R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita was 5,435 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
In 2023, r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand stood at 5,435 per million people.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand peaked at 5,665 per million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,200 per million people, in 1997.
New Zealand ranks 19th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2,200 per million people | — |
| 1999 | 2,292 per million people | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2,669 per million people | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 3,100 per million people | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 3,159 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,473 per million people | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 3,760 per million people | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 3,731 per million people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,044 per million people | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 5,477 per million people | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 5,036 per million people | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 5,665 per million people | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 5,095 per million people | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 5,435 per million people | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,246 per million people | 2,200 per million people | 2,292 per million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,232 per million people | 2,669 per million people | 3,760 per million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,791 per million people | 3,731 per million people | 5,665 per million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,265 per million people | 5,095 per million people | 5,435 per million people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand?
- R&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand was 5,435 per million people in 2023, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,665 per million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,200 per million people in 1997.
- How does New Zealand rank for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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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.