World Bank Group data on Barbados's technology base, including research and development, scientific publications, and intellectual property metrics. The dataset aggregates indicators from sources like UNESCO, the IMF, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. It was last updated on 2026-04-27.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national R&D investment levels based on research and development data
- Analyzing trends in scientific output based on scientific and technical journal articles
- Assessing economic contribution of technology sectors based on high-technology exports data
- Studying international knowledge flows based on royalty and license fees
- Evaluating innovation output based on patents and trademarks data
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse
- Aggregates data from multiple authoritative sources including UNESCO and the IMF
- Last updated on 2026-04-27
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, aggregating data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, International Monetary Fund, and World Intellectual Property Organization
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official national and international statistical reports
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-27 22:10:42.176198
- Geography
- Barbados