Data for 2024

Global Innovation Index, 2024

Figures for 2024, as World Intellectual Property Organization published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Innovation Index, 2024 covers 133 countries on 10 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 67.473; Angola is lowest, at 10.216. The middle country reads 28.693. Against 2023, 131 values changed (18 up, 113 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.

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Global Innovation Index · Data for 2024

HighestSwitzerland

67.473

LowestAngola

10.216

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

133countries
10measures per country
2024the year it describes
133distinct values13 decimals, as published
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1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	67.473	68.824	87.71	61.840	60.817	66.527	67.2295	66.122	65.110	67.134	High income	Europe
2	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	64.524	68.336	76.34	62.706	67.226	61.324	74.0814	60.713	63.651	57.775	High income	Europe
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	62.379	67.197	74.88	56.677	52.313	81.527	70.5923	57.562	60.201	54.922	High income	Northern America
4	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	61.181	70.918	99.14	65.031	56.740	65.023	68.6533	51.444	55.442	47.445	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	61.049	62.136	69.88	60.633	55.028	68.706	56.4372	59.963	58.664	61.261	High income	Europe
6	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	60.930	63.913	70.99	68.614	60.468	55.810	63.6852	57.948	54.149	61.747	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
7	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	59.437	66.090	85.54	61.077	65.857	56.889	61.0850	52.784	57.970	47.598	High income	Europe
8	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	58.833	61.940	81.36	56.099	53.714	56.051	62.4707	55.726	55.529	55.924	High income	Europe
9	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	58.083	59.917	73.53	61.434	52.932	56.402	55.2849	56.249	53.899	58.599	High income	Europe
10	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	57.114	63.615	88.75	58.872	60.636	52.925	56.8949	50.613	48.280	52.947	High income	Europe
11	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	56.323	56.802	57.56	50.332	62.359	55.801	57.9578	55.843	61.660	50.026	Upper middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
12	FranceFRAWestern Europe	55.413	58.619	67.47	54.364	54.873	60.929	55.4569	52.208	43.618	60.798	High income	Europe
13	JapanJPNEastern Asia	54.124	60.858	71.17	52.853	56.292	61.464	62.5157	47.389	49.709	45.069	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
14	CanadaCANNorthern America	52.905	63.064	78.15	58.363	54.729	67.236	56.8399	42.746	41.371	44.121	High income	Northern America
15	IsraelISRWestern Asia	52.727	56.857	65.46	53.073	49.988	56.742	59.0190	48.597	56.117	41.076	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
16	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	52.308	59.827	78.68	44.543	61.272	66.505	48.1398	44.789	39.864	49.713	High income	Europe
17	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	50.277	57.408	74.72	59.394	56.765	45.190	50.9688	43.145	41.799	44.491	High income	Europe
18	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	50.142	62.967	82.07	55.736	55.405	71.917	49.7089	37.316	22.833	51.799	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
19	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	49.961	55.127	79.14	48.085	54.822	37.876	55.7100	44.795	47.322	42.269	High income	Europe
20	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	49.091	56.116	83.90	46.948	45.676	45.801	58.2553	42.065	30.533	53.596	High income	Europe
21	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	49.060	59.044	83.27	50.941	64.625	45.201	51.1828	39.076	34.716	43.437	High income	Europe
22	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	48.544	59.158	78.63	47.512	64.852	52.374	52.4206	37.929	30.267	45.592	High income	Europe
23	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	48.096	58.599	76.96	58.702	55.413	53.768	48.1579	37.593	33.134	42.052	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
24	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	47.733	54.419	72.36	56.260	48.939	38.222	56.3084	41.048	44.193	37.903	High income	Europe
25	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	45.863	57.339	82.87	49.780	56.381	44.779	52.8860	34.388	28.503	40.272	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
26	ItalyITASouthern Europe	45.326	46.187	51.25	45.434	52.503	43.062	38.6927	44.464	41.389	47.538	High income	Europe
27	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	45.069	45.500	56.43	37.914	48.381	41.449	43.3255	44.638	38.637	50.638	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
28	SpainESPSouthern Europe	44.934	49.286	56.18	47.340	56.289	44.825	41.7966	40.582	36.361	44.802	High income	Europe
29	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	44.831	49.935	61.84	42.828	51.013	40.116	53.8771	39.728	27.655	51.801	High income	Europe
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	44.042	47.561	67.46	43.691	54.044	30.093	42.5200	40.524	42.705	38.342	High income	Europe
31	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	43.656	48.818	62.83	50.685	48.074	43.655	38.8522	38.493	31.083	45.903	High income	Europe
32	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	42.804	57.665	79.88	54.357	55.330	48.894	49.8665	27.943	23.121	32.766	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
