World Bank Group data aggregates indicators on North Macedonia's technology base, including research and development, scientific publications, and high-technology exports. Sources include UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in national research and development (R&D) investment based on R&D indicators mentioned in the description.
- Modeling the relationship between high-technology exports and economic growth based on trade data.
- Benchmarking scientific output against regional peers based on scientific and technical journal article counts.
- Assessing intellectual property activity and technology transfer based on patent, trademark, and royalty fee data.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from multiple authoritative international organizations, including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.
- Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-04-28 09:00:52.603904.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, consolidating 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.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 09:00:52.603904; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- North Macedonia