Knowledge & Technology Outputs

WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026 — Knowledge and technology outputs. This pillar covers all those variables that are traditionally thought to be the fruits of inventions and or innovations. Higher scores rank first.

📅 2026📏 GII score (0–100)139 entries

Europe · 40

Oceania · 2

Asia · 39

Americas · 23

Africa · 35

20 GII score (0–100)40 GII score (0–100)60 GII score (0–100)

Every dot is one country, placed by its value (GII score (0–100)); the vertical bar marks each row’s median. Rows are world regions, ordered by their median. Hover a dot for its name.

🇨🇳China

63.25

🇨🇭Switzerland

61.77

🇺🇸United States

59.60

🇸🇪Sweden

57.26

🇬🇧United Kingdom

56.46

🇮🇱Israel

55.24

🇰🇷South Korea

54.09

🇸🇬Singapore

53.73

🇫🇮Finland

53.29

🇳🇱Netherlands

51.69

🇩🇪Germany

50.42

🇯🇵Japan

48.34

🇩🇰Denmark

47.12

🇫🇷France

43.12

🇮🇳India

41.76

🇧🇪Belgium

41.53

🇦🇹Austria

40.72

🇮🇪Ireland

40.63

🇨🇦Canada

40.34

🇮🇹Italy

40.32

🇨🇾Cyprus

39.08

🇨🇿Czechia

38.88

🇪🇸Spain

37.66

🇪🇪Estonia

37.31

🇭🇺Hungary

36.38

🇦🇺Australia

35.23

🇸🇮Slovenia

35.04

🇧🇬Bulgaria

34.84

🇭🇰Hong Kong

34.04

🇸🇰Slovakia

32.76

🇱🇹Lithuania

32.46

🇲🇾Malaysia

32.37

🇳🇴Norway

31.91

🇵🇹Portugal

31.15

🇻🇳Vietnam

30.89

🇷🇸Serbia

30.76

🇵🇭Philippines

30.74

🇹🇭Thailand

30.54

🇵🇱Poland

30.06

🇬🇷Greece

30.04

🇳🇿New Zealand

29.01

🇷🇴Romania

29.00

🇲🇰North Macedonia

28.34

🇭🇷Croatia

27.85

🇮🇸Iceland

27.65

🇺🇦Ukraine

27.38

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

26.94

🇲🇹Malta

26.62

🇹🇷Türkiye

26.49

🇱🇧Lebanon

26.22

Highlights

As of 2026, China ranks first with 63.25, followed by Switzerland (61.77) and United States (59.60).

Across 139 countries and territories, values run from 63.25 (China) to 5.07 (Chad), with a median of 21.83.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from Europe, 4 from Asia and 1 from the Americas.

Source: WIPO — Global Innovation Index 2026, 2026. Unit: GII score (0–100).

Source: WIPO — Global Innovation Index 2026 · entered by hand Oct 18, 2026

Ranking

Loading ranking…

Highlights

As of 2026, China ranks first with 63.25, followed by Switzerland (61.77) and United States (59.60).

Across 139 countries and territories, values run from 63.25 (China) to 5.07 (Chad), with a median of 21.83.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from Europe, 4 from Asia and 1 from the Americas.

Source: WIPO — Global Innovation Index 2026, 2026. Unit: GII score (0–100).