Data for 2023

Global Innovation Index, 2023

Figures for 2023, as World Intellectual Property Organization published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Innovation Index, 2023 covers 132 countries on 10 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 67.589; Angola is lowest, at 10.320. The middle country reads 29.289. Against 2022, 129 values changed (93 up, 36 down), 3 countries joined, 3 left.

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Global Innovation Index · Data for 2023

HighestSwitzerland

67.589

LowestAngola

10.320

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

132countries
10measures per country
2023the year it describes
132distinct values15 decimals, as published
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1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	67.589	68.270	87.33	59.763	64.326	64.424	65.503	66.908	65.298	68.517	High income	Europe
2	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	64.223	68.070	74.33	62.680	67.641	59.888	75.808	60.376	63.450	57.302	High income	Europe
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	63.526	68.674	77.36	56.539	56.700	82.860	69.910	58.378	63.729	53.027	High income	Northern America
4	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	62.444	64.228	70.85	58.935	63.677	69.271	58.405	60.661	61.357	59.964	High income	Europe
5	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	61.467	72.305	98.40	63.175	63.134	67.381	69.429	50.630	55.263	45.997	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
6	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	61.195	67.806	85.44	59.961	69.181	58.664	65.786	54.584	61.645	47.523	High income	Europe
7	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	60.389	63.219	82.26	55.728	60.227	55.576	62.309	57.558	58.831	56.285	High income	Europe
8	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	58.755	60.708	71.94	61.098	57.145	56.458	56.895	56.803	55.430	58.175	High income	Europe
9	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	58.733	63.875	83.88	58.075	65.643	52.815	58.959	53.592	51.277	55.907	High income	Europe
10	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	58.595	61.417	66.68	66.891	60.624	52.005	60.883	55.773	53.318	58.229	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
11	FranceFRAWestern Europe	56.019	59.585	70.00	54.008	57.176	60.675	56.069	52.452	46.709	58.195	High income	Europe
12	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	55.314	55.440	60.24	49.809	56.373	56.657	54.119	55.188	61.509	48.867	Upper middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
13	JapanJPNEastern Asia	54.623	61.610	72.26	53.750	60.285	61.869	59.884	47.635	51.127	44.142	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
14	IsraelISRWestern Asia	54.312	58.658	62.55	52.453	54.201	58.996	65.091	49.965	61.612	38.318	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
15	CanadaCANNorthern America	53.785	63.244	78.02	58.058	56.034	68.091	56.022	44.327	43.916	44.737	High income	Northern America
16	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	53.377	60.526	78.60	42.890	64.312	67.635	49.193	46.227	43.681	48.773	High income	Europe
17	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	53.286	63.499	81.38	54.370	62.944	71.769	47.029	43.073	26.940	59.207	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
18	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	53.247	59.387	78.46	57.974	60.363	44.422	55.713	47.107	45.300	48.915	High income	Europe
19	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	50.693	60.317	85.07	53.223	63.231	47.541	52.515	41.070	37.467	44.673	High income	Europe
20	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	50.687	58.838	80.91	48.979	60.814	46.480	57.004	42.536	39.191	45.881	High income	Europe
21	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	50.598	58.121	81.60	44.424	55.566	45.203	63.814	43.075	31.940	54.210	High income	Europe
22	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	50.415	55.359	77.45	45.233	59.229	37.882	57.007	45.471	46.837	44.106	High income	Europe
23	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	49.944	56.802	68.27	55.360	51.645	47.901	60.828	43.086	46.754	39.417	High income	Europe
24	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	49.712	59.659	75.64	59.459	58.783	53.707	50.706	39.765	34.893	44.637	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
25	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	49.084	51.976	64.73	39.572	59.688	42.742	53.146	46.192	33.194	59.190	High income	Europe
26	ItalyITASouthern Europe	46.608	48.411	55.45	43.729	57.233	44.336	41.309	44.805	44.288	45.321	High income	Europe
27	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	46.571	55.615	78.52	51.120	56.094	46.650	45.689	37.527	31.755	43.300	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
28	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	46.292	49.107	61.77	39.772	55.516	44.547	43.929	43.476	39.495	47.458	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	45.926	50.654	59.19	45.642	59.697	45.971	42.773	41.198	39.378	43.018	High income	Europe
30	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	44.876	49.547	64.26	49.549	50.794	43.378	39.758	40.205	34.425	45.984	High income	Europe
31	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	44.834	48.540	63.68	44.577	56.844	30.413	47.185	41.127	43.510	38.744	High income	Europe
