{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"br-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-researchers-per-million/","title":"Brazil Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2014)","description":"Brazil's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 903.2 per million people in 2014, +5.9% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 2000–2014.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Brazil","2014"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Brazil","temporal_coverage":"2000/2014","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2014","variable_measured":"Brazil 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=BR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2014"},{"label":"Observations","value":"15"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Brazil"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Brazil (2014)","value":"903.2","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+5.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+5.9%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"15","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Brazil Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":15,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":298.53981},{"period":"2001","value":341.27926},{"period":"2002","value":403.16475},{"period":"2003","value":428.48507},{"period":"2004","value":489.27106},{"period":"2005","value":515.766},{"period":"2006","value":550.49741},{"period":"2007","value":562.55469},{"period":"2008","value":598.65285},{"period":"2009","value":634.14103},{"period":"2010","value":696.09998},{"period":"2011","value":749.17174},{"period":"2012","value":801.40894},{"period":"2013","value":852.71699},{"period":"2014","value":903.20079}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2014","value":"903.2","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"852.7","yoyChange":"+6.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"801.4","yoyChange":"+7.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"749.2","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"696.1","yoyChange":"+9.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"634.1","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"598.7","yoyChange":"+6.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"562.6","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"550.5","yoyChange":"+6.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"515.8","yoyChange":"+5.4%"},{"year":"2004","value":"489.3","yoyChange":"+14.2%"},{"year":"2003","value":"428.5","yoyChange":"+6.3%"},{"year":"2002","value":"403.2","yoyChange":"+18.1%"},{"year":"2001","value":"341.3","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2000","value":"298.5","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 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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}