Tonga: Science and Technology Indicators from the World Bank
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Description
Tonga's science and technology metrics are aggregated here by the World Bank Group, featuring data updated as of March 2026. The collection includes indicators on research and development, patent filings, and high-technology exports sourced from UNESCO, WIPO, and the IMF.
Use Cases
Analyzing trends in high-technology exports to evaluate industrial modernization
Monitoring patent and trademark applications to assess intellectual property growth
Evaluating academic output through the count of scientific and technical journal articles
Strengths
Aggregates data from five major international bodies including UNESCO and WIPO
Covers diverse innovation metrics such as high-technology exports and patent filings
Limitations
Geographic scope is limited to Tonga only
Lack of explicit metadata regarding the number of records or the time span covered
Provenance
Source
World Bank Group
Collection Method
Compiled from international administrative records and surveys
Freshness
Updated as of March 2026.
Geography
Tonga
Requires attribution under the CC-BY license; a consolidated version containing all Tonga indicators is also available on HDX.