33	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	40.482	49.656	69.09	41.462	45.762	54.994	36.9701	31.307	30.925	31.690	Upper middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
34	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	40.168	47.288	58.86	49.344	53.221	33.372	41.6381	33.048	34.397	31.699	High income	Europe
35	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	40.057	48.997	71.92	39.167	50.435	47.083	36.3820	31.118	32.727	29.509	High income	Europe
36	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	39.572	45.307	52.18	42.949	51.047	34.055	46.3020	33.836	35.580	32.091	High income	Europe
37	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	39.004	39.600	33.30	39.970	50.230	43.379	31.1191	38.409	28.556	48.261	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
38	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	38.489	39.681	41.85	32.289	54.441	37.691	32.1343	37.298	31.688	42.908	Upper middle income	Europe
39	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	38.309	41.129	51.45	34.764	39.027	52.296	28.1027	35.489	38.843	32.136	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
40	PolandPOLEastern Europe	37.004	40.978	44.92	42.628	45.770	33.551	38.0150	33.031	28.006	38.056	High income	Europe
41	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	36.887	41.457	44.81	30.709	45.799	50.610	35.3526	32.317	29.781	34.854	Upper middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
42	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	36.353	44.160	57.93	39.151	51.266	36.569	35.8796	28.547	24.250	32.845	High income	Europe
43	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	36.337	41.269	46.14	39.815	54.088	36.547	29.7521	31.405	31.335	31.476	High income	Europe
44	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	36.181	39.018	50.49	29.323	44.893	39.006	31.3823	33.344	28.509	38.180	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
45	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	36.153	41.212	50.50	46.739	49.330	32.763	26.7314	31.093	29.623	32.564	High income	Europe
46	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	34.311	39.038	47.84	34.645	47.944	32.241	32.5238	29.585	31.399	27.771	High income	Europe
47	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	33.934	45.356	64.87	43.445	46.088	48.678	23.6970	22.513	20.586	24.439	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
48	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	33.399	37.595	42.21	30.786	51.450	32.404	31.1205	29.203	29.941	28.464	High income	Europe
49	QatarQATWestern Asia	32.886	44.110	73.38	36.566	50.245	34.677	25.6790	21.663	17.461	25.865	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
50	BrazilBRASouth America	32.740	37.085	31.75	33.852	45.472	38.188	36.1602	28.395	24.465	32.325	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
51	ChileCHLSouth America	32.625	40.909	56.32	33.522	45.596	38.589	30.5194	24.340	21.154	27.527	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
52	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	32.254	40.738	46.48	35.421	52.341	42.225	27.2266	23.770	29.615	17.926	Upper middle income	Europe
53	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	31.132	34.811	47.23	26.152	34.289	29.688	36.6942	27.453	28.661	26.244	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
54	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	30.619	38.889	59.51	25.220	41.208	44.316	24.1955	22.349	19.938	24.761	Upper middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
55	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	30.564	41.570	66.58	31.002	33.879	50.764	25.6296	19.557	13.511	25.602	Upper middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
56	MexicoMEXCentral America	30.447	33.439	30.92	32.194	39.258	36.232	28.5937	27.456	23.137	31.774	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
57	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	30.386	40.041	67.02	32.587	38.277	32.996	29.3295	20.730	20.240	21.220	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
58	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	29.889	36.696	44.41	27.905	49.093	32.166	29.9030	23.081	23.675	22.487	Upper middle income	Europe
59	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	29.730	32.593	19.10	41.107	36.899	36.108	29.7525	26.866	23.678	30.055	Upper middle income	Europe
60	UkraineUKREastern Europe	29.498	31.634	30.77	34.345	35.547	25.725	31.7876	27.362	31.064	23.660	Lower middle income	Europe
61	ColombiaCOLSouth America	29.182	35.153	42.46	25.581	41.993	32.107	33.6284	23.212	21.710	24.713	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
62	UruguayURYSouth America	29.131	37.846	67.43	26.244	46.503	23.443	25.6110	20.415	20.497	20.334	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
63	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	29.019	31.054	44.14	25.222	36.249	26.962	22.7011	26.983	21.916	32.050	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
64	IranIRNSouthern Asia	28.881	29.337	10.93	32.115	29.649	55.360	18.6295	28.425	25.924	30.927	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
65	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	28.875	36.356	39.85	32.581	44.522	36.891	27.9380	21.393	19.823	22.963	Upper middle income	Europe
66	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	28.795	29.163	43.52	26.709	33.870	27.536	14.1786	28.426	20.488	36.365	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
67	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	28.693	29.767	35.88	26.080	38.361	21.024	27.4901	27.619	15.821	39.418	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
