Scientific and technical journal articles in Spain
Researchers in Spain published 60,304 scientific and technical articles in 2023.
Spain, 2023
60,304
Change from 2022
−1.6%
European Union, 2023
558,077 articles
Position in 2023
12th of 197
Scientific and technical journal articles in Spain 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 | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 60,304 articles | 558,077 articles |
| 2022 | 61,270 articles | 568,739 articles |
| 2021 | 63,622 articles | 588,274 articles |
| 2020 | 60,135 articles | 554,457 articles |
| 2019 | 57,222 articles | 543,786 articles |
| 2018 | 54,676 articles | 530,444 articles |
| 2017 | 53,941 articles | 530,740 articles |
| 2016 | 53,890 articles | 528,513 articles |
| 2015 | 53,300 articles | 525,923 articles |
| 2014 | 54,349 articles | 519,982 articles |
| 2013 | 53,215 articles | 510,177 articles |
| 2012 | 53,300 articles | 500,131 articles |
| 2011 | 51,183 articles | 480,846 articles |
| 2010 | 48,292 articles | 461,646 articles |
| 2009 | 46,669 articles | 449,914 articles |
| 2008 | 43,683 articles | 430,826 articles |
| 2007 | 41,935 articles | 410,767 articles |
| 2006 | 39,136 articles | 392,756 articles |
| 2005 | 35,807 articles | 374,012 articles |
| 2004 | 31,742 articles | 338,573 articles |
| 2003 | 29,227 articles | 319,973 articles |
| 2002 | 27,972 articles | 307,259 articles |
| 2001 | 26,457 articles | 299,798 articles |
| 2000 | 25,001 articles | 290,458 articles |
| 1999 | 24,000 articles | 277,469 articles |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6% from 61,270 articles in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 53,215 articles, the figure has changed by +13.3%.
- Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Spain has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 558,077 articles.
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All statistics for Spain
Researchers per million people
3,654 per million people
2023 · World Bank
R&D spending share of GDP
1.50%
2024 · Eurostat
Researchers as a share of the labour force
0.77%
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European patent applications
45.9p (Provisional) per million people
2025 · Eurostat
R&D spending share of GDP
1.49%
2023 · World Bank