R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Georgia

Georgia: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita was 1,896 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,896 per million people
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
46th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1,896 per million people
in 2024
All-time low
599.64 per million people
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Georgia, 2013–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2013201820242013: 599.6 per million people2014: 1.1k per million people2015: 1.4k per million people2016: 1.4k per million people2017: 1.4k per million people2018: 1.5k per million people2019: 1.8k per million people2020: 1.8k per million people2021: 1.7k per million people2022: 1.8k per million people2023: 1.8k per million people2024: 1.9k per million people

Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Georgia is 1,896 per million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Georgia peaked at 1,896 per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 599.64 per million people, in 2013.

Georgia ranks 46th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Georgia, 2013 to 2024.
Year per million people Change
2013 599.64 per million people —
2014 1,127 per million people +87.9%
2015 1,359 per million people +20.6%
2016 1,384 per million people +1.8%
2017 1,382 per million people -0.1%
2018 1,545 per million people +11.8%
2019 1,788 per million people +15.8%
2020 1,799 per million people +0.6%
2021 1,703 per million people -5.3%
2022 1,809 per million people +6.2%
2023 1,768 per million people -2.3%
2024 1,896 per million people +7.2%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 1,896 per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 758.01 per million people, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 1,896 per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,675 per million people, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,312 per million people 599.64 per million people 1,788 per million people 7
2020s 1,795 per million people 1,703 per million people 1,896 per million people 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 43 Latvia 2,191 per million people compare
  2. 44 Cuba 2,171 per million people compare
  3. 45 China 2,107 per million people compare
  4. 47 Cyprus 1,686 per million people compare
  5. 48 Tunisia 1,668 per million people compare
  6. 49 Azerbaijan 1,663 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Georgia?
R&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Georgia was 1,896 per million people in 2024, according to UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 1,896 per million people in 2024.
What is the lowest r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 599.64 per million people in 2013.
How does Georgia rank for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
Georgia ranks 46th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
Is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita
Unit
per million people
Source
UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,875 data points, 1996–2024
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Professionals conceiving or creating new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.