Data from the World Bank portal, last updated on 2026-04-28, aims to shed light on Namibia's technology base. It includes indicators such as research and development, scientific and technical journal articles, high-technology exports, royalty and license fees, and patents and trademarks. Sources include UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, International Monetary Fund, and World Intellectual Property Organization.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in research and development investment based on R&D indicators
- Modeling the relationship between high-technology exports and economic growth based on trade data
- Benchmarking scientific output based on counts of scientific and technical journal articles
- Assessing intellectual property activity based on patent and trademark statistics
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution
- Compiled from multiple authoritative sources including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- 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 2026-04-28 09:57:34.672179; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Namibia