32	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	43.220	59.353	80.77	54.336	59.798	50.266	51.591	27.087	23.901	30.273	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
33	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	42.244	50.327	63.30	47.622	58.633	34.487	47.596	34.161	37.745	30.578	High income	Europe
34	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	41.954	49.506	73.49	37.434	51.930	45.327	39.346	34.401	35.311	33.491	High income	Europe
35	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	41.339	46.393	58.42	40.185	53.006	35.261	45.091	36.284	38.419	34.150	High income	Europe
36	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	40.870	50.306	68.66	44.300	46.548	53.228	38.795	31.433	32.159	30.707	Upper middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
37	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	39.731	45.758	62.80	37.417	54.547	35.968	38.060	33.703	28.032	39.374	High income	Europe
38	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	38.984	41.898	49.54	31.109	56.156	36.723	35.960	36.070	33.895	38.245	Upper middle income	Europe
39	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	38.606	39.856	36.48	37.487	46.718	45.057	33.536	37.355	31.143	43.567	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
40	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	38.110	41.238	53.92	35.507	34.316	52.870	29.578	34.983	39.673	30.292	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
41	PolandPOLEastern Europe	37.748	40.886	47.13	37.657	48.451	34.493	36.694	34.610	31.603	37.617	High income	Europe
42	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	37.533	42.602	50.89	45.064	53.665	34.709	28.676	32.465	31.199	33.730	High income	Europe
43	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	37.104	41.981	44.72	29.205	47.427	52.712	35.847	32.226	31.322	33.130	Upper middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
44	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	37.071	42.132	47.97	36.571	56.671	38.836	30.613	32.010	34.027	29.992	High income	Europe
45	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	36.208	40.784	49.87	33.946	53.161	33.526	33.416	31.631	34.687	28.576	High income	Europe
46	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	35.958	38.883	55.14	29.941	38.868	38.238	32.224	33.033	28.736	37.330	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
47	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	34.662	39.196	47.58	29.065	54.483	32.800	32.057	30.128	33.345	26.911	High income	Europe
48	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	34.513	46.015	59.20	40.563	48.348	47.543	34.417	23.012	21.954	24.069	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
49	BrazilBRASouth America	33.645	38.252	38.47	33.534	43.522	38.093	37.635	29.039	26.839	31.239	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
50	QatarQATWestern Asia	33.372	45.226	71.64	33.789	53.355	40.748	26.597	21.518	18.382	24.654	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
51	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	33.306	38.497	34.88	47.169	38.009	37.682	34.746	28.116	26.374	29.857	Upper middle income	Europe
52	ChileCHLSouth America	33.278	40.979	56.68	33.042	46.433	38.937	29.809	25.578	24.312	26.844	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
53	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	33.111	42.733	53.15	34.711	54.377	43.671	27.751	23.490	31.422	15.558	Upper middle income	Europe
54	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	33.019	40.971	47.19	28.058	53.271	47.121	29.211	25.067	26.628	23.506	Upper middle income	Europe
55	UkraineUKREastern Europe	32.821	33.324	38.45	35.648	36.937	23.175	32.414	32.319	30.007	34.631	Lower middle income	Europe
56	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	32.156	36.158	46.27	25.262	33.642	37.726	37.891	28.154	29.925	26.382	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
57	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	32.077	42.756	70.34	31.346	37.633	51.569	22.895	21.398	14.995	27.801	Upper middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
58	MexicoMEXCentral America	31.042	33.875	34.76	31.682	40.391	37.175	25.374	28.209	24.669	31.749	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
59	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	30.414	35.652	43.75	25.797	39.259	40.415	29.038	25.177	25.049	25.305	Upper middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	30.334	32.186	39.42	30.518	37.300	32.437	21.254	28.482	23.806	33.157	Upper middle income	Europe
61	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	30.295	36.871	48.72	25.769	39.211	45.040	25.609	23.720	23.683	23.757	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
62	IranIRNSouthern Asia	30.069	30.636	20.63	32.600	29.326	52.943	17.681	29.501	25.869	33.134	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
63	UruguayURYSouth America	30.035	39.088	67.54	26.700	43.879	28.090	29.235	20.982	22.779	19.184	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
64	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	29.938	36.617	44.22	33.640	48.488	35.560	21.182	23.259	21.424	25.094	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
65	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	29.937	39.745	70.61	30.240	36.244	32.268	29.364	20.129	21.441	18.816	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
66	ColombiaCOLSouth America	29.449	37.497	46.67	27.032	43.122	33.362	37.300	21.400	23.654	19.147	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
