Science & Technology in New Zealand 67 indicators covering science & technology for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.1% 151st Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.09 2024 up 15.4% 58th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person 2024 up 13.6% 62nd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.5% 177th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.78 million 2024 up 33.0% 114th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.92 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.7% 166th Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 52.5% 83rd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year 2024 down 51.9% 83rd Scientific and technical journal articles 8,096 2023 up 4.5% 51st Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person 2023 down 10.7% 15th Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 22.2% 53rd Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.5% 66th Digital connectivity composite index 0.5409 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 52.9% 44th Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,157.6% 164th Mobile phone subscriptions 6.78 million 2024 up 33.0% 114th Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.09 per 100 people 2024 up 15.4% 58th Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.09 per 100 people 2024 up 15.4% 58th Patent applications, nonresidents 6,522 2021 up 38.5% 21st Share of the population using the Internet 93.5% 2024 up 11.3% 41st Number of people using the Internet 4.95 million people 2024 up 30.4% 101st Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 102.5 Patents 2023 down 52.7% 31st Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Patent applications, residents 330 2021 down 78.0% 53rd Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 2 Patents 2022 down 97.9% 44th Research and development expenditure 1.5% 2023 up 34.3% 27th Proportion of individuals using the Internet 93.5% 2024 up 11.3% 46th Patents - technology diffusion 188 Patents 2023 down 96.1% 41st Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 38.05 per 100 people 2024 up 22.1% 31st Landline Internet subscriptions 1.98 million 2024 up 40.7% 62nd Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 38.05 per 100 population 2024 up 22.1% 32nd Researchers in R&D 5,435 per million people 2023 up 34.4% 19th Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 98.6% 2024 up 1.7% 144th GERD as a percentage of GDP 1.5% 2023 up 34.3% 27th Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 98.6% 2024 up 1.7% 133rd Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 98.6% 2024 up 1.7% 120th Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 102.5 Patents 2023 down 52.7% 31st Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Researchers per million inhabitants 5,435 FTE 2023 up 34.4% 19th Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 98.5% 2024 up 97.0% 96th Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 2 Patents 2022 down 97.9% 44th R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita 5,435 per million people 2023 up 34.4% 19th Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 98.5% 2024 up 97.0% 90th Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 95.9% 2024 down 0.4% 45th Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 95.9% 2024 down 0.4% 48th Annual patent applications per million people 64.9 applications per million people 2021 down 81.0% 33rd Annual patent applications 330 2021 down 78.0% 53rd Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed 1.63 million number 2018 — 62nd Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 40.45 Percentage of general services support estimate 2024 down 18.6% 9th Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 5,435 2023 up 34.4% 19th Research & development spending as a share of GDP 1.5% 2023 up 34.3% 27th Medical technology availability 70.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2025 up 296.2% 3rd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 97.9% 2024 down 1.7% 22nd Number of R&D researchers per million people 5,435 per million people 2023 up 34.4% 19th Technicians in R&D 1,276 per million people 2017 up 44.0% 14th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 224.46 Number 2013 up 2.0% 35th Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 1 patents 2022 down 83.3% 32nd Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 1 patents 2022 down 85.7% 36th Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 117 Number 2013 down 35.1% 37th Page 1 of 2 Next →