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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 10.8 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 83.5 | 66.6 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 57.3 | 58.5 | 59.3 | 62.3 | 45.7 | 48.1 | |
| Bolivia | 25.6 | ||||||||||
| Chile | 229.1 | 268.7 | 308.3 | 272.5 | 313.7 | 284.7 | 296.7 | 303.5 | |||
| Ecuador | 68.6 | 77.2 | 83.5 | 78.6 | 90.0 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 10.6 | 18.7 | 14.3 | 18.1 | 23.1 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 20.4 | 11.0 | |
| Honduras | 10.0 | ||||||||||
| Panama | 45.6 | 92.8 | 155.1 | ||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 278.2 | 268.4 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 34.2 | 41.9 | |||||||||
| Bahrain | 17.2 | ||||||||||
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 250.8 | 259.8 | 267.2 | 272.8 | 351.6 | 343.9 | 336.6 | 371.2 | 369.6 | ||
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 187.8 | 189.0 | 160.6 | 496.8 | |||||||
| Iraq | 64.8 | 63.1 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 19.3 | 23.0 | ||||
| Jordan | 108.9 | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | 39.6 | 42.3 | 29.1 | 30.0 | 19.7 | 62.0 | 54.8 | 48.5 | 50.9 | 45.2 | |
| Morocco | 52.5 | 51.8 | 42.5 | 41.4 | 40.3 | ||||||
| Oman | 117.1 | 55.4 | 52.6 | 42.6 | 52.4 | 23.0 | 42.8 | 32.8 | |||
| Qatar | 179.6 | 390.5 | 397.1 | ||||||||
| Syrian Arab Republic | 68.0 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 46.9 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 61.4 | 58.8 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 61.7 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 889.5 | ||||||||||
| West Bank and Gaza | 71.8 | 178.1 | |||||||||
| India | 85.2 | 92.2 | 100.6 | 95.5 | 73.1 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 40.4 | 56.2 | 68.4 | 67.4 | 31.8 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 91.4 | 60.9 | 82.7 | 74.7 | |||||||
| Angola | 35.4 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| Botswana | 72.6 | 125.1 | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 37.1 | ||||||||||
| Burundi | 17.6 | 6.6 | |||||||||
| Cabo Verde | 8.0 | 40.5 | |||||||||
| Chad | 8.3 | ||||||||||
| Congo, Rep. | 35.5 | ||||||||||
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 6.7 | ||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 10.2 | 16.4 | 33.1 | 33.3 | |||||||
| Ghana | 29.5 | 28.7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 627.7 | ||||||||||
| Lesotho | 0.9 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 46.3 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 19.4 | 10.8 | 12.6 | ||||
| Malawi | 60.0 | ||||||||||
| Mali | 22.8 | 18.5 | 23.8 | ||||||||
| Mauritius | 54.4 | 130.3 | |||||||||
| Mozambique | 46.4 | 26.7 | |||||||||
| Namibia | 66.1 | ||||||||||
| Niger | 10.1 | 8.5 | |||||||||
| Rwanda | 5.3 | 5.7 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 34.8 | 36.9 | |||||||||
| Seychelles | 597.9 | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 109.6 | 105.6 | 107.0 | 124.6 | 128.6 | 141.7 | 138.8 | 134.6 | 129.5 | ||
| Eswatini | 36.0 | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | 10.6 | 6.2 | |||||||||
| Gambia, The | 398.8 | 88.8 | |||||||||
| Togo | 22.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | ||
| Uganda | 13.8 | 10.8 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 10.7 |