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Singapore: Technicians in R&D

377.37per million people · 2017-27.1% since 2007

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. Annual figures for Singapore from 1996 to 2017.

19962017

Every year

YearValue (per million people)Note
2017377.368
2016422.282
2015449.981
2014450.686
2013454.331
2012456.308
2011458.362
2010456.334
2009548.633
2008596.689
2007517.646
2006544.45
2005556.689
2004487.272
2003414.872
2002386.342
2001351.913
2000337.561
1999366.636
1998349.443
1997365.098
1996310.897

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Technicians in R&D. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-technicians-in-r-d (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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