Senegal—Researchers in R&D (per million)
Senegal's researchers in R&D (per million) was 572 in 2015. Over the past 5 years, the highest recorded value was 572 (2015) and the lowest was 265 (2006). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 572 | +52.7% |
| 2010 | 375 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 380 | +35.0% |
| 2007 | 282 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 265 |
Top Countries — Researchers in R&D (per million)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 18,130 | 2023 |
| 2 | Korea, Rep. | 9,472 | 2023 |
| 3 | Sweden | 8,911 | 2023 |
| 4 | Denmark | 8,838 | 2023 |
| 5 | Singapore | 8,782 | 2022 |
| 6 | Finland | 8,315 | 2023 |
| 7 | Norway | 7,451 | 2023 |
| 8 | Austria | 6,634 | 2023 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 6,563 | 2023 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 6,108 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.
Methodology
Data compiled by Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), date accessed: 2025-03-26, date published: 2025-02.
Unit
per million people