68	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	28.681	31.032	37.61	31.092	33.423	33.325	19.7118	26.330	21.188	31.471	Upper middle income	Europe
69	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	28.337	33.363	36.53	26.802	37.099	37.829	28.5529	23.311	21.362	25.260	Upper middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
70	Costa RicaCRICentral America	28.334	36.416	56.37	26.408	43.679	24.890	30.7319	20.252	22.617	17.887	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
71	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	28.092	34.230	46.78	34.507	43.647	29.839	16.3827	21.954	20.766	23.142	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
72	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	27.643	39.761	68.10	28.567	51.018	28.340	22.7800	15.524	16.771	14.277	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
73	JordanJORWestern Asia	27.452	34.449	52.36	26.123	32.411	36.436	24.9136	20.456	19.598	21.314	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
74	OmanOMNWestern Asia	27.131	37.023	57.62	31.967	42.717	30.284	22.5266	17.238	14.839	19.637	High income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
75	PeruPERSouth America	26.699	36.010	40.17	35.502	43.135	37.021	24.2270	17.388	12.970	21.806	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
76	ArgentinaARGSouth America	26.425	28.617	21.71	33.949	36.707	22.995	27.7252	24.232	18.560	29.903	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
77	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	26.054	32.033	55.08	26.793	26.474	20.738	31.0749	20.076	23.039	17.112	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
78	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	25.673	33.668	44.25	32.010	40.856	25.240	25.9876	17.678	15.893	19.464	Upper middle income	Central and Southern Asia
79	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	25.672	28.753	50.34	22.390	27.217	19.552	24.2692	22.590	13.115	32.064	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
80	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	25.468	33.435	29.98	30.410	40.553	46.507	19.7289	17.501	20.335	14.667	Upper middle income	Europe
81	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	25.354	27.898	31.95	36.771	27.044	26.900	16.8227	22.810	23.205	22.415	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
82	PanamaPANCentral America	24.743	29.912	42.02	22.080	43.868	23.199	18.3897	19.574	14.367	24.780	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
83	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	24.704	33.756	49.16	25.108	40.432	28.918	25.1603	15.653	18.427	12.878	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
84	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	24.538	35.043	50.32	21.569	52.296	24.180	26.8488	14.033	14.440	13.625	Upper middle income	Europe
85	BelarusBLREastern Europe	24.207	26.557	12.74	39.234	34.421	22.823	23.5616	21.856	28.410	15.303	Upper middle income	Europe
86	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	23.655	28.154	35.87	23.081	31.798	30.187	19.8360	19.156	17.652	20.661	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
87	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	23.083	35.737	64.29	28.958	29.276	28.748	27.4155	10.428	10.562	10.294	Upper middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
88	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	22.770	38.096	69.98	33.942	41.822	21.247	23.4891	7.443	9.817	5.069	High income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
89	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	22.600	26.917	32.66	17.509	41.727	20.191	22.5013	18.284	18.178	18.389	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
90	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	22.286	34.450	56.66	20.327	51.135	21.907	22.2213	10.121	11.973	8.268	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
91	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	22.006	22.201	25.27	15.416	21.110	24.340	24.8671	21.812	21.037	22.586	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
92	SenegalSENWestern Africa	21.974	29.101	45.47	18.581	35.740	30.975	14.7361	14.847	21.472	8.222	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
93	ParaguayPRYSouth America	21.852	27.802	34.51	16.436	43.159	24.778	20.1251	15.903	10.342	21.464	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
94	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	21.537	26.817	14.75	33.085	24.100	38.538	23.6147	16.257	17.827	14.687	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
95	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	21.296	29.940	53.83	24.889	27.653	17.463	25.8593	12.652	11.117	14.186	Upper middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
96	KenyaKENEastern Africa	20.987	25.355	39.60	16.137	27.143	22.582	21.3120	16.619	19.669	13.568	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
97	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	20.822	28.181	49.51	19.142	35.249	16.373	20.6351	13.462	10.975	15.948	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	20.612	25.069	33.31	17.644	27.709	24.576	22.1009	16.156	11.921	20.390	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
99	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	20.354	29.245	25.09	39.563	36.339	27.726	17.5045	11.464	10.795	12.133	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
100	BoliviaBOLSouth America	20.246	29.205	15.48	31.536	21.467	54.831	22.7105	11.288	9.489	13.087	Lower middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
