Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Belgium, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0014 units per person for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 1996.
Belgium ranks 17th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.001 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0009 units per person, 1.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0009 units per person, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Belgium?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Belgium was 0.0014 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 1996.
- How does Belgium rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Scientific and technical journal articles ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Scientific and technical journal articles Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.