Iran, Islamic Republic of data from the World Bank's portal, aiming to shed light on the country's technology base. The dataset includes indicators on research and development, scientific publications, high-technology exports, royalty fees, and patents. It was last updated on 2026-04-28 and is sourced from organizations including UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Use Cases
- Benchmark national R&D investment levels based on research and development data
- Analyze trends in scientific output based on scientific and technical journal articles
- Assess technology sector competitiveness based on high-technology exports
- Evaluate intellectual property flows based on royalty and license fees
- Study innovation activity based on patents and trademarks
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution
- Sourced from authoritative institutions including UNESCO and the IMF
- Last updated on 2026-04-28, indicating recent maintenance
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, compiling data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, International Monetary Fund, and World Intellectual Property Organization
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from international statistical sources
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 03:53:41.510687
- Geography
- Iran, Islamic Republic of