World Bank Group data on Saudi Arabia's science and technology base, aggregated from sources including UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The dataset likely contains indicators such as research and development spending, scientific publications, high-technology exports, and intellectual property metrics. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in research and development investment based on R&D indicators mentioned in the description
- Benchmark high-technology export performance relative to other economies based on trade data
- Study the output of scientific research based on journal article and patent metrics
- Model the relationship between innovation inputs and economic growth based on combined indicators
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution
- Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like UNESCO and the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Last updated on 2026-04-28, suggesting recent maintenance
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, 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 10:46:55.862222
- Geography
- Saudi Arabia