{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ar-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-researchers-per-million/","title":"Argentina Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2023)","description":"Argentina's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 1,312.8 per million people in 2023, +0.9% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1997–2023.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Argentina","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Argentina","temporal_coverage":"1997/2023","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Argentina 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=AR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1997–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"27"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Argentina"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Argentina (2023)","value":"1,312.8","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.9%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"27","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Argentina Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":27,"observations":[{"period":"1997","value":694.1551},{"period":"1998","value":702.90202},{"period":"1999","value":710.82614},{"period":"2000","value":713.92711},{"period":"2001","value":685.59721},{"period":"2002","value":689.51093},{"period":"2003","value":715.84326},{"period":"2004","value":763.13901},{"period":"2005","value":816.8412},{"period":"2006","value":888.89168},{"period":"2007","value":971.29008},{"period":"2008","value":1032.67483},{"period":"2009","value":1031.64133},{"period":"2010","value":1119.05035},{"period":"2011","value":1175.37229},{"period":"2012","value":1197.6554},{"period":"2013","value":1193.37333},{"period":"2014","value":1202.47388},{"period":"2015","value":1225.50983},{"period":"2016","value":1254.06674},{"period":"2017","value":1206.01905},{"period":"2018","value":1220.93622},{"period":"2019","value":1224.69939},{"period":"2020","value":1250.48347},{"period":"2021","value":1288.13477},{"period":"2022","value":1301.43112},{"period":"2023","value":1312.75278}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"1312.8","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1301.4","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1288.1","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1250.5","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1224.7","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1220.9","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1206.0","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1254.1","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1225.5","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1202.5","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1193.4","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1197.7","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1175.4","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1119.1","yoyChange":"+8.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1031.6","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1032.7","yoyChange":"+6.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"971.3","yoyChange":"+9.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"888.9","yoyChange":"+8.8%"},{"year":"2005","value":"816.8","yoyChange":"+7.0%"},{"year":"2004","value":"763.1","yoyChange":"+6.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Argentina 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 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1997–2023 (27 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,312.8 per million people in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 685.6 in 2001. The latest reading of 1,312.8 in 2023 represents a change of +11.4."}]}