Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Jamaica

Jamaica: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people was 56.84 articles per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
56.84 articles per million people
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
115th
of 196 countries
All-time high
80.55 articles per million people
in 2008
All-time low
37.26 articles per million people
in 1998
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Jamaica, 1996–2023

0204060801996200920231996: 49.6 articles per million people1997: 42.1 articles per million people1998: 37.3 articles per million people1999: 43.8 articles per million people2000: 41 articles per million people2001: 57.8 articles per million people2002: 55.7 articles per million people2003: 52.5 articles per million people2004: 63.3 articles per million people2005: 54 articles per million people2006: 52.6 articles per million people2007: 64.5 articles per million people2008: 80.5 articles per million people2009: 73 articles per million people2010: 63.1 articles per million people2011: 71.3 articles per million people2012: 74.8 articles per million people2013: 71.1 articles per million people2014: 74.2 articles per million people2015: 54.1 articles per million people2016: 57.1 articles per million people2017: 58.6 articles per million people2018: 69.5 articles per million people2019: 51 articles per million people2020: 55.8 articles per million people2021: 65.2 articles per million people2022: 50.9 articles per million people2023: 56.8 articles per million people

Source: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed. Measured in articles per million people.

Analysis

In 2023, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Jamaica stood at 56.84 articles per million people.

That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Jamaica peaked at 80.55 articles per million people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.26 articles per million people, in 1998.

Jamaica ranks 115th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.19 articles per million people 37.26 articles per million people 49.64 articles per million people 4
2000s 59.51 articles per million people 41.05 articles per million people 80.55 articles per million people 10
2010s 64.46 articles per million people 50.97 articles per million people 74.76 articles per million people 10
2020s 57.18 articles per million people 50.88 articles per million people 65.22 articles per million people 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 112 Libya 60.65 articles per million people compare
  2. 113 Maldives 60.34 articles per million people compare
  3. 114 Guyana 60.03 articles per million people compare
  4. 116 Dominica 55.63 articles per million people compare
  5. 117 Cameroon 54.52 articles per million people compare
  6. 118 Nepal 53.57 articles per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Jamaica?
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Jamaica was 56.84 articles per million people in 2023, according to National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed.
What is the highest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 80.55 articles per million people in 2008.
What is the lowest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 37.26 articles per million people in 1998.
How does Jamaica rank for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Jamaica ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed, published as part of Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit
articles per million people
Source
National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
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