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TheGlobal Innovation Index is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for and success ininnovation, published by theWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It was started in 2007 byINSEAD andWorld Business,[1]: 203 a British magazine. Until 2021, it was published by WIPO in partnership withCornell University,INSEAD, and other organisations and institutions.[2]: 333 [3] It is based on both subjective and objective data derived from several sources, including theInternational Telecommunication Union, theWorld Bank, and theWorld Economic Forum.[1]: 203
The Global Innovation Index was started in 2007 byINSEAD andWorld Business,[1]: 203 a British magazine. It was created bySoumitra Dutta.[4]
The Global Innovation Index is computed by taking a simple average of the scores in two sub-indices (the Innovation Input Index and Innovation Output Index), which are composed of respectively five and two pillars. Each of those pillars describes an attribute of innovation and have to five indicators, and their score is calculated by theweighted average method.[5]
Since its inception in 2007, the index has had its results analyzed by an increasing number of governments annually, which design policy responses to improve their performance.[6][7][8][9][10] The index is mentioned in a resolution on science, technology and innovation forsustainable development adopted on 19 December 2019 by theGeneral Assembly of the United Nations.[11]
Four Serbian scholars (Predrag Dašić, Jovan Dašić, Dejan Antanasković and Nina Pavićević) think that the index has been criticised for giving excessive significance attributed to factors that are not integral to innovation. For instance, "Ease of Paying Taxes", "Electricity Output" (half-weightage), and "Ease of Protecting Minority Investors" are factors alongside "Ease of Getting Credit" and "Venture Capital Deals."[12]
Every two years, the index covers a theme related to innovation that goes beyond the innovation rankings. In 2020, the theme was "Who will finance innovation?" and shed light on the state of innovation financing by investigating the evolution of existing mechanisms and by pointing to progress and remaining challenges. Previous themes covered topics such as health innovation, environmental innovation, and agricultural and food innovation.[13]

In 2025, for an economy to feature in the GII 2025, the minimum data coverage requirement is at least 35 indicators in the Innovation Input Sub-Index and 15 indicators in the Innovation Output Sub-Index, with scores for at least two sub-pillars per pillar. In the GII 2025, 139 economies had sufficient data available to be included in the Index. They represent 93.6 percent of the world's population.[14] This year's conceptual framework includes 78 different indicators.[15]
The Global Innovation Index 2025 scores 139 countries and regions.[16]
| Top 10 economies by income group | ||
|---|---|---|
| High-income economies (54 in total) | ||
| 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | United States |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| Upper middle-income economies (36 in total) | ||
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 34 | |
| 3 | 43 | |
| 4 | 45 | |
| 5 | 52 | |
| 6 | 53 | |
| 7 | 54 | |
| 8 | 55 | |
| 9 | 56 | |
| 10 | 58 | |
| Lower middle-income economies (37 in total) | ||
| 1 | 38 | |
| 2 | 44 | |
| 3 | 50 | |
| 4 | 57 | |
| 5 | 65 | |
| 6 | 76 | |
| 7 | 79 | |
| 8 | 86 | |
| 9 | 89 | |
| 10 | 90 | |
| Low-income economies (11 in total) | ||
| 1 | 104 | |
| 2 | 117 | |
| 3 | 120 | |
| 4 | 124 | |
| 5 | 125 | |
| 6 | 126 | |
| 7 | 127 | |
| 8 | 128 | |
| 9 | 134 | |
| 10 | 135 | |

The Global Innovation Index 2024 scores 133 countries and regions.[17][18] The sorting order is in descending score.
