United Arab Emirates (2021)
2,606.8
per million people
+25.3 YoY
YoY Change
+25.3
per million people
Trend
up
Series length
6
years of data

Data

Yearper million peopleYoY Change
20212,606.8+25.3
20202,581.5+104.8
20192,476.6+12.1
20182,464.6-45
20162,509.6+341.1
20152,168.4n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 2606.8 per million people in 2021. The most recent year-on-year change was +25.3. The historical series (1996–2021) shows a peak of 2606.8 in 2021 and a trough of 2168.4 in 2015.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks united arab emirates researchers in r&d (per million people) in United Arab Emirates, published by World Bank. Data covers 1996–2021 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 2606.8 per million people in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2168.4 in 2015. The latest reading of 2606.8 in 2021 represents a year-on-year change of +25.3.