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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 819.5 | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 16.3 | 17.5 | 34.7 | ||||||||
| Malaysia | 39.7 | 130.3 | 158.8 | 162.8 | 212.2 | 132.4 | 263.3 | 233.4 | |||
| New Zealand | 773.8 | 1,018.4 | 995.9 | 1,040.2 | 1,276.0 | ||||||
| Philippines | 10.4 | 12.5 | 28.0 | 17.5 | |||||||
| Thailand | 160.8 | 167.6 | 191.3 | 240.7 | 319.8 | 296.9 | |||||
| Viet Nam | 71.0 | 65.6 | 71.5 | ||||||||
| Argentina | 158.3 | 200.2 | 247.5 | 272.5 | 307.2 | 320.7 | 318.8 | 326.1 | 328.6 | 349.5 | 398.1 |
| Brazil | 335.9 | 497.1 | 754.6 | 809.7 | 863.9 | 917.3 | 969.9 | ||||
| Chile | 229.1 | 268.7 | 308.3 | 272.5 | 313.7 | 284.7 | 296.7 | 303.5 | |||
| Guatemala | 10.6 | 18.7 | 14.3 | 18.1 | 23.1 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 20.4 | 11.0 | |
| Paraguay | 12.5 | 77.5 | 40.2 | 46.3 | |||||||
| Canada | 1,240.7 | 1,642.3 | 1,520.8 | 1,555.0 | 1,369.9 | 1,378.3 | 1,353.0 | 1,455.6 | 1,247.8 | 1,268.4 | |
| Pakistan | 40.4 | 56.2 | 68.4 | 67.4 | 31.8 | ||||||
| South Africa | 109.6 | 105.6 | 107.0 | 124.6 | 128.6 | 141.7 | 138.8 | 134.6 | 129.5 |