China-focused data from the World Bank portal, consolidated on HDX. The dataset aims to shed light on the country's technology base, covering areas like research and development, scientific publications, high-technology exports, and intellectual property. It aggregates data from sources including UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics, IMF, and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national R&D expenditure and output based on research and development metrics mentioned in the description
- Analyzing trends in high-technology trade and economic competitiveness based on high-technology exports data
- Studying innovation output and intellectual property activity based on patents and trademarks indicators
- Correlating scientific publication counts with other development indicators based on scientific and technical journal articles data
Strengths
- Data is aggregated from multiple authoritative sources including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO.
- The dataset has a clear CC-BY-4.0 license for open use.
- Last updated metadata indicates a recent timestamp of 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, with data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal and consolidated on HDX.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-27 22:43:29.398092; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- China