Researchers in R&D in Spain
Spain: Researchers in R&D was 3,654 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Spain, 1996–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers in r&d in Spain stood at 3,654 per million people. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Spain peaked at 3,654 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,286 per million people, in 1996.
Spain ranks 32nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Spain, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,286 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 1,336 per million people | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,487 per million people | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 1,512 per million people | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,874 per million people | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 1,947 per million people | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 2,014 per million people | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2,195 per million people | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 2,356 per million people | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 2,516 per million people | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2,613 per million people | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2,720 per million people | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,850 per million people | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2,877 per million people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,880 per million people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,775 per million people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2,693 per million people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2,624 per million people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,614 per million people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,623 per million people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,713 per million people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,847 per million people | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2,984 per million people | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 3,048 per million people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3,052 per million people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,230 per million people | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 3,388 per million people | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 3,654 per million people | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,405 per million people | 1,286 per million people | 1,512 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,396 per million people | 1,874 per million people | 2,877 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,780 per million people | 2,614 per million people | 3,048 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,331 per million people | 3,052 per million people | 3,654 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,473 per million people compare
- 30 Lithuania 3,704 per million people compare
- 31 Poland 3,675 per million people compare
- 33 Slovakia 3,507 per million people compare
- 34 Italy 2,855 per million people compare
- 35 Serbia 2,688 per million people compare
More science & technology data for Spain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Spain?
- Researchers in r&d in Spain was 3,654 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3,654 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,286 per million people in 1996.
- How does Spain rank for researchers in r&d?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.