67	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	29.130	41.127	69.22	28.069	53.801	31.675	22.877	17.132	20.947	13.317	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
68	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	28.839	32.965	46.01	31.234	35.973	23.672	27.937	24.712	15.768	33.655	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
69	OmanOMNWestern Asia	28.438	36.841	51.90	34.220	42.485	33.278	22.320	20.034	20.893	19.176	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
70	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	28.401	30.420	45.33	25.594	30.048	30.724	20.403	26.382	22.999	29.766	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
71	JordanJORWestern Asia	28.246	35.999	55.87	26.850	32.497	37.796	26.980	20.492	20.306	20.678	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
72	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	28.044	31.722	49.14	22.682	36.567	27.500	22.723	24.365	22.608	26.123	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
73	ArgentinaARGSouth America	28.001	31.250	30.93	29.974	39.853	25.208	30.282	24.753	19.236	30.269	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
74	Costa RicaCRICentral America	27.854	36.737	57.94	27.884	42.007	27.188	28.669	18.970	21.693	16.248	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
75	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	27.796	37.581	45.44	32.360	44.228	37.783	28.096	18.011	18.815	17.208	Upper middle income	Europe
76	PeruPERSouth America	27.695	38.168	45.87	34.714	41.418	37.881	30.960	17.222	13.587	20.856	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
77	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	27.149	34.970	36.51	30.493	39.490	47.875	20.480	19.328	23.076	15.580	Upper middle income	Europe
78	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	27.057	31.873	55.24	23.137	31.288	22.013	27.686	22.241	14.675	29.808	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
79	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	26.917	29.133	36.19	36.097	32.349	24.224	16.801	24.701	27.098	22.303	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
80	BelarusBLREastern Europe	26.844	30.600	24.29	39.937	38.656	23.827	26.291	23.088	29.899	16.276	Upper middle income	Europe
81	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	26.681	36.275	51.92	32.615	43.131	27.656	26.056	17.087	18.169	16.005	Upper middle income	Central and Southern Asia
82	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	26.210	35.478	54.75	25.222	37.947	33.937	25.538	16.941	19.321	14.561	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
83	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	25.427	35.186	51.93	21.505	45.361	25.035	32.094	15.668	14.822	16.513	Upper middle income	Europe
84	PanamaPANCentral America	25.338	30.170	46.96	19.108	45.023	23.544	16.215	20.505	17.114	23.896	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
85	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	24.606	38.150	63.53	29.667	34.226	33.743	29.589	11.062	10.999	11.126	Upper middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
86	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	24.214	27.888	36.63	21.890	31.899	27.635	21.390	20.540	19.870	21.210	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
87	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	23.464	39.839	72.88	33.179	45.202	22.677	25.255	7.089	9.763	4.415	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
88	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	23.317	23.919	33.73	14.794	19.727	24.734	26.606	22.715	21.944	23.486	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
89	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	23.309	34.679	61.21	25.492	29.472	28.818	28.404	11.939	11.286	12.593	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
90	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	23.303	26.582	30.81	17.279	35.519	22.425	26.872	20.024	21.475	18.573	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
91	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	23.300	35.055	59.67	21.346	41.137	24.741	28.385	11.545	13.847	9.242	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
92	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	23.184	30.826	29.56	29.875	29.350	39.604	25.746	15.542	17.316	13.767	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
93	SenegalSENWestern Africa	22.543	29.296	52.00	18.082	29.248	30.663	16.485	15.789	23.106	8.471	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
94	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	22.397	30.556	49.32	17.464	36.999	25.301	23.697	14.239	14.357	14.121	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
95	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	21.798	26.695	37.78	18.251	28.821	24.774	23.846	16.902	14.575	19.229	Lower middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
96	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	21.775	32.749	56.26	28.181	28.706	28.956	21.641	10.801	10.135	11.466	Upper middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
97	BoliviaBOLSouth America	21.447	30.417	12.26	32.482	26.977	55.288	25.078	12.477	12.737	12.217	Lower middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
98	ParaguayPRYSouth America	21.415	26.838	33.86	10.083	35.419	31.555	23.269	15.991	12.262	19.721	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
99	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	21.348	25.516	41.07	18.440	26.755	17.084	24.228	17.181	11.714	22.648	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
