United Arab Emirates (2021)
2,606.8
per million people
+1.0% YoY
YoY Change
+1.0%
per million people
Trend
up
Series length
6
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2021) — source data. World Bank.
Year per million people Change
2021 2,606.8 +1.0%
2020 2,581.5 +4.2%
2019 2,476.6 +0.5%
2018 2,464.6 n/a
2016 2,509.6 +15.7%
2015 2,168.4 n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 2,606.8 per million people in 2021. The latest change was +25.3. Across 2015–2021 the series ranges from 2,168.4 in 2015 to 2,606.8 in 2021.

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.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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).

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.