Researchers in R&D in Malta

Malta: Researchers in R&D was 2,355 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,355 per million people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
41st
of 103 countries
All-time high
2,355 per million people
in 2023
All-time low
672.92 per million people
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Researchers in R&D in Malta, 2002–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2002201220232002: 672.9 per million people2003: 678.3 per million people2004: 1.1k per million people2005: 1.2k per million people2006: 1.3k per million people2007: 1.2k per million people2008: 1.3k per million people2009: 1.2k per million people2010: 1.4k per million people2011: 1.8k per million people2012: 2.0k per million people2013: 1.9k per million people2014: 1.8k per million people2015: 1.9k per million people2016: 2.0k per million people2017: 2.0k per million people2018: 1.9k per million people2019: 1.9k per million people2020: 2.0k per million people2021: 2.1k per million people2022: 2.3k 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

Malta recorded 2,355 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Malta peaked at 2,355 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 672.92 per million people, in 2002.

That places Malta 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Researchers in R&D in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Malta, 2002 to 2023.
Year per million people Change
2002 672.92 per million people
2003 678.26 per million people +0.8%
2004 1,065 per million people +57.0%
2005 1,162 per million people +9.2%
2006 1,257 per million people +8.1%
2007 1,182 per million people -6.0%
2008 1,294 per million people +9.5%
2009 1,177 per million people -9.1%
2010 1,392 per million people +18.3%
2011 1,761 per million people +26.5%
2012 1,969 per million people +11.8%
2013 1,880 per million people -4.5%
2014 1,835 per million people -2.4%
2015 1,865 per million people +1.6%
2016 1,990 per million people +6.7%
2017 2,027 per million people +1.9%
2018 1,905 per million people -6.0%
2019 1,903 per million people -0.1%
2020 1,965 per million people +3.3%
2021 2,083 per million people +6.0%
2022 2,314 per million people +11.1%
2023 2,355 per million people +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,061 per million people 672.92 per million people 1,294 per million people 8
2010s 1,853 per million people 1,392 per million people 2,027 per million people 10
2020s 2,179 per million people 1,965 per million people 2,355 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 38 United Arab Emirates 2,607 per million people compare
  2. 39 Croatia 2,440 per million people compare
  3. 40 Bulgaria 2,401 per million people compare
  4. 42 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,240 per million people compare
  5. 43 Latvia 2,191 per million people compare
  6. 44 Cuba 2,171 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Malta?
Researchers in r&d in Malta was 2,355 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2,355 per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 672.92 per million people in 2002.
How does Malta rank for researchers in r&d?
Malta ranks 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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.