Technicians in R&D in Moldova

Moldova: Technicians in R&D was 60.41 per million people in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
60.41 per million people
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
58th
of 75 countries
All-time high
116.72 per million people
in 2007
All-time low
60.41 per million people
in 2018
Years of data
16
2003–2018

Technicians in R&D in Moldova, 2003–2018

02550751001252003201020182003: 111.7 per million people2004: 98.3 per million people2005: 93 per million people2006: 101.1 per million people2007: 116.7 per million people2008: 99.5 per million people2009: 79.1 per million people2010: 80.6 per million people2011: 66.3 per million people2012: 65.7 per million people2013: 73.6 per million people2014: 68.6 per million people2015: 67.5 per million people2016: 73.5 per million people2017: 70.8 per million people2018: 60.4 per million people

Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for technicians in r&d in Moldova is 60.41 per million people, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, technicians in r&d in Moldova peaked at 116.72 per million people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 60.41 per million people, in 2018.

That places Moldova 58th out of 75 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.93 per million people 79.13 per million people 116.72 per million people 7
2010s 69.68 per million people 60.41 per million people 80.61 per million people 9

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 55 India 73.06 per million people compare
  2. 56 Zambia 64.52 per million people compare
  3. 57 Tunisia 61.74 per million people compare
  4. 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.93 per million people compare
  5. 60 Uzbekistan 48.07 per million people compare
  6. 61 Kuwait 45.2 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is technicians in r&d in Moldova?
Technicians in r&d in Moldova was 60.41 per million people in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest technicians in r&d recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 116.72 per million people in 2007.
What is the lowest technicians in r&d recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 60.41 per million people in 2018.
How does Moldova rank for technicians in r&d?
Moldova ranks 58th out of 75 countries with data for 2018.
Is technicians in r&d rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Technicians in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Technicians in R&D (per million people)
Unit
per million people
Source
UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,196 data points, 1996–2018
Last refreshed

The number of technicians participated in Research & Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Technicians and equivalent staff are people who perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.