Researchers in R&D in Croatia

Croatia: Researchers in R&D was 2,440 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,440 per million people
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
39th
of 103 countries
All-time high
2,534 per million people
in 2022
All-time low
1,058 per million people
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Researchers in R&D in Croatia, 1998–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1998201020231998: 1.1k per million people1999: 1.3k per million people2000: 1.6k per million people2001: 1.5k per million people2002: 2.0k per million people2003: 1.4k per million people2004: 1.7k per million people2005: 1.3k per million people2006: 1.3k per million people2007: 1.4k per million people2008: 1.6k per million people2009: 1.6k per million people2010: 1.6k per million people2011: 1.6k per million people2012: 1.6k per million people2013: 1.5k per million people2014: 1.4k per million people2015: 1.5k per million people2016: 1.9k per million people2017: 1.9k per million people2018: 2.0k per million people2019: 2.2k per million people2020: 2.3k per million people2021: 2.4k per million people2022: 2.5k per million people2023: 2.4k per million people

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 2,440 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Croatia peaked at 2,534 per million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,058 per million people, in 1998.

Croatia ranks 39th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Researchers in R&D in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Croatia, 1998 to 2023.
Year per million people Change
1998 1,058 per million people
1999 1,251 per million people +18.2%
2000 1,555 per million people +24.3%
2001 1,549 per million people -0.4%
2002 1,991 per million people +28.5%
2003 1,361 per million people -31.6%
2004 1,658 per million people +21.8%
2005 1,328 per million people -19.9%
2006 1,339 per million people +0.8%
2007 1,420 per million people +6.1%
2008 1,552 per million people +9.3%
2009 1,607 per million people +3.5%
2010 1,649 per million people +2.6%
2011 1,594 per million people -3.3%
2012 1,567 per million people -1.7%
2013 1,536 per million people -2.0%
2014 1,445 per million people -5.9%
2015 1,514 per million people +4.8%
2016 1,871 per million people +23.6%
2017 1,901 per million people +1.6%
2018 1,973 per million people +3.8%
2019 2,204 per million people +11.7%
2020 2,295 per million people +4.2%
2021 2,414 per million people +5.2%
2022 2,534 per million people +5.0%
2023 2,440 per million people -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,154 per million people 1,058 per million people 1,251 per million people 2
2000s 1,536 per million people 1,328 per million people 1,991 per million people 10
2010s 1,725 per million people 1,445 per million people 2,204 per million people 10
2020s 2,421 per million people 2,295 per million people 2,534 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 36 Turkey 2,645 per million people compare
  2. 37 Russia 2,639 per million people compare
  3. 38 United Arab Emirates 2,607 per million people compare
  4. 40 Bulgaria 2,401 per million people compare
  5. 41 Malta 2,355 per million people compare
  6. 42 Iran 2,240 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Croatia?
Researchers in r&d in Croatia was 2,440 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 2,534 per million people in 2022.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,058 per million people in 1998.
How does Croatia rank for researchers in r&d?
Croatia ranks 39th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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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Indicator
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Unit
per million people
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,361 data points, 1996–2024
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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.