{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"id-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/id-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/id-researchers-per-million/","title":"Indonesia Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2020)","description":"Indonesia's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 395.3 per million people in 2020, +2.1% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 2000–2020.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Indonesia","2020"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Indonesia","temporal_coverage":"2000/2020","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2020","variable_measured":"Indonesia 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=ID"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2020"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Indonesia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Indonesia (2020)","value":"395.3","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.1%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Indonesia Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":209.65817},{"period":"2001","value":196.3356},{"period":"2009","value":88.33347},{"period":"2016","value":177.73496},{"period":"2017","value":214.08281},{"period":"2018","value":215.18755},{"period":"2019","value":387.17063},{"period":"2020","value":395.34168}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2020","value":"395.3","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"387.2","yoyChange":"+79.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"215.2","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"214.1","yoyChange":"+20.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"177.7","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2009","value":"88.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2001","value":"196.3","yoyChange":"-6.4%"},{"year":"2000","value":"209.7","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 Indonesia 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 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2020 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 395.3 per million people in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 88.3 in 2009. The latest reading of 395.3 in 2020 represents a change of +8.1."}]}