Innovation index - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Innovations index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 126 countries was 33.17 points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 67.59 points and the lowest value was in Angola: 10.32 points. The indicator is available from 2011 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: Cornell University, INSEAD, and the WIPO
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Innovation index, 2023 Global rank Available data
Switzerland 67.59 1 2011 - 2023
Sweden 64.22 2 2011 - 2023
USA 63.53 3 2011 - 2023
UK 62.44 4 2011 - 2023
Singapore 61.47 5 2011 - 2023
Finland 61.2 6 2011 - 2023
Netherlands 60.39 7 2011 - 2023
Germany 58.76 8 2011 - 2023
Denmark 58.73 9 2011 - 2023
South Korea 58.6 10 2011 - 2023
France 56.02 11 2011 - 2023
China 55.31 12 2011 - 2023
Japan 54.62 13 2011 - 2023
Israel 54.31 14 2011 - 2023
Canada 53.79 15 2011 - 2023
Estonia 53.38 16 2011 - 2023
Hong Kong 53.29 17 2011 - 2023
Austria 53.25 18 2011 - 2023
Iceland 50.69 19 2011 - 2023
Norway 50.69 20 2011 - 2023
Luxembourg 50.6 21 2011 - 2023
Ireland 50.42 22 2011 - 2023
Belgium 49.94 23 2011 - 2023
Australia 49.71 24 2011 - 2023
Malta 49.08 25 2012 - 2023
Italy 46.61 26 2011 - 2023
New Zealand 46.57 27 2011 - 2023
Cyprus 46.29 28 2011 - 2023
Spain 45.93 29 2011 - 2023
Portugal 44.88 30 2011 - 2023
Czechia 44.83 31 2011 - 2023
UA Emirates 43.22 32 2011 - 2023
Slovenia 42.24 33 2011 - 2023
Lithuania 41.95 34 2011 - 2023
Hungary 41.34 35 2011 - 2023
Malaysia 40.87 36 2011 - 2023
Latvia 39.73 37 2011 - 2023
Bulgaria 38.98 38 2011 - 2023
Turkey 38.61 39 2011 - 2023
India 38.11 40 2011 - 2023
Poland 37.75 41 2011 - 2023
Greece 37.53 42 2011 - 2023
Thailand 37.1 43 2011 - 2023
Croatia 37.07 44 2011 - 2023
Slovakia 36.21 45 2011 - 2023
Vietnam 35.96 46 2011 - 2023
Romania 34.66 47 2011 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 34.51 48 2011 - 2023
Brazil 33.65 49 2011 - 2023
Qatar 33.37 50 2011 - 2023
Russia 33.31 51 2011 - 2023
Chile 33.28 52 2011 - 2023
Serbia 33.11 53 2011 - 2023
North Macedonia 33.02 54 2011 - 2023
Ukraine 32.82 55 2011 - 2023
Philippines 32.16 56 2011 - 2023
Mauritius 32.08 57 2011 - 2023
Mexico 31.04 58 2011 - 2023
South Africa 30.41 59 2011 - 2023
Moldova 30.33 60 2011 - 2023
Indonesia 30.3 61 2011 - 2023
Iran 30.07 62 2011 - 2023
Uruguay 30.03 63 2011 - 2023
Georgia 29.94 64 2011 - 2023
Kuwait 29.94 65 2011 - 2023
Colombia 29.45 66 2011 - 2023
Bahrain 29.13 67 2011 - 2023
Mongolia 28.84 68 2011 - 2023
Oman 28.44 69 2011 - 2023
Morocco 28.4 70 2011 - 2023
Jordan 28.25 71 2011 - 2023
Armenia 28.04 72 2011 - 2023
Argentina 28 73 2011 - 2023
Costa Rica 27.85 74 2011 - 2023
Montenegro 27.8 75 2012 - 2023
Peru 27.69 76 2011 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 27.15 77 2011 - 2023
Jamaica 27.06 78 2011 - 2023
Tunisia 26.92 79 2011 - 2023
Belarus 26.84 80 2012 - 2023
Kazakhstan 26.68 81 2011 - 2023
Uzbekistan 26.21 82 2012 - 2023
Albania 25.43 83 2011 - 2023
Panama 25.34 84 2011 - 2023
Botswana 24.61 85 2011 - 2023
Egypt 24.21 86 2011 - 2023
Brunei 23.46 87 2011 - 2023
Pakistan 23.32 88 2011 - 2023
Azerbaijan 23.31 89 2011 - 2023
Sri Lanka 23.3 90 2011 - 2023
Senegal 22.54 91 2011 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 22.4 92 2012 - 2023
El Salvador 21.8 93 2011 - 2023
Namibia 21.77 94 2011 - 2023
Paraguay 21.41 95 2011 - 2023
Ghana 21.35 96 2011 - 2023
Kenya 21.24 97 2011 - 2023
Cambodia 20.81 98 2011 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 20.72 99 2011 - 2023
Rwanda 20.59 100 2011 - 2023
Ecuador 20.54 101 2011 - 2023
Bangladesh 20.18 102 2011 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 20.16 103 2011 - 2023
Madagascar 19.06 104 2011 - 2023
Nepal 18.84 105 2012 - 2023
Nigeria 18.44 106 2011 - 2023
Laos 18.31 107 2012 - 2023
Tajikistan 18.3 108 2011 - 2023
Ivory Coast 18.19 109 2011 - 2023
Tanzania 17.4 110 2011 - 2023
Togo 16.94 111 2012 - 2023
Honduras 16.67 112 2011 - 2023
Zimbabwe 16.53 113 2011 - 2023
Zambia 16.44 114 2011 - 2023
Algeria 16.12 115 2011 - 2023
Benin 16.01 116 2011 - 2023
Uganda 15.99 117 2011 - 2023
Guatemala 15.82 118 2011 - 2023
Cameroon 15.28 119 2011 - 2023
Burkina Faso 14.51 120 2011 - 2023
Ethiopia 14.33 121 2011 - 2023
Mozambique 13.59 122 2012 - 2023
Guinea 13.33 123 2013 - 2023
Mali 12.92 124 2011 - 2023
Niger 12.44 125 2011 - 2023
Angola 10.32 126 2012 - 2023



