Global Innovation Index 2021

Global Innovation Index 2021 by World Intellectual Property Organization: 132 economies ranked, led by Switzerland. Full list with movement since the last...

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14th edition, covering 132 economies. Top five: Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea, which entered the top five for the first time. China ranked 12th.

The full list

Rank	Name	Location	Score	Since 2020
1	Switzerland	Switzerland	65.5	No change
2	Sweden	Sweden	63.1	No change
3	United States of America	United States of America	61.3	No change
4	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	59.8	No change
5	Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea	59.3	Up 5
6	Netherlands	Netherlands	58.6	Down 1
7	Finland	Finland	58.4	No change
8	Singapore	Singapore	57.8	No change
9	Denmark	Denmark	57.3	Down 3
10	Germany	Germany	57.3	Down 1
11	France	France	55	Up 1
12	China	China	54.8	Up 2
13	Japan	Japan	54.5	Up 3
14	Hong Kong, China	Hong Kong, China	53.7	Down 3
15	Israel	Israel	53.4	Down 2
16	Canada	Canada	53.1	Up 1
17	Iceland	Iceland	51.8	Up 4
18	Austria	Austria	50.9	Up 1
19	Ireland	Ireland	50.7	Down 4
20	Norway	Norway	50.4	No change
21	Estonia	Estonia	49.9	Up 4
22	Belgium	Belgium	49.2	No change
23	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	49	Down 5
24	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	49	No change
25	Australia	Australia	48.3	Down 2
26	New Zealand	New Zealand	47.5	No change
27	Malta	Malta	47.1	No change
28	Cyprus	Cyprus	46.7	Up 1
29	Italy	Italy	45.7	Down 1
30	Spain	Spain	45.4	No change
31	Portugal	Portugal	44.2	No change
32	Slovenia	Slovenia	44.1	No change
33	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	43	Up 1
34	Hungary	Hungary	42.7	Up 1
35	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	42.4	Up 2
36	Malaysia	Malaysia	41.9	Down 3
37	Slovakia	Slovakia	40.2	Up 2
38	Latvia	Latvia	40	Down 2
39	Lithuania	Lithuania	39.9	Up 1
40	Poland	Poland	39.9	Down 2
41	Turkey	Turkey	38.3	Up 10
42	Croatia	Croatia	37.3	Down 1
43	Thailand	Thailand	37.2	Up 1
44	Viet Nam	Viet Nam	37	Down 2
45	Russian Federation	Russian Federation	36.6	Up 2
46	India	India	36.4	Up 2
47	Greece	Greece	36.3	Down 4
48	Romania	Romania	35.6	Down 2
49	Ukraine	Ukraine	35.6	Down 4
50	Montenegro	Montenegro	35.4	Down 1
51	Philippines	Philippines	35.3	Down 1
52	Mauritius	Mauritius	35.2	No change
53	Chile	Chile	35.1	Up 1
54	Serbia	Serbia	35	Down 1
55	Mexico	Mexico	34.5	No change
56	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	34.5	No change
57	Brazil	Brazil	34.2	Up 5
58	Mongolia	Mongolia	34.2	No change
59	North Macedonia	North Macedonia	34.1	Down 2
60	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	32.9	Up 7
61	South Africa	South Africa	32.7	Down 1
62	Belarus	Belarus	32.6	Up 2
63	Georgia	Georgia	32.4	No change
64	Republic of Moldova	Republic of Moldova	32.3	Down 5
65	Uruguay	Uruguay	32.2	Up 4
66	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	31.8	No change
67	Colombia	Colombia	31.7	Up 1
68	Qatar	Qatar	31.5	Up 2
69	Armenia	Armenia	31.4	Down 8
70	Peru	Peru	31.2	Up 6
71	Tunisia	Tunisia	30.7	Down 6
72	Kuwait	Kuwait	29.9	Up 6
73	Argentina	Argentina	29.8	Up 7
74	Jamaica	Jamaica	29.6	Down 2
75	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29.6	Down 1
76	Oman	Oman	29.4	Up 8
77	Morocco	Morocco	29.3	Down 2
78	Bahrain	Bahrain	28.8	Up 1
79	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	28.6	Down 2
80	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	28.4	Up 2
81	Jordan	Jordan	28.3	No change
82	Brunei Darussalam	Brunei Darussalam	28.2	Down 11
83	Panama	Panama	28	Down 10
84	Albania	Albania	28	Down 1
85	Kenya	Kenya	27.5	Up 1
86	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	27.4	Up 7
87	Indonesia	Indonesia	27.1	Down 2
88	Paraguay	Paraguay	26.4	Up 9
89	Cabo Verde	Cabo Verde	25.7	Up 11
90	United Republic of Tanzania	United Republic of Tanzania	25.6	Down 2
91	Ecuador	Ecuador	25.4	Up 8
92	Lebanon	Lebanon	25.1	Down 5
93	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	25.1	Down 3
94	Egypt	Egypt	25.1	Up 2
95	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	25.1	Up 6
96	El Salvador	El Salvador	25	Down 4
97	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	24.8	Up 1
98	Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	24.5	Down 4
99	Pakistan	Pakistan	24.4	Up 8
100	Namibia	Namibia	24.3	Up 4
101	Guatemala	Guatemala	24.1	Up 5
102	Rwanda	Rwanda	23.9	Down 11
103	Tajikistan	Tajikistan	23.9	Up 6
104	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	23.4	Up 1
105	Senegal	Senegal	23.3	Down 3
106	Botswana	Botswana	22.9	Down 17
107	Malawi	Malawi	22.9	Up 4
108	Honduras	Honduras	22.8	Down 5
109	Cambodia	Cambodia	22.8	Up 1
110	Madagascar	Madagascar	22.5	Up 5
111	Nepal	Nepal	22.5	Down 16
112	Ghana	Ghana	22.3	Down 4
113	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	21.9	Up 7
114	Côte d'Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire	21	Down 2
115	Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	20.5	Up 3
116	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	20.2	No change
117	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Lao People's Democratic Republic	20.2	Down 4
118	Nigeria	Nigeria	20.1	Down 1
119	Uganda	Uganda	20	Down 5
120	Algeria	Algeria	19.9	Up 1
121	Zambia	Zambia	19.8	Up 1
122	Mozambique	Mozambique	19.7	Up 2
123	Cameroon	Cameroon	19.7	Down 4
124	Mali	Mali	19.5	Down 1
125	Togo	Togo	19.3	No change
126	Ethiopia	Ethiopia	18.6	Up 1
127	Myanmar	Myanmar	18.4	Up 2
128	Benin	Benin	18	Down 2
129	Niger	Niger	17.8	Down 1
130	Guinea	Guinea	16.7	No change
131	Yemen	Yemen	15.4	No change
132	Angola	Angola	15

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