Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 60.9 | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 16.3 | 17.5 | 34.7 | ||||||||
| Japan | 619.1 | 558.9 | 582.4 | 559.1 | 512.6 | 513.8 | 537.0 | 522.0 | 502.6 | 520.7 | 524.3 |
| Korea, Rep. | 447.5 | 539.4 | 959.9 | 1,042.4 | 1,152.9 | 1,156.1 | 1,228.2 | 1,212.1 | 1,227.8 | 1,251.1 | 1,311.4 |
| Malaysia | 39.7 | 130.3 | 158.8 | 162.8 | 212.2 | 132.4 | 263.3 | 233.4 | |||
| Myanmar | 18.7 | ||||||||||
| Philippines | 10.4 | 12.5 | 28.0 | 17.5 | |||||||
| Singapore | 337.6 | 556.7 | 456.3 | 458.4 | 456.3 | 454.3 | 450.7 | 450.0 | 422.3 | 377.4 | |
| Thailand | 160.8 | 167.6 | 191.3 | 240.7 | 319.8 | 296.9 | |||||
| Vietnam | 71.0 | 65.6 | 71.5 |