World Bank Group data on Somalia's science and technology base, covering metrics like research and development, scientific publications, high-technology exports, and intellectual property. The dataset aggregates indicators from sources including UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and World Intellectual Property Organization. It was last updated on HDX in May 2026.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national research and development investment levels based on R&D expenditure data.
- Analyzing trends in scientific output based on scientific and technical journal article counts.
- Evaluating economic contribution of technology sectors based on high-technology export figures.
- Studying international knowledge flows based on royalty and license fee payments.
- Assessing innovation activity based on patent and trademark registration statistics.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from multiple authoritative international organizations, including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO.
- The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting open sharing and adaptation.
- Last updated metadata indicates a recent refresh date of 2026-05-07.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
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.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-07 11:08:27.889509; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Somalia