Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.

Pesquisadores em pesquisa e desenvolvimento (por milhão de pessoas)

2000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Equador141180282351400
Colômbia5859719190
México227418341348251254263285320274278282282273274272
Portugal1.6342.0133.9244.1664.0323.6063.6583.7253.9924.3484.6144.8595.1315.4315.687
Espanha1.8742.5162.8802.7752.6932.6242.6142.6232.7132.8472.9843.0483.0523.2303.387
Argentina7148171.1191.1751.1981.1931.2021.2261.2541.2061.2211.2251.2501.2881.296
Bolívia70163505963
Panamá961051203840939197106107111168135142253
Uruguai283638629647651664687739757787803821846880902
Venezuela (República Bolivariana da)62122203232296364272246292231290276350180
Brasil299516696749801853903
Costa Rica125386411341359575501531385349372407462
Paraguai7755185167200132147152169141143133
Guatemala30252528182123231413151715
Chile318352390335427455495495524507515639
El Salvador6567667376606558
Honduras2234202188
Cuba2.0542.1372.1222.1002.0791.968
República Dominicana252320