Researchers in R&D in Panama
Panama: Researchers in R&D was 250.47 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Panama, 1996–2024
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Panama recorded 250.47 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 170.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Panama peaked at 253.27 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.11 per million people, in 2012.
That places Panama 83rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Panama, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 113.62 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 116.37 per million people | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 160.9 per million people | +38.3% |
| 1999 | 98.54 per million people | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 95.94 per million people | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 90.8 per million people | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 95.83 per million people | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 96.22 per million people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.02 per million people | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 104.81 per million people | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 106.46 per million people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 167.93 per million people | +57.7% |
| 2008 | 133.47 per million people | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 111.54 per million people | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 119.65 per million people | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 38.11 per million people | -68.2% |
| 2013 | 39.55 per million people | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 92.78 per million people | +134.6% |
| 2015 | 90.68 per million people | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 96.89 per million people | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 105.81 per million people | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 107.17 per million people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 110.66 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 167.56 per million people | +51.4% |
| 2021 | 134.74 per million people | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 142.28 per million people | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 253.27 per million people | +78.0% |
| 2024 | 250.47 per million people | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.36 per million people | 98.54 per million people | 160.9 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 108.9 per million people | 86.02 per million people | 167.93 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.03 per million people | 38.11 per million people | 119.65 per million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 189.67 per million people | 134.74 per million people | 253.27 per million people | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Panama
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.59 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 94.12 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 282.01 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Panama?
- Researchers in r&d in Panama was 250.47 per million people in 2024, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 253.27 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.11 per million people in 2012.
- How does Panama rank for researchers in r&d?
- Panama ranks 83rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.