Researchers in R&D in Belgium
Belgium: Researchers in R&D was 5,990 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Belgium, 1996–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 5,990 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Belgium peaked at 5,990 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,477 per million people, in 1996.
That places Belgium 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Belgium, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,477 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 2,582 per million people | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 2,707 per million people | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 2,911 per million people | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 2,983 per million people | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3,141 per million people | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2,975 per million people | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2,985 per million people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,116 per million people | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 3,173 per million people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3,318 per million people | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,431 per million people | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3,448 per million people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,555 per million people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3,756 per million people | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 3,880 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4,117 per million people | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 4,162 per million people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4,545 per million people | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 4,732 per million people | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 4,798 per million people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4,757 per million people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5,040 per million people | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 5,291 per million people | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 5,419 per million people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5,771 per million people | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 5,819 per million people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5,990 per million people | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,669 per million people | 2,477 per million people | 2,911 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,212 per million people | 2,975 per million people | 3,555 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,508 per million people | 3,756 per million people | 5,291 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,750 per million people | 5,419 per million people | 5,990 per million people | 4 |
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Belgium?
- Researchers in r&d in Belgium was 5,990 per million people in 2023, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5,990 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,477 per million people in 1996.
- How does Belgium rank for researchers in r&d?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Researchers in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.