Science & Technology in United States 63 indicators covering science & technology for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.9% 205th Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.19 2024 up 13.4% 110th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person 2024 up 13.8% 104th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.2% 198th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 390.99 million 2024 up 21.2% 3rd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 42.21 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.3% 148th Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.693 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.8% 128th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year 2024 down 67.0% 134th Scientific and technical journal articles 430,843 2023 up 0.8% 2nd Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person 2023 down 5.2% 28th Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 38.8% 103rd Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0471 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.8% 52nd Digital connectivity composite index 0.9229 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 25.6% 14th Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year 2023 down 821.3% 136th Mobile phone subscriptions 390.99 million 2024 up 21.2% 3rd Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 113.19 per 100 people 2024 up 13.4% 110th Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 113.19 per 100 people 2024 up 13.4% 110th Patent applications, nonresidents 329,229 2021 up 28.7% 1st Share of the population using the Internet 94.7% 2024 up 29.7% 31st Number of people using the Internet 321.96 million people 2024 up 38.1% 3rd Patent applications, residents 262,244 2021 up 5.9% 2nd Research and development expenditure 3.4% 2023 up 27.9% 4th Proportion of individuals using the Internet 94.7% 2024 up 29.7% 35th Patents - technology diffusion 370,325 Patents 2023 down 11.4% 2nd Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 38.86 per 100 people 2024 up 28.4% 29th Landline Internet subscriptions 134.22 million 2024 up 37.2% 2nd Life science patents granted, by filing office 31,977 patents 2023 up 16.9% 2nd Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 38.86 per 100 population 2024 up 28.4% 30th Researchers in R&D 4,937 per million people 2022 up 32.2% 23rd Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 99.0% 2024 down 0.9% 117th GERD as a percentage of GDP 3.4% 2023 up 27.9% 4th Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 99.0% 2024 down 0.9% 108th Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 99.0% 2024 down 0.5% 94th Researchers per million inhabitants 4,937 FTE 2022 up 32.2% 23rd Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 99.0% 2024 up 0.5% 72nd R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita 4,937 per million people 2022 up 32.2% 23rd Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 99.0% 2024 up 0.5% 66th Life science patents granted, by technology 6,365 patents 2023 down 8.4% 2nd Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 97.1% 2024 up 2.1% 34th Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 97.1% 2024 up 2.1% 36th Annual patent applications per million people 789.65 applications per million people 2021 down 0.6% 4th Annual patent applications 262,244 2021 up 5.9% 2nd Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed 131.50 million number 2024 up 85.5% 2nd Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 4,937 2022 up 32.2% 23rd Research & development spending as a share of GDP 3.4% 2023 up 27.9% 4th Medical technology availability 42.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2021 up 4.3% 8th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 97.0% 2024 up 3.7% 23rd R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers 1.47 million Persons 2022 up 46.1% 1st Number of R&D researchers per million people 4,937 per million people 2022 up 32.2% 23rd GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 883,731 Million euro 2023 up 157.9% 1st GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 883,731 Million euro 2023 up 157.9% 1st Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 36,903 Number 2014 up 2.4% 1st Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 34 patents 2025 down 92.6% 2nd Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 76 patents 2025 down 96.8% 2nd Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 30,174 Number 2013 down 13.8% 1st Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 212.94 Number 2021 up 17.1% 6th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 6,776 Number 2013 down 17.7% 1st High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 8,748 Number 2013 down 29.4% 1st Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 5,706 Number 2012 down 80.9% 3rd Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 6,083 Number 2012 down 53.2% 1st Page 1 of 2 Next →