Researchers in R&D in Guatemala
Guatemala: Researchers in R&D was 1.45 per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Researchers in R&D in Guatemala, 2005–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers in r&d in Guatemala stood at 1.45 per million people. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 67.2% on the previous year and down 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Guatemala peaked at 39.36 per million people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.45 per million people, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 103rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.96 per million people | — |
| 2006 | 24.57 per million people | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 34.57 per million people | +40.7% |
| 2008 | 39.15 per million people | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 39.36 per million people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 25.29 per million people | -35.8% |
| 2011 | 25.27 per million people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.51 per million people | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 17.78 per million people | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 20.79 per million people | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 22.74 per million people | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 22.71 per million people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.49 per million people | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 13.28 per million people | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 14.96 per million people | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 17.3 per million people | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 14.53 per million people | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4 per million people | -69.7% |
| 2023 | 1.45 per million people | -67.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.52 per million people | 24.57 per million people | 39.36 per million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.48 per million people | 13.28 per million people | 27.51 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 per million people | 1.45 per million people | 17.3 per million people | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Guatemala
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 192.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.492 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 108.83 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Guatemala?
- Researchers in r&d in Guatemala was 1.45 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 39.36 per million people in 2009.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 per million people in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for researchers in r&d?
- Guatemala ranks 103rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.