Puerto Rico's science and technology indicators sourced from the World Bank's data portal. The dataset likely contains metrics on research and development, scientific publications, high-technology exports, royalty fees, and patents. It aggregates data from sources including UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and World Intellectual Property Organization.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in research and development investment based on R&D metrics mentioned in the description
- Model the relationship between high-technology exports and economic growth based on export data
- Benchmark scientific output against other regions based on journal article counts
- Assess intellectual property activity based on patent and trademark indicators
- Evaluate royalty and license fee flows based on financial transaction data
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse
- Data is sourced from multiple authoritative international organizations mentioned in the description
- Last updated date is 2026-05-07 11:09:40.279171
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
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from multiple international sources including UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and WIPO.
- Geography
- Puerto Rico