Data from the World Bank portal and other international organizations, last updated on 2026-04-28. It aims to shed light on Liberia's technology base, covering areas like research and development, scientific publications, high-technology exports, and intellectual property. Sources include the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and World Intellectual Property Organization.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national R&D investment levels based on research and development data mentioned in the description
- Analyzing trends in scientific output based on scientific and technical journal articles
- Assessing economic diversification based on high-technology exports metrics
- Studying intellectual property flows based on royalty and license fees data
- Tracking innovation activity based on patents and trademarks information
Strengths
- Data is sourced from authoritative international organizations like the World Bank, UNESCO, and IMF.
- The dataset covers multiple facets of science and technology, as described, including R&D, publications, exports, and IP.
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, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, International Monetary Fund, World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from the World Bank data portal and consolidated on HDX.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 05:50:10.283760; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Liberia