Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, South Korea and Singapore lead the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 ranking.

Also among the top 10 are the United Kingdom, Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark and China, which enters the top 10 for the first time. At the same time, the GII report notes that slowing growth in innovation investment is clouding the outlook.

 

To assess the innovation performance of 140 economies, the GII uses around 80 indicators. These include, among others, spending on research and development (R&D), venture capital (VC) deals, high-tech exports and intellectual property filings. It is regarded as the world’s authoritative benchmark for policymakers, business leaders and other stakeholders in fostering innovation and building strong innovation ecosystems.

 

Now in its 18th edition, the GII shows that a group of middle-income economies – led by China, India (38th), Türkiye (43rd), Viet Nam (44th), the Philippines (50th), Indonesia (55th) and Morocco (57th) – continue their upward trajectory in the GII. Since the beginning of this decade, Saudi Arabia (46th), Qatar (48th), Brazil (52nd), Mauritius (53rd), Bahrain (62nd) and Jordan (65th) have ranked among the fastest-rising innovation performers.

“The GII 2025 maps the global innovation landscape. It shows that the economies advancing the fastest are those that see innovation as a fundamental driver of resilience, growth and competitiveness,” said WIPO Director General Daren Tang.

The GII 2025 Report