{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sg-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-researchers-per-million/","title":"Singapore Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2022)","description":"Singapore's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 8,781.7 per million people in 2022, +10.4% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2022.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Singapore","2022"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Singapore","temporal_coverage":"1996/2022","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2022","variable_measured":"Singapore 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=SG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2022"},{"label":"Observations","value":"27"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Singapore"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Singapore (2022)","value":"8,781.7","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+10.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+10.4%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"27","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Singapore Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":27,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":2532.4262},{"period":"1997","value":2599.84477},{"period":"1998","value":2951.84056},{"period":"1999","value":3195.81224},{"period":"2000","value":4167.62404},{"period":"2001","value":4103.62946},{"period":"2002","value":4363.37967},{"period":"2003","value":4835.52476},{"period":"2004","value":5164.84335},{"period":"2005","value":5650.62317},{"period":"2006","value":5785.80782},{"period":"2007","value":6083.98319},{"period":"2008","value":5916.30242},{"period":"2009","value":6219.94574},{"period":"2010","value":6368.34517},{"period":"2011","value":6578.63079},{"period":"2012","value":6514.09973},{"period":"2013","value":6734.96456},{"period":"2014","value":6756.24778},{"period":"2015","value":7134.93412},{"period":"2016","value":7052.85651},{"period":"2017","value":6950.10748},{"period":"2018","value":7002.45715},{"period":"2019","value":7509.61271},{"period":"2020","value":7503.32643},{"period":"2021","value":7956.39818},{"period":"2022","value":8781.74332}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"8781.7","yoyChange":"+10.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"7956.4","yoyChange":"+6.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"7503.3","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"7509.6","yoyChange":"+7.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"7002.5","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"6950.1","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"7052.9","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"7134.9","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"6756.2","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"6735.0","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"6514.1","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"6578.6","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"6368.3","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"6219.9","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"5916.3","yoyChange":"-2.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"6084.0","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"5785.8","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"5650.6","yoyChange":"+9.4%"},{"year":"2004","value":"5164.8","yoyChange":"+6.8%"},{"year":"2003","value":"4835.5","yoyChange":"+10.8%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Singapore 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 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1996–2022 (27 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 8,781.7 per million people in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,532.4 in 1996. The latest reading of 8,781.7 in 2022 represents a change of +825.3."}]}