R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Panama
Panama: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita was 250.47 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Panama, 1996–2024
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 Panama is 250.47 per million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 170.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Panama peaked at 253.27 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.11 per million people, in 2012.
That places Panama 83rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 113.62 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 116.37 per million people | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 160.9 per million people | +38.3% |
| 1999 | 98.54 per million people | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 95.94 per million people | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 90.8 per million people | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 95.83 per million people | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 96.22 per million people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.02 per million people | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 104.81 per million people | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 106.46 per million people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 167.93 per million people | +57.7% |
| 2008 | 133.47 per million people | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 111.54 per million people | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 119.65 per million people | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 38.11 per million people | -68.2% |
| 2013 | 39.55 per million people | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 92.78 per million people | +134.6% |
| 2015 | 90.68 per million people | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 96.89 per million people | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 105.81 per million people | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 107.17 per million people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 110.66 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 167.56 per million people | +51.4% |
| 2021 | 134.74 per million people | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 142.28 per million people | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 253.27 per million people | +78.0% |
| 2024 | 250.47 per million people | -1.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 250.47 per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,601 per million people, 5% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Panama's 250.47 per million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 419.25 per million people, 60% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +134.6% | 39.55 per million people | 92.78 per million people |
| 2023 | +78.0% | 142.28 per million people | 253.27 per million people |
| 2012 | -68.2% | 119.65 per million people | 38.11 per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.36 per million people | 98.54 per million people | 160.9 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 108.9 per million people | 86.02 per million people | 167.93 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.03 per million people | 38.11 per million people | 119.65 per million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 189.67 per million people | 134.74 per million people | 253.27 per million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Panama?
- R&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita in Panama was 250.47 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 253.27 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.11 per million people in 2012.
- How does Panama rank for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
- Panama ranks 83rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.