Researchers in R&D in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Researchers in R&D was 2,426 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in East Asia & Pacific, 1996–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers in r&d in East Asia & Pacific is 2,426 per million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 2,426 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 859.23 per million people, in 1999.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 897.97 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 882.95 per million people | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 870.8 per million people | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 859.23 per million people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 934.01 per million people | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 910.54 per million people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 978.44 per million people | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1,066 per million people | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1,221 per million people | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 1,249 per million people | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,454 per million people | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 1,449 per million people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,689 per million people | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 1,122 per million people | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 1,472 per million people | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 1,395 per million people | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1,568 per million people | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 1,466 per million people | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1,642 per million people | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 1,543 per million people | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1,522 per million people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,490 per million people | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,537 per million people | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,649 per million people | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 1,760 per million people | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 2,103 per million people | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 2,304 per million people | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 2,426 per million people | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 877.74 per million people | 859.23 per million people | 897.97 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,207 per million people | 910.54 per million people | 1,689 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,528 per million people | 1,395 per million people | 1,649 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,148 per million people | 1,760 per million people | 2,426 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 6 Norway 7,451 per million people compare
- 7 Austria 6,634 per million people compare
- 8 Netherlands 6,563 per million people compare
- 9 Switzerland 6,108 per million people compare
- 10 Belgium 5,990 per million people compare
- 11 Portugal 5,983 per million people compare
- 12 Iceland 5,953 per million people compare
More science & technology data for East Asia & Pacific
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1.30 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0534 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 354,833 (2020)
- Patent applications, residents 1.77 million (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 2.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in East Asia & Pacific?
- Researchers in r&d in East Asia & Pacific was 2,426 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 2,426 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 859.23 per million people in 1999.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for researchers in r&d?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.