Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0005 units per person for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 6 Finland 0.002 units per person compare
- 7 Singapore 0.002 units per person compare
- 8 Iceland 0.0019 units per person compare
- 9 Netherlands 0.0018 units per person compare
- 10 Luxembourg 0.0018 units per person compare
- 11 Portugal 0.0017 units per person compare
- 12 Slovenia 0.0017 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 225,214 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 1.0% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 2,258 per million people (2023)
- Technicians in R&D 331.39 per million people (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0005 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.