Researchers in R&D in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Researchers in R&D was 1,235 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,235 per million people
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
53rd
of 103 countries
All-time high
1,235 per million people
in 2024
All-time low
512.06 per million people
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024

Researchers in R&D in Saudi Arabia, 2020–2024

02505007501.0k1.2k2020202220242020: 512.1 per million people2021: 794.3 per million people2022: 958.2 per million people2023: 1.1k per million people2024: 1.2k per million people

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1,235 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 141.1% over five years.

That places Saudi Arabia 53rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Researchers in R&D in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Saudi Arabia, 2020 to 2024.
Year per million people Change
2020 512.06 per million people
2021 794.3 per million people +55.1%
2022 958.19 per million people +20.6%
2023 1,121 per million people +17.0%
2024 1,235 per million people +10.2%

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 50 Thailand 1,592 per million people
  2. 51 Belarus 1,568 per million people compare
  3. 52 Argentina 1,313 per million people
  4. 54 Malaysia 1,218 per million people
  5. 55 Egypt 1,120 per million people compare
  6. 56 Morocco 1,083 per million people

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Saudi Arabia?
Researchers in r&d in Saudi Arabia was 1,235 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1,235 per million people in 2024.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 512.06 per million people in 2020.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for researchers in r&d?
Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.