Samoa Science and Technology Indicators from World Bank
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Description
Offering science and technology indicators for Samoa, aggregated by the World Bank Group from sources including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO. The data covers metrics such as research and development, patent applications, and high-technology exports as of March 2026.
Use Cases
Analyzing trends in Samoa's high-technology exports relative to GDP
Tracking the volume of scientific and technical journal articles published by Samoan researchers
Evaluating intellectual property activity through patent and trademark application counts
Strengths
Consolidates data from UNESCO, WIPO, IMF, and the UN Statistics Division
Includes specialized intellectual property metrics like patents and trademarks
Provides standardized economic indicators for a specific Pacific island nation
Limitations
Small geographic scope limited to Samoa
Potential data sparsity for specific indicators common in small island developing states
Unknown row count and specific temporal range
Provenance
Source
World Bank Group (via UNESCO, US National Science Board, UN, IMF, WIPO)
Collection Method
Aggregated from international organizational reporting
Freshness
Last updated March 2026.
Geography
Samoa
Data is provided under a CC-BY license; a consolidated country dataset for Samoa is also available on the HDX platform.