Global Innovation Index 2025

Global Innovation Index 2025 by World Intellectual Property Organization: 139 economies ranked, led by Switzerland. Full list with movement since the last...

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18th edition, covering 139 economies. Switzerland ranked first again, followed by Sweden, the United States, the Republic of Korea and Singapore; China entered the top 10 for the first time (10th). India ranked 38th.

WIPO says the 2025 edition added a high-speed rail indicator under technology adoption; coverage grew from 133 to 139 economies.

The full list

Rank	Name	Location	Score	Since 2024
1	Switzerland	Switzerland	66	No change
2	Sweden	Sweden	62.6	No change
3	United States	United States	61.7	No change
4	South Korea	South Korea	60	Up 2
5	Singapore	Singapore	59.9	Down 1
6	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	59.1	Down 1
7	Finland	Finland	57.7	No change
8	Netherlands	Netherlands	57	No change
9	Denmark	Denmark	56.9	Up 1
10	China	China	56.6	Up 1
11	Germany	Germany	55.5	Down 2
12	Japan	Japan	53.6	Up 1
13	France	France	53.4	Down 1
14	Israel	Israel	52.3	Up 1
15	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	51.5	Up 3
16	Estonia	Estonia	51.1	No change
17	Canada	Canada	51.1	Down 3
18	Ireland	Ireland	50.4	Up 1
19	Austria	Austria	50.1	Down 2
20	Norway	Norway	49.2	Up 1
21	Belgium	Belgium	48.5	Up 3
22	Australia	Australia	48	Up 1
23	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	47.3	Down 3
24	Iceland	Iceland	47	Down 2
25	New Zealand	New Zealand	45.5	No change
26	Cyprus	Cyprus	45.5	Up 1
27	Malta	Malta	45.4	Up 2
28	Italy	Italy	44.9	Down 2
29	Spain	Spain	44.6	Down 1
30	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	44.2	Up 2
31	Portugal	Portugal	43.9	No change
32	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	42	Down 2
33	Lithuania	Lithuania	40.8	Up 2
34	Malaysia	Malaysia	40.6	Down 1
35	Slovenia	Slovenia	40.1	Down 1
36	Hungary	Hungary	40	No change
37	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	39.1	Up 1
38	India	India	38.2	Up 1
39	Poland	Poland	37.7	Up 1
40	Croatia	Croatia	37.7	Up 3
41	Latvia	Latvia	37.5	Up 1
42	Greece	Greece	37.4	Up 3
43	Turkey	Turkey	37.2	Down 6
44	Vietnam	Vietnam	37.1	No change
45	Thailand	Thailand	36.7	Down 4
46	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	36	Up 1
47	Slovakia	Slovakia	35.5	Down 1
48	Qatar	Qatar	34.6	Up 1
49	Romania	Romania	34.3	Down 1
50	Philippines	Philippines	33.6	Up 3
51	Chile	Chile	33.1	No change
52	Brazil	Brazil	32.9	Down 2
53	Mauritius	Mauritius	32.5	Up 2
54	Serbia	Serbia	31.7	Down 2
55	Indonesia	Indonesia	31.3	Down 1
56	Georgia	Georgia	31.2	Up 1
57	Morocco	Morocco	31.1	Up 9
58	Mexico	Mexico	30.5	Down 2
59	Armenia	Armenia	30.5	Up 4
60	Russia	Russia	30.3	Down 1
61	South Africa	South Africa	30.1	Up 8
62	Bahrain	Bahrain	30	Up 10
63	North Macedonia	North Macedonia	29.8	Down 5
64	Montenegro	Montenegro	29.8	Up 1
65	Jordan	Jordan	29.7	Up 8
66	Ukraine	Ukraine	29.7	Down 6
67	Albania	Albania	29.6	Up 17
68	Uruguay	Uruguay	28.8	Down 6
69	Oman	Oman	28.7	Up 5
70	Iran	Iran	28.5	Down 6
71	Colombia	Colombia	28.5	Down 10
72	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	28.4	Down 2
73	Kuwait	Kuwait	28.2	Down 2
74	Moldova	Moldova	27.4	Down 6
75	Seychelles	Seychelles	27.2
76	Tunisia	Tunisia	27	Up 5
77	Argentina	Argentina	26.8	Down 1
78	Mongolia	Mongolia	26.7	Down 11
79	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	26.5	Up 4
80	Peru	Peru	26.5	Down 5
81	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	26.3	Down 3
82	Panama	Panama	25.9	No change
83	Jamaica	Jamaica	25.2	Down 4
84	Barbados	Barbados	25.1	Down 7
85	Belarus	Belarus	25.1	No change
86	Egypt	Egypt	24.7	No change
87	Botswana	Botswana	24.6	No change
88	Brunei	Brunei	24.5	No change
89	Senegal	Senegal	23.8	Up 3
90	Lebanon	Lebanon	23.6	Up 4
91	Namibia	Namibia	23.5	Up 11
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	23.4	Down 12
93	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	22.9	Down 4
94	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	22.9	Up 1
95	Cape Verde	Cape Verde	22.6	Down 5
96	Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	22.6	Up 3
97	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	22.6	No change
98	El Salvador	El Salvador	22.2	No change
99	Pakistan	Pakistan	22.1	Down 8
100	Cambodia	Cambodia	21.9	Up 3
101	Ghana	Ghana	21.9	No change
102	Paraguay	Paraguay	21.4	Down 9
103	Kenya	Kenya	21.4	Down 7
104	Rwanda	Rwanda	21.1	No change
105	Nigeria	Nigeria	21.1	Up 8
106	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	21	No change
107	Nepal	Nepal	20.2	Up 2
108	Tajikistan	Tajikistan	20.2	Down 1
109	Laos	Laos	20.1	Up 2
110	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	19.7	Up 2
111	Bolivia	Bolivia	19.6	Down 11
112	Zambia	Zambia	19.6	Up 4
113	Ecuador	Ecuador	19.5	Down 8
114	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	19.3	Down 6
115	Algeria	Algeria	18.9	No change
116	Cameroon	Cameroon	18.2	Up 7
117	Togo	Togo	18.1	No change
118	Benin	Benin	17.8	Up 1
119	Honduras	Honduras	17.7	Down 5
120	Madagascar	Madagascar	17.6	Down 10
121	Tanzania	Tanzania	17.5	Down 1
122	Myanmar	Myanmar	17.3	Up 3
123	Guatemala	Guatemala	17.1	Down 1
124	Uganda	Uganda	17.1	Down 3
125	Malawi	Malawi	16
126	Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	15.9	Up 3
127	Burundi	Burundi	15.8	No change
128	Mozambique	Mozambique	15.4	No change
129	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	15.4	Down 11
130	Nicaragua	Nicaragua	15.4	Down 6
131	Mauritania	Mauritania	15.4	Down 5
132	Lesotho	Lesotho	14.9
133	Guinea	Guinea	14.9
134	Ethiopia	Ethiopia	14.4	Down 4
135	Mali	Mali	14	Down 4
136	Venezuela	Venezuela	13.7
137	Republic of the Congo	Republic of the Congo	13.6
138	Angola	Angola	13	Down 5
139	Niger	Niger	11.9	Down 7

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