{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-researchers-per-million/","title":"United Arab Emirates Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2021)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 2,606.8 per million people in 2021, +1.0% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 2015–2021.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2021"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"2015/2021","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2021","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Researchers in R&D (per Million People)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2015–2021"},{"label":"Observations","value":"6"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2021)","value":"2,606.8","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.0%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"6","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":6,"observations":[{"period":"2015","value":2168.42732},{"period":"2016","value":2509.55341},{"period":"2018","value":2464.56964},{"period":"2019","value":2476.63113},{"period":"2020","value":2581.47405},{"period":"2021","value":2606.78477}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2021","value":"2606.8","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2581.5","yoyChange":"+4.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2476.6","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2464.6","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2016","value":"2509.6","yoyChange":"+15.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2168.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in United Arab Emirates from 1996 to present. Researcher density is the most internationally comparable measure of scientific human capital. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2015–2021 (6 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,606.8 per million people in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,168.4 in 2015. The latest reading of 2,606.8 in 2021 represents a change of +25.3."}]}