Researchers in R&D in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Researchers in R&D was 830.79 per million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2009–2021
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 830.79 per million people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 131.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 830.79 per million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 359.06 per million people, in 2009.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Researchers in R&D in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 359.06 per million people | — |
| 2015 | 441.34 per million people | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 626.56 per million people | +42.0% |
| 2019 | 691.38 per million people | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 830.79 per million people | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 359.06 per million people | 359.06 per million people | 359.06 per million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 586.43 per million people | 441.34 per million people | 691.38 per million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 830.79 per million people | 830.79 per million people | 830.79 per million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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- 19 New Zealand 5,435 per million people compare
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- 21 Luxembourg 5,359 per million people compare
- 22 Greece 5,283 per million people compare
More science & technology data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 148,117 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 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 0.0147 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 0.5% (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Researchers in r&d in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 830.79 per million people in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 830.79 per million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 359.06 per million people in 2009.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for researchers in r&d?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 25 groups with data for 2021.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.