Researchers in R&D in Slovenia

Slovenia: Researchers in R&D was 5,616 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,616 per million people
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
17th
of 103 countries
All-time high
5,616 per million people
in 2023
All-time low
1,895 per million people
in 2003
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Researchers in R&D in Slovenia, 1996–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1996200920231996: 2.3k per million people1997: 2.0k per million people1998: 2.2k per million people1999: 2.2k per million people2000: 2.2k per million people2001: 2.3k per million people2002: 2.3k per million people2003: 1.9k per million people2004: 2.0k per million people2005: 2.6k per million people2006: 2.9k per million people2007: 3.1k per million people2008: 3.5k per million people2009: 3.7k per million people2010: 3.8k per million people2011: 4.3k per million people2012: 4.3k per million people2013: 4.2k per million people2014: 4.2k per million people2015: 3.8k per million people2016: 3.9k per million people2017: 4.5k per million people2018: 4.9k per million people2019: 5.1k per million people2020: 5.2k per million people2021: 5.2k per million people2022: 5.4k per million people2023: 5.6k per million people

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

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 5,616 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Slovenia peaked at 5,616 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,895 per million people, in 2003.

That places Slovenia 17th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Researchers in R&D in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Slovenia, 1996 to 2023.
Year per million people Change
1996 2,258 per million people
1997 2,026 per million people -10.3%
1998 2,160 per million people +6.7%
1999 2,239 per million people +3.7%
2000 2,184 per million people -2.5%
2001 2,263 per million people +3.6%
2002 2,331 per million people +3.0%
2003 1,895 per million people -18.7%
2004 2,022 per million people +6.7%
2005 2,634 per million people +30.3%
2006 2,929 per million people +11.2%
2007 3,115 per million people +6.4%
2008 3,478 per million people +11.6%
2009 3,671 per million people +5.6%
2010 3,770 per million people +2.7%
2011 4,288 per million people +13.7%
2012 4,331 per million people +1.0%
2013 4,237 per million people -2.2%
2014 4,167 per million people -1.6%
2015 3,837 per million people -7.9%
2016 3,940 per million people +2.7%
2017 4,511 per million people +14.5%
2018 4,880 per million people +8.2%
2019 5,061 per million people +3.7%
2020 5,187 per million people +2.5%
2021 5,235 per million people +0.9%
2022 5,370 per million people +2.6%
2023 5,616 per million people +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,171 per million people 2,026 per million people 2,258 per million people 4
2000s 2,652 per million people 1,895 per million people 3,671 per million people 10
2010s 4,302 per million people 3,770 per million people 5,061 per million people 10
2020s 5,352 per million people 5,187 per million people 5,616 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 14 Hong Kong 5,874 per million people compare
  2. 15 Ireland 5,753 per million people compare
  3. 16 Canada 5,624 per million people compare
  4. 18 Japan 5,609 per million people compare
  5. 19 New Zealand 5,435 per million people compare
  6. 20 France 5,369 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Slovenia?
Researchers in r&d in Slovenia was 5,616 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 Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 5,616 per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,895 per million people in 2003.
How does Slovenia rank for researchers in r&d?
Slovenia ranks 17th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia 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.