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Global Innovation Index 2009-2010

Global Innovation Index 2009-2010 by World Intellectual Property Organization: 132 economies ranked, led by Iceland. Full list with movement since the last...

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March 2, 2010
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132 of 132 ranked
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Published by INSEAD with the Confederation of Indian Industry, covering 132 economies. Iceland ranked first, followed by Sweden, Hong Kong, Switzerland and Denmark; the United States fell to 11th.

The full list

RankNameLocationScoreSince 2008-2009
1IcelandIceland4.86Up 19
2SwedenSweden4.85Up 1
3Hong Kong, ChinaHong Kong, China4.83
4SwitzerlandSwitzerland4.82Up 3
5DenmarkDenmark4.72Up 3
6FinlandFinland4.66Up 7
7SingaporeSingapore4.65Down 2
8NetherlandsNetherlands4.62Up 2
9New ZealandNew Zealand4.6Up 18
10NorwayNorway4.59Up 4
11United StatesUnited States4.57Down 10
12CanadaCanada4.55Down 1
13JapanJapan4.5Down 4
14United KingdomUnited Kingdom4.42Down 10
15LuxembourgLuxembourg4.38Up 2
16GermanyGermany4.32Down 14
17BelgiumBelgium4.31Up 1
18AustraliaAustralia4.28Up 4
19IrelandIreland4.27Up 2
20Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.4.24
21AustriaAustria4.21Down 6
22FranceFrance4.2Down 3
23IsraelIsrael4.11No change
24United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates3.98Up 2
25TaiwanTaiwan3.97Down 9
26SloveniaSlovenia3.8Up 10
27Czech RepublicCzech Republic3.77Up 6
28MalaysiaMalaysia3.77Down 3
29EstoniaEstonia3.76No change
30SpainSpain3.74Down 2
31MaltaMalta3.74Up 7
32CyprusCyprus3.61Up 13
33KuwaitKuwait3.56Down 3
34PortugalPortugal3.56Up 6
35QatarQatar3.55Down 11
36HungaryHungary3.54Up 11
37Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic3.48
38ItalyItaly3.47Down 7
39LithuaniaLithuania3.44Up 3
40BahrainBahrain3.37Down 6
41Costa RicaCosta Rica3.35Up 7
42ChileChile3.35Down 3
43ChinaChina3.32Down 6
44LatviaLatvia3.29Up 16
45CroatiaCroatia3.28Up 17
46GreeceGreece3.28Up 8
47PolandPoland3.28Up 9
48Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam3.27
49BulgariaBulgaria3.26Up 25
50BarbadosBarbados3.26Up 3
51South AfricaSouth Africa3.24Down 8
52RomaniaRomania3.22Up 17
53UruguayUruguay3.17Up 27
54Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia3.15Down 22
55Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago3.15Up 10
56IndiaIndia3.1Down 15
57AzerbaijanAzerbaijan3.09No change
58JordanJordan3.08Down 3
59MontenegroMontenegro3.08Up 12
60ThailandThailand3.06Down 16
61UkraineUkraine3.06Up 18
62TunisiaTunisia3.05Down 16
63KazakhstanKazakhstan3.05Up 9
64Russian FederationRussian Federation3.03
65OmanOman3.03Down 13
66PanamaPanama2.99Up 1
67TurkeyTurkey2.99Down 16
68BrazilBrazil2.97Down 18
69MexicoMexico2.96Down 8
70JamaicaJamaica2.95Up 3
71VietnamVietnam2.95Down 7
72IndonesiaIndonesia2.95Down 23
73MauritiusMauritius2.93Down 7
74Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.2.91
75ArgentinaArgentina2.91Up 9
76PhilippinesPhilippines2.89Down 13
77Macedonia, FYRMacedonia, FYR2.89
78MauritaniaMauritania2.87Up 24
79Sri LankaSri Lanka2.86Down 21
80SurinameSuriname2.86Up 30
81AlbaniaAlbania2.86Up 40
82ArmeniaArmenia2.84Up 22
83KenyaKenya2.84Down 5
84GeorgiaGeorgia2.83Up 14
85Dominican RepublicDominican Republic2.81Up 6
86BotswanaBotswana2.8Down 9
87MongoliaMongolia2.78Up 18
88PeruPeru2.78Down 3
89Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire2.77
90ColombiaColombia2.76Down 15
91El SalvadorEl Salvador2.76Down 3
92NamibiaNamibia2.76Up 3
93LesothoLesotho2.75Up 35
94MoroccoMorocco2.74Down 12
95GuatemalaGuatemala2.72Down 14
96NigeriaNigeria2.69Down 26
97MalawiMalawi2.69
98TanzaniaTanzania2.69Down 12
99Timor-LesteTimor-Leste2.69Up 30
100MozambiqueMozambique2.69Up 25
101SerbiaSerbia2.68Down 9
102CambodiaCambodia2.68Up 15
103PakistanPakistan2.67Down 10
104Kyrgyz RepublicKyrgyz Republic2.67
105GhanaGhana2.66
106SenegalSenegal2.66Down 16
107MaliMali2.66Down 10
108UgandaUganda2.65Down 8
109LibyaLibya2.65Up 10
110Gambia, TheGambia, The2.64Down 23
111ZambiaZambia2.63Down 15
112HondurasHonduras2.62Down 29
113GuyanaGuyana2.61Down 10
114ChadChad2.61
115TajikistanTajikistan2.59Down 3
116Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina2.58Down 9
117NicaraguaNicaragua2.57Down 3
118BeninBenin2.56Down 19
119CameroonCameroon2.55Down 13
120BangladeshBangladesh2.52Down 9
121AlgeriaAlgeria2.5Down 13
122Burkina FasoBurkina Faso2.48Down 7
123EthiopiaEthiopia2.46Down 3
124Venezuela, RBVenezuela, RB2.45
125MadagascarMadagascar2.45Down 12
126EcuadorEcuador2.43Down 17
127ParaguayParaguay2.41Down 9
128BurundiBurundi2.37Up 2
129BoliviaBolivia2.37Down 6
130NepalNepal2.35Down 6
131ZimbabweZimbabwe2.24Down 5
132Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic2.13

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