Innovation index - Country rankings

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Innovations index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 41 countries was 44.43 points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 67.59 points and the lowest value was in Albania: 25.43 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
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Countries Innovation index, 2023 Global rank Available data
Switzerland 67.59 1 2011 - 2023
Sweden 64.22 2 2011 - 2023
UK 62.44 3 2011 - 2023
Finland 61.2 4 2011 - 2023
Netherlands 60.39 5 2011 - 2023
Germany 58.76 6 2011 - 2023
Denmark 58.73 7 2011 - 2023
France 56.02 8 2011 - 2023
Estonia 53.38 9 2011 - 2023
Austria 53.25 10 2011 - 2023
Iceland 50.69 11 2011 - 2023
Norway 50.69 12 2011 - 2023
Luxembourg 50.6 13 2011 - 2023
Ireland 50.42 14 2011 - 2023
Belgium 49.94 15 2011 - 2023
Malta 49.08 16 2012 - 2023
Italy 46.61 17 2011 - 2023
Cyprus 46.29 18 2011 - 2023
Spain 45.93 19 2011 - 2023
Portugal 44.88 20 2011 - 2023
Czechia 44.83 21 2011 - 2023
Slovenia 42.24 22 2011 - 2023
Lithuania 41.95 23 2011 - 2023
Hungary 41.34 24 2011 - 2023
Latvia 39.73 25 2011 - 2023
Bulgaria 38.98 26 2011 - 2023
Turkey 38.61 27 2011 - 2023
Poland 37.75 28 2011 - 2023
Greece 37.53 29 2011 - 2023
Croatia 37.07 30 2011 - 2023
Slovakia 36.21 31 2011 - 2023
Romania 34.66 32 2011 - 2023
Russia 33.31 33 2011 - 2023
Serbia 33.11 34 2011 - 2023
North Macedonia 33.02 35 2011 - 2023
Ukraine 32.82 36 2011 - 2023
Moldova 30.33 37 2011 - 2023
Montenegro 27.8 38 2012 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 27.15 39 2011 - 2023
Belarus 26.84 40 2012 - 2023
Albania 25.43 41 2011 - 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.

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1. Switzerland
2. Sweden
3. UK
4. Finland
5. Netherlands
6. Germany
7. Denmark
8. France
9. Estonia
10. Austria
11. Iceland
12. Norway
13. Luxembourg
14. Ireland
15. Belgium
16. Malta
17. Italy
18. Cyprus
19. Spain
20. Portugal
21. Czechia
22. Slovenia
23. Lithuania
24. Hungary
25. Latvia
26. Bulgaria
27. Turkey
28. Poland
29. Greece
30. Croatia
31. Slovakia
32. Romania
33. Russia
34. Serbia
35. North Macedonia
36. Ukraine
37. Moldova
38. Montenegro
39. Bosnia & Herz.
40. Belarus
41. Albania
67.59
64.22
62.44
61.20
60.39
58.76
58.73
56.02
53.38
53.25
50.69
50.69
50.60
50.42
49.94
49.08
46.61
46.29
45.93
44.88
44.83
42.24
41.95
41.34
39.73
38.98
38.61
37.75
37.53
37.07
36.21
34.66
33.31
33.11
33.02
32.82
30.33
27.80
27.15
26.84
25.43
0
16.9
33.8
50.7
67.59


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