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.
Global Innovation Index · Data for 2023
HighestSwitzerland
67.589LowestAngola
10.320Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
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Every country and every column of Global Innovation Index, 2023, as published. The rank is World Intellectual Property Organization’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.
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| 1 | CHEWestern 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 | SWENorthern 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 | USANorthern 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 | GBRNorthern 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 | SGPSouth-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 | FINNorthern 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 | NLDWestern 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 | DEUWestern 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 | DNKNorthern 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 | KOREastern 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 | FRAWestern 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 | CHNEastern 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 | JPNEastern 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 | ISRWestern 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 | CANNorthern 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 | ESTNorthern 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 | HKGEastern 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 | AUTWestern 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 | NORNorthern 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 | ISLNorthern 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 | LUXWestern 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 | IRLNorthern 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 | BELWestern 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 | AUSAustralia 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 | MLTSouthern 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 | ITASouthern 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 | NZLAustralia 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 | CYPWestern 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 | ESPSouthern 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 | PRTSouthern 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 | CZEEastern 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 | AREWestern 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 | SVNSouthern 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 | LTUNorthern 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 | HUNEastern 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 | MYSSouth-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 | LVANorthern 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 | BGREastern 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 | TURWestern 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 | INDSouthern 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 | POLEastern 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 | GRCSouthern 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 | THASouth-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 | HRVSouthern 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 | SVKEastern 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 | VNMSouth-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 | ROUEastern 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 | SAUWestern 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 | BRASouth 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 | QATWestern 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 | RUSEastern 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 | CHLSouth 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 | SRBSouthern 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 | MKDSouthern 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 | UKREastern 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 | PHLSouth-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 | MUSEastern 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 | MEXCentral 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 | ZAFSouthern 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 | MDAEastern 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 | IDNSouth-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 | IRNSouthern 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 | URYSouth 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 | KWTWestern 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 | GEOWestern 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 | COLSouth 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 | BHRWestern 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 | MNGEastern 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 | OMNWestern 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 | MARNorthern 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 | JORWestern 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 | ARMWestern 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 | ARGSouth 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 | CRICentral 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 | MNESouthern 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 | PERSouth 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 | BIHSouthern 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 | JAMCaribbean | 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 | TUNNorthern 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 | BLREastern 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 | KAZCentral 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 | UZBCentral 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 | ALBSouthern 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 | PANCentral 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 | BWASouthern 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 | EGYNorthern 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 | BRNSouth-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 | PAKSouthern 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 | AZEWestern 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 | LKASouthern 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 | CPVWestern 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 | LBNWestern 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 | SENWestern 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 | DOMCaribbean | 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 | SLVCentral 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 | NAMSouthern 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 | BOLSouth 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 | PRYSouth 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 | GHAWestern 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 | KENEastern 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 | KHMSouth-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 | TTOCaribbean | 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 | RWAEastern 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 | ECUSouth 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 | BGDSouthern 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 | KGZCentral 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 | MDGEastern 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 | NPLSouthern 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 | NGAWestern 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 | LAOSouth-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 | TJKCentral 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 | CIVWestern 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 | TZAEastern 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 | TGOWestern 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 | NICCentral 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 | HNDCentral 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 | ZWEEastern 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 | ZMBEastern 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 | DZANorthern 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 | BENWestern 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 | UGAEastern 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 | GTMCentral 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 | CMRMiddle 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 | BFAWestern 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 | ETHEastern 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 | MOZEastern 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 | MRTWestern 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 | GINWestern 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 | MLIWestern 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 | BDIEastern 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 | NERWestern 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 | AGOMiddle 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
- #1
Switzerland67.589
- #2
Sweden64.223
- #3
United States63.526
- #4
United Kingdom62.444
- #5
Singapore61.467
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
Highest
Singapore72.305
Lowest
Angola16.796
Middle country: 36.677
Institutions
Highest
Singapore98.40
Lowest
Bolivia12.26
Middle country: 49.43
Human Capital and Research
Highest
South Korea66.891
Lowest
Guinea7.883
Middle country: 30.814
Infrastructure
Highest
Finland69.181
Lowest
Ethiopia12.074
Middle country: 39.672
Market Sophistication
Highest
United States82.860
Lowest
Guinea6.948
Middle country: 34.601
Business Sophistication
Highest
Sweden75.808
Lowest
Angola8.479
Middle country: 28.016
Innovation Outputs
Highest
Switzerland66.908
Lowest
Angola3.844
Middle country: 23.050
Knowledge and Technology Outputs
Highest
Switzerland65.298
Lowest
Angola1.620
Middle country: 22.694
Creative Outputs
Highest
Switzerland68.517
Lowest
Niger0.200
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
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 rank is World Intellectual Property Organization’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 132 countries has every column.
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wipo-pub-2000-2023-tech1.xlsx
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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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
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07Questions
Global Innovation Index, 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Global Innovation Index in Global Innovation Index, 2023?
Switzerland, at 67.589, of the 132 countries in the file.
What year does Global Innovation Index, 2023 describe?
2023.
How many countries does Global Innovation Index, 2023 cover?
132.
Where can I download Global Innovation Index, 2023?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Global Innovation Index, 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Global Innovation Index, 2025.