Innovation index - Country rankings
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Innovations index (0-100), 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 128 countries was 32.09 points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 64.6 points and the lowest value was in Guinea: 11.6 points. The indicator is available from 2011 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: Cornell University, INSEAD, and the WIPO
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Countries | Innovation index, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
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Switzerland | 64.6 | 1 | 2011 - 2022 |
USA | 61.8 | 2 | 2011 - 2022 |
Sweden | 61.6 | 3 | 2011 - 2022 |
UK | 59.7 | 4 | 2011 - 2022 |
Netherlands | 58 | 5 | 2011 - 2022 |
South Korea | 57.8 | 6 | 2011 - 2022 |
Singapore | 57.3 | 7 | 2011 - 2022 |
Germany | 57.2 | 8 | 2011 - 2022 |
Finland | 56.9 | 9 | 2011 - 2022 |
Denmark | 55.9 | 10 | 2011 - 2022 |
China | 55.3 | 11 | 2011 - 2022 |
France | 55 | 12 | 2011 - 2022 |
Japan | 53.6 | 13 | 2011 - 2022 |
Hong Kong | 51.8 | 14 | 2011 - 2022 |
Canada | 50.8 | 15 | 2011 - 2022 |
Austria | 50.2 | 16 | 2011 - 2022 |
Estonia | 50.2 | 17 | 2011 - 2022 |
Israel | 50.2 | 18 | 2011 - 2022 |
Luxembourg | 49.8 | 19 | 2011 - 2022 |
Iceland | 49.5 | 20 | 2011 - 2022 |
Malta | 49.1 | 21 | 2012 - 2022 |
Norway | 48.8 | 22 | 2011 - 2022 |
Ireland | 48.5 | 23 | 2011 - 2022 |
New Zealand | 47.2 | 24 | 2011 - 2022 |
Australia | 47.1 | 25 | 2011 - 2022 |
Belgium | 46.9 | 26 | 2011 - 2022 |
Cyprus | 46.2 | 27 | 2011 - 2022 |
Italy | 46.1 | 28 | 2011 - 2022 |
Spain | 44.6 | 29 | 2011 - 2022 |
Czechia | 42.8 | 30 | 2011 - 2022 |
Portugal | 42.1 | 31 | 2011 - 2022 |
UA Emirates | 42.1 | 32 | 2011 - 2022 |
Slovenia | 40.6 | 33 | 2011 - 2022 |
Hungary | 39.8 | 34 | 2011 - 2022 |
Bulgaria | 39.5 | 35 | 2011 - 2022 |
Malaysia | 38.7 | 36 | 2011 - 2022 |
Turkey | 38.1 | 37 | 2011 - 2022 |
Poland | 37.5 | 38 | 2011 - 2022 |
Lithuania | 37.4 | 39 | 2011 - 2022 |
India | 36.6 | 40 | 2011 - 2022 |
Latvia | 36.5 | 41 | 2011 - 2022 |
Croatia | 35.6 | 42 | 2011 - 2022 |
Thailand | 34.9 | 43 | 2011 - 2022 |
Greece | 34.5 | 44 | 2011 - 2022 |
Mauritius | 34.4 | 45 | 2011 - 2022 |
Russia | 34.3 | 46 | 2011 - 2022 |
Slovakia | 34.3 | 47 | 2011 - 2022 |
Vietnam | 34.3 | 48 | 2011 - 2022 |
Romania | 34.1 | 49 | 2011 - 2022 |
Chile | 34 | 50 | 2011 - 2022 |
Saudi Arabia | 33.4 | 51 | 2011 - 2022 |
Iran | 32.9 | 52 | 2011 - 2022 |
Qatar | 32.9 | 53 | 2011 - 2022 |
Brazil | 32.5 | 54 | 2011 - 2022 |
Serbia | 32.3 | 55 | 2011 - 2022 |
Moldova | 31.1 | 56 | 2011 - 2022 |
Mexico | 31 | 57 | 2011 - 2022 |
Ukraine | 31 | 58 | 2011 - 2022 |
