1966–2011
Total expenditure and net lending (current LCU) 51 places, 1965–2011
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) 51 places, 1965–2011
Nontax receipts (current LCU) 51 places, 1966–2011
External borrowing, net (current LCU) 50 places, 1965–2011
Capital revenue (current LCU) 50 places, 1966–2011

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