Definition: The Global Innovation Index includes two sub-indices: the Innovation Input Sub-Index and the Innovation Output Sub-Index. The first sub-index is based on five pillars: Institutions, Human capital and research, Infrastructure, Market sophistication, and Business sophistication. The second sub-index is based on two pillars: Knowledge and technology outputs and Creative outputs. Each pillar is divided into sub-pillars and each sub-pillar is composed of individual indicators. The full report, data, and documentation are available at global innovation index.

Selected articles from our guide:

The unholy trinity of international finance

Most commonly used measures of corruption

All articles

1. Switzerland
2. Sweden
3. USA
4. UK
5. Singapore
6. Finland
7. Netherlands
8. Germany
9. Denmark
10. South Korea
11. France
12. China
13. Japan
14. Israel
15. Canada
16. Estonia
17. Hong Kong
18. Austria
19. Iceland
20. Norway
21. Luxembourg
22. Ireland
23. Belgium
24. Australia
25. Malta
26. Italy
27. New Zealand
28. Cyprus
29. Spain
30. Portugal
31. Czechia
32. UA Emirates
33. Slovenia
34. Lithuania
35. Hungary
36. Malaysia
37. Latvia
38. Bulgaria
39. Turkey
40. India
41. Poland
42. Greece
43. Thailand
44. Croatia
45. Slovakia
46. Vietnam
47. Romania
48. Saudi Arabia
49. Brazil
50. Qatar
51. Russia
52. Chile
53. Serbia
54. North Macedonia
55. Ukraine
56. Philippines
57. Mauritius
58. Mexico
59. South Africa
60. Moldova
61. Indonesia
62. Iran
63. Uruguay
64. Georgia
65. Kuwait
66. Colombia
67. Bahrain
68. Mongolia
69. Oman
70. Morocco
71. Jordan
72. Armenia
73. Argentina
74. Costa Rica
75. Montenegro
76. Peru
77. Bosnia & Herz.
78. Jamaica
79. Tunisia
80. Belarus
81. Kazakhstan
82. Uzbekistan
83. Albania
84. Panama
85. Botswana
86. Egypt
87. Brunei
88. Pakistan
89. Azerbaijan
90. Sri Lanka
91. Senegal
92. Domin. Rep.
93. El Salvador
94. Namibia
95. Paraguay
96. Ghana
97. Kenya
98. Cambodia
99. Tr.&Tobago
100. Rwanda
101. Ecuador
102. Bangladesh
103. Kyrgyzstan
104. Madagascar
105. Nepal
106. Nigeria
107. Laos
108. Tajikistan
109. Ivory Coast
110. Tanzania
111. Togo
112. Honduras
113. Zimbabwe
114. Zambia
115. Algeria
116. Benin
117. Uganda
118. Guatemala
119. Cameroon
120. Burkina Faso
121. Ethiopia
122. Mozambique
123. Guinea
124. Mali
125. Niger
126. Angola
67.59
64.22
63.53
62.44
61.47
61.20
60.39
58.76
58.73
58.60
56.02
55.31
54.62
54.31
53.79
53.38
53.29
53.25
50.69
50.69
50.60
50.42
49.94
49.71
49.08
46.61
46.57
46.29
45.93
44.88
44.83
43.22
42.24
41.95
41.34
40.87
39.73
38.98
38.61
38.11
37.75
37.53
37.10
37.07
36.21
35.96
34.66
34.51
33.65
33.37
33.31
33.28
33.11
33.02
32.82
32.16
32.08
31.04
30.41
30.33
30.30
30.07
30.03
29.94
29.94
29.45
29.13
28.84
28.44
28.40
28.25
28.04
28.00
27.85
27.80
27.69
27.15
27.06
26.92
26.84
26.68
26.21
25.43
25.34
24.61
24.21
23.46
23.32
23.31
23.30
22.54
22.40
21.80
21.77
21.41
21.35
21.24
20.81
20.72
20.59
20.54
20.18
20.16
19.06
18.84
18.44
18.31
18.30
18.19
17.40
16.94
16.67
16.53
16.44
16.12
16.01
15.99
15.82
15.28
14.51
14.33
13.59
13.33
12.92
12.44
10.32
0
16.9
33.8
50.7
67.59


This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK