Researchers in rd per million people in Singapore
Singapore: Researchers in rd per million people was 8,782 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8,782
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
4th
of 103 countries
All-time high
8,782
in 2022
All-time low
2,532
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2022
Researchers in rd per million people in Singapore, 1996–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 8,782 for researchers in rd per million people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in Singapore peaked at 8,782 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,532, in 1996.
Singapore ranks 4th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Researchers in rd per million people in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,532 | — |
| 1997 | 2,600 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2,952 | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 3,196 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 4,168 | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 4,104 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4,363 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 4,836 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 5,165 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 5,651 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 5,786 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6,084 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5,916 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 6,220 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 6,368 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6,579 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6,514 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,735 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,756 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7,135 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 7,053 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6,950 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7,002 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7,510 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 7,503 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,956 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 8,782 | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,820 | 2,532 | 3,196 | 4 |
| 2000s | 5,229 | 4,104 | 6,220 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,860 | 6,368 | 7,510 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,080 | 7,503 | 8,782 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in rd per million people in Singapore?
- Researchers in rd per million people in Singapore was 8,782 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 8,782 in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,532 in 1996.
- How does Singapore rank for researchers in rd per million people?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Researchers in rd per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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