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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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Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU) 50 places, 1965–2011
Government consumption (current LCU) 51 places, 1966–2011
Other domestic borrowing (current LCU) 50 places, 1966–2011
Wages and salaries (current LCU) 51 places, 1966–2011
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Business enterprise 59 places, 1996–2024
Taxes on international trade, GB (current LCU) 50 places, 1965–2011
National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 43 places, 2005–2025
Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country of residence - number (1977-2013) 66 places, 1977–2013
Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU) 50 places, 1965–2011
External debt, end year (current US$) 48 places, 1965–2011
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 49 places, 2000–2021
Subsidies (GFS, current LCU) 47 places, 1966–2011
Number of radio sets 59 places, 1970–2008
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012) 67 places, 1977–2013
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Private non-profit 53 places, 1996–2024
Internet access by NACE Rev. 2 activity 48 places, 2012–2025
Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network (%) 71 places, 2018–2025
Radio sets (per 1,000 people) 58 places, 1970–2008
External debt, end year (current LCU) 47 places, 1965–2011
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) 67 places, 1977–2013
Type of connections to the internet by NACE Rev. 2 activity 48 places, 2014–2025
Mobile broadband internet traffic (within the country) 45 places, 2010–2025
Revenue from fixed telephone service (current US$) 54 places, 1980–2011
Broadband internet coverage by technology 41 places, 2013–2025
Total government debt (current LCU) 44 places, 1965–2011
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 59 places, 1960–2011
Residential monthly telephone subscription (current US$) 57 places, 1982–2011
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current US$) 56 places, 1982–2011
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012) 66 places, 1977–2012
Residential telephone connection charge (current US$) 56 places, 1982–2011
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012) 66 places, 1977–2012
Medical technology - historical data (1980-2016) 42 places, 1980–2021
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU) 35 places, 1966–2011
Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for other reasons than affordability by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation 45 places, 2015–2025
Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for other reasons than affordability by sex, age and at risk of poverty threshold 45 places, 2015–2025
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation 45 places, 2015–2025
Other current transfers (current LCU) 38 places, 1966–2011
Business telephone connection charge (current US$) 55 places, 1982–2011
Business telephone monthly subscription (current US$) 55 places, 1982–2011
Residential monthly telephone subscription (current LCU) 52 places, 1982–2011
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current LCU) 51 places, 1982–2011
Residential telephone connection charge (current LCU) 51 places, 1982–2011
Public payphones 57 places, 1960–2011
Public payphones (per 1,000 people) 57 places, 1960–2011
Revenue from fixed telephone service (current LCU) 48 places, 1980–2011
Business telephone connection charge (current LCU) 50 places, 1982–2011
Business telephone monthly subscription (current LCU) 50 places, 1982–2011
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013) 67 places, 1978–2013
High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of total exports (from 2007, SITC Rev. 4) 39 places, 2007–2022
Central government debt, monetary system credit (current LCU) 41 places, 1965–2011
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill (%) 42 places, 2011–2025
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity 36 places, 2005–2024
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012) 62 places, 1977–2013
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex 37 places, 2013–2025
Internet purchases by individuals (2020 onwards) 43 places, 2020–2025
Financial activities over the internet (2020 onwards) 43 places, 2020–2025
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation) 51 places, 1965–2008
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (off-peak rate - current US$) 52 places, 1960–2011
Fixed broadband internet traffic 29 places, 2010–2025
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current US$) 58 places, 1960–2009

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