Brazil (2014)
903.2
per million people
+5.9% YoY
YoY Change
+5.9%
per million people
Trend
up
Series length
15
years of data

Data

Brazil Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2014) — source data. World Bank.
Year per million people YoY Change
2014 903.2 +5.9%
2013 852.7 +6.4%
2012 801.4 +7.0%
2011 749.2 +7.6%
2010 696.1 +9.8%
2009 634.1 +5.9%
2008 598.7 +6.4%
2007 562.6 +2.2%
2006 550.5 +6.7%
2005 515.8 +5.4%
2004 489.3 +14.2%
2003 428.5 +6.3%
2002 403.2 +18.1%
2001 341.3 +14.3%
2000 298.5 n/a

About this Dataset

Brazil recorded 903.2 per million people in 2014. The latest change was +50.5. Across 2000–2014 the series ranges from 298.5 in 2000 to 903.2 in 2014.

This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Brazil 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 Brazil 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 2014. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2014 (15 observations).

The series peaked at 903.2 per million people in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 298.5 in 2000. The latest reading of 903.2 in 2014 represents a change of +50.5.