101	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	20.035	24.890	45.28	16.699	27.152	11.076	24.2362	15.180	9.757	20.603	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
102	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	19.960	29.240	50.61	25.188	25.140	23.539	21.7228	10.681	9.386	11.975	Upper middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
103	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	19.886	27.815	37.64	16.772	27.276	42.949	14.4402	11.958	12.286	11.629	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
104	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	19.689	30.273	62.10	24.422	30.628	16.048	18.1707	9.105	11.025	7.185	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
105	EcuadorECUSouth America	19.327	25.480	30.09	21.908	35.956	18.339	21.1025	13.173	12.614	13.733	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
106	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	19.107	22.672	30.45	11.391	34.099	23.931	13.4923	15.542	13.348	17.736	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
107	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	18.602	25.318	31.68	25.119	26.259	23.171	20.3654	11.886	16.624	7.148	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
108	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	18.413	28.521	44.95	41.905	25.920	11.226	18.6034	8.305	11.042	5.569	High income	Latin America and the Caribbean
109	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	18.064	23.800	29.87	10.451	27.807	32.959	17.9130	12.328	10.674	13.983	Lower middle income	Central and Southern Asia
110	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	17.935	17.238	21.54	17.919	11.843	22.771	12.1154	18.632	9.131	28.134	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	17.843	27.596	38.50	15.366	29.502	34.909	19.7022	8.089	10.762	5.417	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
112	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	17.492	23.736	45.82	11.203	29.179	11.850	20.6304	11.248	8.878	13.617	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	17.106	20.580	21.11	27.309	19.718	15.222	19.5459	13.632	9.475	17.789	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	HondurasHNDCentral America	16.743	23.253	22.15	25.470	25.320	22.753	20.5715	10.232	12.061	8.404	Lower middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
115	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.162	23.182	34.84	28.063	29.881	5.162	17.9636	9.142	9.078	9.207	Lower middle income	Northern Africa and Western Asia
116	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	15.665	26.233	36.51	22.606	31.890	19.299	20.8584	5.096	7.232	2.960	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
117	TogoTGOWestern Africa	15.619	20.551	29.84	16.360	20.426	20.596	15.5367	10.687	10.629	10.745	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
118	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	15.575	16.468	13.76	11.709	19.546	15.273	22.0522	14.681	12.515	16.847	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	BeninBENWestern Africa	15.442	24.105	47.28	16.736	23.672	13.690	19.1504	6.778	9.725	3.831	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
120	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	15.326	22.246	43.33	9.986	25.808	15.224	16.8845	8.406	8.871	7.942	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
121	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	14.945	20.825	41.13	13.471	23.549	13.278	12.6934	9.064	11.195	6.933	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
122	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	14.560	21.347	28.80	12.070	24.024	19.411	22.4265	7.774	10.705	4.842	Upper middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
123	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	14.424	20.713	33.53	16.504	18.467	10.511	24.5522	8.135	9.603	6.666	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	NicaraguaNICCentral America	13.988	21.317	13.90	16.151	24.549	31.406	20.5840	6.658	9.706	3.610	Lower middle income	Latin America and the Caribbean
125	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	13.767	17.735	13.47	18.518	24.404	22.388	9.8924	9.799	13.251	6.347	Lower middle income	South East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
126	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	13.214	19.776	33.84	15.391	21.852	9.121	18.6787	6.651	8.917	4.386	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa
127	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	13.205	19.997	27.13	18.713	23.622	15.319	15.1978	6.414	7.053	5.776	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
128	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	13.109	20.114	22.44	14.272	28.770	21.745	13.3416	6.104	8.304	3.904	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	12.756	18.214	31.21	19.754	11.971	16.559	11.5747	7.297	9.905	4.690	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
130	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	12.325	14.523	25.56	7.213	21.501	5.013	13.3246	10.128	14.733	5.523	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	MaliMLIWestern Africa	11.795	18.714	28.87	12.695	16.330	14.817	20.8560	4.875	9.179	0.571	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
132	NigerNERWestern Africa	11.234	16.859	26.53	10.022	17.901	11.910	17.9304	5.609	9.040	2.177	Low income	Sub-Saharan Africa
133	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	10.216	15.678	24.97	12.363	22.620	11.624	6.8105	4.754	3.632	5.877	Lower middle income	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

