Innovation index - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Innovations index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 12 countries was 29.38 points. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 43.22 points and the lowest value was in Algeria: 16.12 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
UA Emirates 43.22 1 2011 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 34.51 2 2011 - 2023
Qatar 33.37 3 2011 - 2023
Iran 30.07 4 2011 - 2023
Kuwait 29.94 5 2011 - 2023
Bahrain 29.13 6 2011 - 2023
Oman 28.44 7 2011 - 2023
Morocco 28.4 8 2011 - 2023
Jordan 28.25 9 2011 - 2023
Tunisia 26.92 10 2011 - 2023
Egypt 24.21 11 2011 - 2023
Algeria 16.12 12 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. UA Emirates
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Qatar
4. Iran
5. Kuwait
6. Bahrain
7. Oman
8. Morocco
9. Jordan
10. Tunisia
11. Egypt
12. Algeria
43.22
34.51
33.37
30.07
29.94
29.13
28.44
28.40
28.25
26.92
24.21
16.12
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10.8
21.6
32.4
43.22


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