Scientific and technical journal articles in Saudi Arabia
Researchers in Saudi Arabia published 24,595 scientific and technical articles in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
Saudi Arabia, 2023
24,595
Change from 2022
+7.4%
World, 2023
3,271,296 articles
Position in 2023
20th of 197
Scientific and technical journal articles in Saudi Arabia over time
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Articles, fractional count. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24,595 articles | 3,271,296 articles |
| 2022 | 22,901 articles | 3,220,952 articles |
| 2021 | 19,811 articles | 3,111,013 articles |
| 2020 | 16,099 articles | 2,868,013 articles |
| 2019 | 12,290 articles | 2,708,531 articles |
| 2018 | 10,330 articles | 2,522,113 articles |
| 2017 | 9,764 articles | 2,425,390 articles |
| 2016 | 9,057 articles | 2,336,757 articles |
| 2015 | 8,600 articles | 2,252,543 articles |
| 2014 | 7,893 articles | 2,195,344 articles |
| 2013 | 6,950 articles | 2,125,848 articles |
| 2012 | 5,665 articles | 2,062,566 articles |
| 2011 | 4,717 articles | 2,003,515 articles |
| 2010 | 3,572 articles | 1,909,442 articles |
| 2009 | 2,847 articles | 1,827,111 articles |
| 2008 | 2,229 articles | 1,725,502 articles |
| 2007 | 2,034 articles | 1,636,696 articles |
| 2006 | 1,904 articles | 1,570,081 articles |
| 2005 | 1,789 articles | 1,484,401 articles |
| 2004 | 1,770 articles | 1,324,894 articles |
| 2003 | 1,770 articles | 1,213,775 articles |
| 2002 | 1,665 articles | 1,154,717 articles |
| 2001 | 1,584 articles | 1,109,574 articles |
| 2000 | 1,596 articles | 1,070,967 articles |
| 1999 | 1,555 articles | 1,020,793 articles |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.4% from 22,901 articles in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 6,950 articles, the figure has changed by +253.9%.
- Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Saudi Arabia has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3,271,296 articles.