100	KenyaKENEastern Africa	21.244	26.246	45.00	14.674	25.299	22.061	24.191	16.241	18.430	14.053	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
101	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	20.812	28.536	44.21	20.516	25.058	36.736	16.162	13.087	14.591	11.583	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
102	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	20.724	30.172	49.16	36.238	32.385	13.905	19.166	11.276	13.366	9.187	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
103	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	20.589	30.903	65.39	22.610	27.854	18.627	20.032	10.276	13.644	6.907	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
104	EcuadorECUSouth America	20.545	27.946	35.14	21.333	36.773	23.316	23.173	13.143	13.416	12.869	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
105	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	20.182	23.453	35.68	11.437	30.539	23.712	15.897	16.910	15.187	18.632	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
106	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	20.163	29.903	31.01	35.489	30.864	33.619	18.534	10.424	13.868	6.980	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
107	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	19.064	19.945	31.15	19.814	12.543	19.975	16.242	18.184	10.416	25.952	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
108	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	18.841	25.625	33.00	13.012	23.635	35.296	23.184	12.058	11.764	12.351	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
109	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	18.437	23.264	32.89	27.802	18.735	12.393	24.497	13.611	9.929	17.292	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
110	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	18.313	27.166	40.82	15.054	23.840	34.875	21.240	9.459	13.857	5.061	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
111	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	18.300	25.204	41.31	20.771	19.464	24.791	19.680	11.396	17.500	5.292	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
112	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	18.186	24.106	48.11	10.490	25.851	13.954	22.125	12.266	10.963	13.569	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	17.399	26.190	47.78	11.001	21.370	30.300	20.501	8.609	10.900	6.317	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	TogoTGOWestern Africa	16.939	22.103	37.48	16.761	20.768	21.126	14.375	11.775	12.412	11.139	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	NicaraguaNICCentral America	16.853	24.233	25.24	13.964	23.181	37.035	21.751	9.472	10.208	8.736	Lower middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
116	HondurasHNDCentral America	16.668	23.276	26.15	23.702	23.516	22.242	20.774	10.059	12.479	7.639	Lower middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
117	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	16.526	18.928	21.32	18.488	20.406	15.150	19.280	14.123	11.394	16.852	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
118	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	16.439	24.188	31.34	22.652	23.520	21.738	21.687	8.689	8.726	8.652	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.115	22.538	38.72	15.953	27.595	13.873	16.554	9.693	9.459	9.926	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
120	BeninBENWestern Africa	16.012	25.243	52.23	15.165	22.736	16.671	19.413	6.782	11.005	2.559	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
121	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	15.988	22.649	50.49	12.806	20.994	11.931	17.022	9.327	12.805	5.850	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
122	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	15.824	21.629	31.28	13.206	20.659	20.125	22.876	10.020	13.709	6.331	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
123	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	15.279	20.910	41.27	16.174	14.956	8.951	23.203	9.649	12.869	6.429	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.509	22.232	41.24	17.830	19.694	17.570	14.823	6.786	11.550	2.022	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
125	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	14.327	17.452	32.67	8.028	12.074	19.830	14.655	11.201	17.853	4.549	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	13.593	18.800	22.88	14.804	27.172	14.435	14.715	8.386	9.524	7.248	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
127	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	13.522	21.033	43.52	14.177	18.481	8.742	20.246	6.011	11.030	0.992	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
128	GuineaGINWestern Africa	13.334	17.200	38.65	7.883	16.946	6.948	15.574	9.468	9.813	9.124	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	MaliMLIWestern Africa	12.923	18.788	32.51	13.689	16.795	12.743	18.205	7.057	10.828	3.286	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
130	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	12.454	19.581	36.33	20.698	17.035	7.302	16.537	5.328	5.801	4.854	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	NigerNERWestern Africa	12.444	20.283	40.93	9.040	17.749	15.842	17.848	4.604	9.009	0.200	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
132	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	10.320	16.796	31.85	10.962	16.084	16.607	8.479	3.844	1.620	6.067	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

