Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0002 units per person for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1996.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 22 Republic of Korea 0.0014 units per person compare
- 23 Cyprus 0.0013 units per person compare
- 24 Germany 0.0013 units per person compare
- 25 Greece 0.0013 units per person compare
- 26 Liechtenstein 0.0013 units per person compare
- 27 Estonia 0.0013 units per person compare
- 28 United States 0.0013 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 116,464 (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 0.0058 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.4069 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 0.7% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 582.69 per million people (2014)
- Technicians in R&D 555.4 per million people (2014)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0002 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1996.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (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.