{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-researchers-per-million/","title":"Saudi Arabia Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2024)","description":"Saudi Arabia's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 1,234.7 per million people in 2024, +10.2% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 2020–2024.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Saudi Arabia","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Saudi Arabia","temporal_coverage":"2020/2024","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Saudi Arabia 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=SA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2020–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"5"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Saudi Arabia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Saudi Arabia (2024)","value":"1,234.7","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+10.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+10.2%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"5","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Saudi Arabia Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":5,"observations":[{"period":"2020","value":512.05775},{"period":"2021","value":794.29927},{"period":"2022","value":958.18871},{"period":"2023","value":1120.62603},{"period":"2024","value":1234.71384}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1234.7","yoyChange":"+10.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1120.6","yoyChange":"+17.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"958.2","yoyChange":"+20.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"794.3","yoyChange":"+55.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"512.1","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 Saudi Arabia 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 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2020–2024 (5 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,234.7 per million people in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 512.1 in 2020. The latest reading of 1,234.7 in 2024 represents a change of +114.1."}]}