#1Switzerland67.589
#2Sweden64.223
#3United States63.526
#4United Kingdom62.444
#5Singapore61.467

Lowest

#132Angola10.320
#131Niger12.444
#130Burundi12.454
#129Mali12.923
#128Guinea13.334

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 29.289. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Innovation Inputs
HighestSingapore72.305
LowestAngola16.796
Middle country: 36.677
Institutions
HighestSingapore98.40
LowestBolivia12.26
Middle country: 49.43
Human Capital and Research
HighestSouth Korea66.891
LowestGuinea7.883
Middle country: 30.814
Infrastructure
HighestFinland69.181
LowestEthiopia12.074
Middle country: 39.672
Market Sophistication
HighestUnited States82.860
LowestGuinea6.948
Middle country: 34.601
Business Sophistication
HighestSweden75.808
LowestAngola8.479
Middle country: 28.016
Innovation Outputs
HighestSwitzerland66.908
LowestAngola3.844
Middle country: 23.050
Knowledge and Technology Outputs
HighestSwitzerland65.298
LowestAngola1.620
Middle country: 22.694
Creative Outputs
HighestSwitzerland68.517
LowestNiger0.200
Middle country: 23.983

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −3countries joined / left
129values changed, of 129 in both
93 · 36rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Lithuania37.348 → 41.954+4.605
Finland56.876 → 61.195+4.319
Singapore57.252 → 61.467+4.216
North Macedonia28.839 → 33.019+4.180
Israel50.228 → 54.312+4.084

Fell most

Angola13.921 → 10.320−3.601
Iran32.887 → 30.069−2.818
Montenegro30.340 → 27.796−2.544
Mauritius34.444 → 32.077−2.367
Niger14.626 → 12.444−2.183

+ Bolivia

+ Cabo Verde

+ Lebanon

− Iraq

− Myanmar

− Yemen

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

The rank is World Intellectual Property Organization’s
Printed exactly as the publisher ranked the countries. This site does not re-rank them.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 132 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Intellectual Property Organization (2023). Global Innovation Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/global-innovation-index/2023

064 held

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07Questions