Philippines | 30.7 | 59 | 2011 - 2022 |
Montenegro | 30.3 | 60 | 2012 - 2022 |
South Africa | 29.8 | 61 | 2011 - 2022 |
Colombia | 29.2 | 62 | 2011 - 2022 |
Kuwait | 29.2 | 63 | 2011 - 2022 |
Uruguay | 29.2 | 64 | 2011 - 2022 |
Peru | 29.1 | 65 | 2011 - 2022 |
Morocco | 28.8 | 66 | 2011 - 2022 |
North Macedonia | 28.8 | 67 | 2011 - 2022 |
Costa Rica | 28.7 | 68 | 2011 - 2022 |
Argentina | 28.6 | 69 | 2011 - 2022 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 28.5 | 70 | 2011 - 2022 |
Mongolia | 28 | 71 | 2011 - 2022 |
Bahrain | 27.9 | 72 | 2011 - 2022 |
Georgia | 27.9 | 73 | 2011 - 2022 |
Indonesia | 27.9 | 74 | 2011 - 2022 |
Tunisia | 27.9 | 75 | 2011 - 2022 |
Jamaica | 27.7 | 76 | 2011 - 2022 |
Belarus | 27.5 | 77 | 2012 - 2022 |
Jordan | 27.4 | 78 | 2011 - 2022 |
Oman | 26.8 | 79 | 2011 - 2022 |
Armenia | 26.6 | 80 | 2011 - 2022 |
Panama | 25.7 | 81 | 2011 - 2022 |
Uzbekistan | 25.3 | 82 | 2012 - 2022 |
Kazakhstan | 24.7 | 83 | 2011 - 2022 |
Albania | 24.4 | 84 | 2011 - 2022 |
Sri Lanka | 24.2 | 85 | 2011 - 2022 |
Botswana | 23.9 | 86 | 2011 - 2022 |
Pakistan | 23 | 87 | 2011 - 2022 |
Kenya | 22.8 | 88 | 2011 - 2022 |
Domin. Rep. | 22.7 | 89 | 2012 - 2022 |
Egypt | 22.7 | 90 | 2011 - 2022 |
Paraguay | 22.6 | 91 | 2011 - 2022 |
Brunei | 22.1 | 92 | 2011 - 2022 |
Azerbaijan | 21.4 | 93 | 2011 - 2022 |
Kyrgyzstan | 21.1 | 94 | 2011 - 2022 |
Ghana | 20.8 | 95 | 2011 - 2022 |
Namibia | 20.6 | 96 | 2011 - 2022 |
Cambodia | 20.5 | 97 | 2011 - 2022 |
Ecuador | 20.3 | 98 | 2011 - 2022 |
El Salvador | 19.9 | 99 | 2011 - 2022 |
Senegal | 19.9 | 100 | 2011 - 2022 |
Tr.&Tobago | 19.8 | 101 | 2011 - 2022 |
Bangladesh | 19.7 | 102 | 2011 - 2022 |
Tanzania | 19.4 | 103 | 2011 - 2022 |
Tajikistan | 18.8 | 104 | 2011 - 2022 |
Rwanda | 18.7 | 105 | 2011 - 2022 |
Madagascar | 18.6 | 106 | 2011 - 2022 |
Zimbabwe | 18.1 | 107 | 2011 - 2022 |
Guatemala | 17.8 | 108 | 2011 - 2022 |
Ivory Coast | 17.8 | 109 | 2011 - 2022 |
Nepal | 17.6 | 110 | 2012 - 2022 |
Laos | 17.4 | 111 | 2012 - 2022 |
Honduras | 17.3 | 112 | 2011 - 2022 |
Nigeria | 16.9 | 113 | 2011 - 2022 |
Algeria | 16.7 | 114 | 2011 - 2022 |
Burma | 16.4 | 115 | 2014 - 2022 |
Ethiopia | 16.3 | 116 | 2011 - 2022 |
Zambia | 15.8 | 117 | 2011 - 2022 |
Uganda | 15.7 | 118 | 2011 - 2022 |
Burkina Faso | 15.3 | 119 | 2011 - 2022 |
Cameroon | 15.1 | 120 | 2011 - 2022 |
Togo | 15.1 | 121 | 2012 - 2022 |
Mozambique | 15 | 122 | 2012 - 2022 |
Benin | 14.6 | 123 | 2011 - 2022 |
Niger | 14.6 | 124 | 2011 - 2022 |
Mali | 14.2 | 125 | 2011 - 2022 |
Angola | 13.9 | 126 | 2012 - 2022 |
Yemen | 13.8 | 127 | 2011 - 2022 |
Guinea | 11.6 | 128 | 2013 - 2022 |
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.
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