Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 158,3 | 200,2 | 247,5 | 272,5 | 307,2 | 320,7 | 318,8 | 326,1 | 328,6 | 349,5 | 398,1 |
| Bolívia | 25,6 | ||||||||||
| Brasil | 335,9 | 497,1 | 754,6 | 809,7 | 863,9 | 917,3 | 969,9 | ||||
| Chile | 229,1 | 268,7 | 308,3 | 272,5 | 313,7 | 284,7 | 296,7 | 303,5 | |||
| Equador | 68,6 | 77,2 | 83,5 | 78,6 | 90,0 | ||||||
| El Salvador | 14,0 | 12,5 | 21,6 | ||||||||
| Guatemala | 10,6 | 18,7 | 14,3 | 18,1 | 23,1 | 26,4 | 25,6 | 26,7 | 20,4 | 11,0 | |
| Honduras | 10,0 | ||||||||||
| México | 95,3 | 243,3 | 182,0 | 184,9 | 142,7 | 137,6 | 115,6 | 120,9 | 140,3 | ||
| Panamá | 45,6 | 92,8 | 155,1 | ||||||||
| Paraguai | 12,5 | 77,5 | 40,2 | 46,3 | |||||||
| Trinidad e Tobago | 278,2 | 268,4 | |||||||||
| Canadá | 1.240,7 | 1.642,3 | 1.520,8 | 1.555,0 | 1.369,9 | 1.378,3 | 1.353,0 | 1.455,6 | 1.247,8 | 1.268,4 |