| Rank | Country and region | Score | Income group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67.5 | High-income | |
| 2 | 64.5 | High-income | |
| 3 | United States | 62.4 | High-income |
| 4 | 61.2 | High-income | |
| 5 | 61.0 | High-income | |
| 6 | 60.9 | High-income | |
| 7 | 59.4 | High-income | |
| 8 | 58.8 | High-income | |
| 9 | 58.1 | High-income | |
| 10 | 57.1 | High-income | |
| 11 | 56.3 | Upper middle-income | |
| 12 | 55.4 | High-income | |
| 13 | 54.1 | High-income | |
| 14 | 52.9 | High-income | |
| 15 | 52.7 | High-income | |
| 16 | 52.3 | High-income | |
| 17 | 50.3 | High-income | |
| 18 | 50.1 | High-income | |
| 19 | 50.0 | High-income | |
| 20 | 49.1 | High-income | |
| 21 | 49.1 | High-income | |
| 22 | 48.5 | High-income | |
| 23 | 48.1 | High-income | |
| 24 | 47.7 | High-income | |
| 25 | 45.9 | High-income | |
| 26 | 45.3 | High-income | |
| 27 | 45.1 | High-income | |
| 28 | 44.9 | High-income | |
| 29 | 44.8 | High-income | |
| 30 | 44.0 | High-income | |
| 31 | 43.7 | High-income | |
| 32 | 42.8 | High-income | |
| 33 | 40.5 | Upper middle-income | |
| 34 | 40.2 | High-income | |
| 35 | 40.1 | High-income | |
| 36 | 39.6 | High-income | |
| 37 | 39.0 | Upper middle-income | |
| 38 | 38.5 | High-income | |
| 39 | 38.3 | Lower middle-income | |
| 40 | 37.0 | High-income | |
| 41 | 36.9 | Upper middle-income | |
| 42 | 36.4 | High-income | |
| 43 | 36.3 | High-income | |
| 44 | 36.2 | Lower middle-income | |
| 45 | 36.2 | High-income | |
| 46 | 34.3 | High-income | |
| 47 | 33.9 | High-income | |
| 48 | 33.4 | High-income | |
| 49 | 32.9 | High-income | |
| 50 | 32.7 | Upper middle-income | |
| 51 | 32.6 | High-income | |
| 52 | 32.3 | Upper middle-income | |
| 53 | 31.1 | Lower middle-income | |
| 54 | 30.6 | Upper middle-income | |
| 55 | 30.6 | Upper middle-income | |
| 56 | 30.4 | Upper middle-income | |
| 57 | 30.4 | Upper middle-income | |
| 58 | 29.9 | Upper middle-income | |
| 59 | 29.7 | High-income | |
| 60 | 29.5 | Lower middle-income | |
| 61 | 29.2 | Upper middle-income | |
| 62 | 29.1 | High-income | |
| 63 | 29.0 | Upper middle-income | |
| 64 | 28.9 | Lower middle-income | |
| 65 | 28.9 | Upper middle-income | |
| 66 | 28.8 | Lower middle-income | |
| 67 | 28.7 | Lower middle-income | |
| 68 | 28.7 | Upper middle-income | |
| 69 | 28.3 | Upper middle-income | |
| 70 | 28.3 | Upper middle-income | |
| 71 | 28.1 | High-income | |
| 72 | 27.6 | High-income | |
| 73 | 27.5 | Lower middle-income | |
| 74 | 27.1 | High-income | |
| 75 | 26.7 | Upper middle-income | |
| 76 | 26.4 | Upper middle-income | |
| 77 | 26.1 | High-income | |
| 78 | 25.7 | Upper middle-income | |
| 79 | 25.7 | Upper middle-income | |
| 80 | 25.5 | Upper middle-income | |
| 81 | 25.4 | Lower middle-income | |
| 82 | 24.7 | High-income | |
| 83 | 24.7 | Lower middle-income | |
| 84 | 24.5 | Upper middle-income | |
| 85 | 24.2 | Upper middle-income | |
| 86 | 23.7 | Lower middle-income | |
| 87 | 23.1 | Upper middle-income | |
| 88 | 22.8 | High-income | |
| 89 | 22.6 | Lower middle-income | |
| 90 | 22.3 | Lower middle-income | |
| 91 | 22.0 | Lower middle-income | |
| 92 | 22.0 | Lower middle-income | |
| 93 | 21.9 | Upper middle-income | |
| 94 | 21.5 | Lower middle-income | |
| 95 | 21.3 | Upper middle-income | |
| 96 | 21.0 | Lower middle-income | |
| 97 | 20.8 | Upper middle-income | |
| 98 | 20.6 | Upper middle-income | |
| 99 | 20.4 | Lower middle-income | |
| 100 | 20.2 | Lower middle-income | |
| 101 | 20.0 | Lower middle-income | |
| 102 | 20.0 | Upper middle-income | |
| 103 | 19.9 | Lower middle-income | |
| 104 | 19.7 | Low-income | |
| 105 | 19.3 | Upper middle-income | |
| 106 | 19.1 | Lower middle-income | |
| 107 | 18.6 | Lower middle-income | |
| 108 | 18.4 | High-income | |
| 109 | 18.1 | Lower middle-income | |
| 110 | 17.9 | Low-income | |
| 111 | 17.8 | Lower middle-income | |
| 112 | 17.5 | Lower middle-income | |
| 113 | 17.1 | Lower middle-income | |
| 114 | 16.7 | Lower middle-income | |
| 115 | 16.2 | Lower middle-income | |
| 116 | 15.7 | Lower middle-income | |
| 117 | 15.6 | Low-income | |
| 118 | 15.6 | Lower middle-income | |
| 119 | 15.4 | Lower middle-income | |
| 120 | 15.3 | Lower middle-income | |
| 121 | 14.9 | Low-income | |
| 122 | 14.6 | Upper middle-income | |
| 123 | 14.4 | Lower middle-income | |
| 124 | 14.0 | Lower middle-income | |
| 125 | 13.8 | Lower middle-income | |
| 126 | 13.2 | Lower middle-income | |
| 127 | 13.2 | Low-income | |
| 128 | 13.1 | Low-income | |
| 129 | 12.8 | Low-income | |
| 130 | 12.3 | Low-income | |
| 131 | 11.8 | Low-income | |
| 132 | 11.2 | Low-income | |
| 133 | 10.2 | Lower middle-income |