Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Scientific and technical journal articles. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
121.13 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Lowest
-70.63 % change on previous year
Tuvalu
Median
1.08 % change on previous year
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
6,473
What the numbers show
Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 121.13 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan; the lowest is -70.63 % change on previous year in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.08 % change on previous year, and the mean is 5 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 122 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 29,494.3%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 1,838.2%).
Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 121.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,978.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 113.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 270.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Comoros | 104.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 998.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Suriname | 96.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Mauritania | 80.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 522.4% | volatile |
| 6 | East Timor | 68.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,310.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Djibouti | 57.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 541.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 55.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 47.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 46.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Samoa | 43.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Myanmar | 42.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 29,494.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Somalia | 42.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Chad | 41.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 261.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 348.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Iraq | 35.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 938.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 33.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 218.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Brunei | 33.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,209.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Albania | 31.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27,472.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Kosovo | 28.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 385.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Lesotho | 27.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Morocco | 22.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,793.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Andorra | 22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Tanzania | 20.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 895.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 20.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Greenland | 20.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 18.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Armenia | 18.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 881.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 324.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Palestine | 17.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Bahrain | 17.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 32 | El Salvador | 15.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Liberia | 15.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 15.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 15.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 15.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Tonga | 14.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 14.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Jordan | 14.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,045.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Uganda | 13.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 224.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 13.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 13.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 12.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 350.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 12.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Kuwait | 11.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Jamaica | 11.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 357.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Angola | 11.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 10.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 10.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 747.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Syria | 10.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Oman | 10.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 10.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 234.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Fiji | 10.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Vietnam | 10.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 9.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Cambodia | 9.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea | 8.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 191.9% | volatile |
| 59 | North Korea | 8.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Libya | 8.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Bolivia | 8.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Namibia | 8.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Georgia | 7.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 207.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 7.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 7.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 7.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 6.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Burundi | 6.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 70 | San Marino | 6.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Micronesia (country) | 6.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 6.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Ukraine | 5.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Cameroon | 5.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Malawi | 5.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 76 | China | 5.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Slovakia | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Latvia | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Serbia | 4.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 4.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Yemen | 4.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Mozambique | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Russia | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Cyprus | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Romania | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 334.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Moldova | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Norway | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 211.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Algeria | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Egypt | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Nigeria | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Chile | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 227.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Kenya | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Maldives | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 0.8241 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Malaysia | 0.7253 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Turkey | 0.7088 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | 0.4532 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Guyana | 0.3033 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Croatia | 0.2718 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Portugal | 0.0697 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | -0.1592 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 109 | South Korea | -0.3803 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Italy | -0.5598 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Poland | -0.5742 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 108.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Denmark | -0.6216 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 113 | South Sudan | -0.6362 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Lithuania | -0.9251 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 238.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | -0.9695 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Honduras | -0.9724 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Ireland | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 267.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 136.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Colombia | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Uruguay | -1.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 198.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Spain | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 884.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 194.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Austria | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 196.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Botswana | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Netherlands | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 209.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Pakistan | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 119.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Estonia | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Greece | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 207.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Kiribati | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 154.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Finland | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 223.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Eritrea | -3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Germany | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 612.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Israel | -3.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Nepal | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 141.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Senegal | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 179.2% | volatile |
| 136 | United States | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 821.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Mexico | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 189.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Thailand | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 660.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Sudan | -4.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 112.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Singapore | -4.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 278.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Iceland | -4.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Ethiopia | -4.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 121.1% | volatile |
| 144 | United Kingdom | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 370.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Niger | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 472.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Canada | -4.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 827.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | -4.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 122.0% | volatile |
| 148 | France | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 405.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Slovenia | -4.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 686.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Switzerland | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 201.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Congo | -4.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Madagascar | -4.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 121.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Czechia | -4.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 571.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Dominican Republic | -5.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Iran | -5.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 333.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Argentina | -5.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 444.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Nicaragua | -5.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Japan | -5.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,129.0% | volatile |
| 159 | South Africa | -5.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 187.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Vanuatu | -6.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Australia | -6.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 169.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | -6.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 191.0% | volatile |
| 163 | North Macedonia | -6.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 164.6% | volatile |
| 164 | New Zealand | -6.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,157.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Brazil | -6.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 282.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | -7.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Haiti | -7.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Guatemala | -7.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 178.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Belarus | -8.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 245.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Costa Rica | -8.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Gabon | -9.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 239.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Togo | -10.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 140.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -11.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Bhutan | -12.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Laos | -12.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 178.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Venezuela | -12.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Cuba | -14.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 305.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | -14.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas | -15.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Malta | -16.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 198.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Mauritius | -17.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 517.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Barbados | -19.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Mali | -19.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Guinea-Bissau | -20.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 266.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Palau | -20.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Cape Verde | -21.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 122.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Grenada | -23.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 246.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Panama | -23.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,838.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Dominica | -26.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,426.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Eswatini | -28.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 331.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Seychelles | -29.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 148.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Monaco | -35.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 224.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Lucia | -39.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Nauru | -51.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -55.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 140.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | -57.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 436.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | -70.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 16.05 % change on previous year
- European Union -1.87 % change on previous year
- South Asia 13.41 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 13.41 % change on previous year
- Euro area -2.09 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 11.6 % change on previous year
- Arab World 10.74 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 9.56 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 8.24 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 6.55 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 6.24 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6.23 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.23 % change on previous year
- IDA total 6.04 % change on previous year
- Middle income 5.97 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 5.93 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 5.83 % change on previous year
- IDA only 5.8 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 5.57 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 5.55 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 4.66 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend 4.12 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 3.88 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 3.88 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 3.6 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.53 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.36 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.81 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.74 % change on previous year
- World 1.56 % change on previous year
- Low income 1.45 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -0.2023 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa -0.2159 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.2159 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -0.3137 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -0.9435 % change on previous year
- Small states -1.12 % change on previous year
- Other small states -1.19 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -2.26 % change on previous year
- High income -2.58 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Scientific and technical journal articles. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Scientific and technical journal articles Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Scientific and technical journal articles. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.