#1Switzerland67.473
#2Sweden64.524
#3United States62.379
#4Singapore61.181
#5United Kingdom61.049

Lowest

#133Angola10.216
#132Niger11.234
#131Mali11.795
#130Ethiopia12.325
#129Burkina Faso12.756

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 28.693. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Innovation Inputs
HighestSingapore70.918
LowestEthiopia14.523
Middle country: 34.811
Institutions
HighestSingapore99.14
LowestIran10.93
Middle country: 46.48
Human Capital and Research
HighestSouth Korea68.614
LowestEthiopia7.213
Middle country: 31.536
Infrastructure
HighestSweden67.226
LowestMadagascar11.843
Middle country: 41.208
Market Sophistication
HighestUnited States81.527
LowestEthiopia5.013
Middle country: 32.404
Business Sophistication
HighestSweden74.0814
LowestAngola6.8105
Middle country: 25.8593
Innovation Outputs
HighestSwitzerland66.122
LowestAngola4.754
Middle country: 22.349
Knowledge and Technology Outputs
HighestSwitzerland65.110
LowestAngola3.632
Middle country: 20.766
Creative Outputs
HighestSwitzerland67.134
LowestMali0.571
Middle country: 24.439

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −1countries joined / left
131values changed, of 131 in both
18 · 113rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

South Korea58.595 → 60.930+2.335
Montenegro27.796 → 28.875+1.079
China55.314 → 56.323+1.009
Armenia28.044 → 29.019+0.975
Burundi12.454 → 13.205+0.751

Fell most

Malta49.084 → 44.831−4.253
Russia33.306 → 29.730−3.577
Latvia39.731 → 36.353−3.377
Ukraine32.821 → 29.498−3.323
Hong Kong53.286 → 50.142−3.145

+ Barbados

+ Myanmar

− Guinea

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 133 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Intellectual Property Organization (2024). Global Innovation Index, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/global-innovation-index/2024

064 held

Other years

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Global Innovation Index, 2023
132 countries
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139 countries
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Global Innovation Index: every year
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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions