1. GLOBAL INNOVATION
INDEX 2012
TOP THREE PERFORMERS PER REGION
Who is leading innovation?
Every year, the Global Innovation
Index ranks the innovation performance
of over 140 countries and economies
around the world. The ranking is based
on 84 indicators and has a maximum FINLAND
score of 100. SWEDEN
CANADA
THE WORLD'S TOP 5 INNOVATORS
• SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND
• SWEDEN
• SINGAPORE
• FINLAND USA
HONG KONG (CHINA)
TUNISIA
• UNITED KINGDOM
COSTA RICA
SINGAPORE
INNOVATION CLIMBERS
Countries which improved their innovation ranking the most
due to changes in performance (as compared to last year). COLOMBIA
BRAZIL MAURITIUS
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO). SOURCE: GLOBALINNOVATIONINDEX.ORG. DESIGN: LARGENETWORK.
SWAZILAND +28
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM +18
MAURITIUS +18 CHILE NEW ZEALAND
SOUTH AFRICA
RWANDA +15
MONGOLIA +13
ZAMBIA +13
WHO IS INNOVATING MOST EFFICIENTLY?
Countries which transform innovation inputs most efficiently
into innovation outputs (ratio between output and input scores).
68.2
64.8 63.5
CHINA 1.13 61.8
57.7 56.9 58.7 56.6
INDIA 1.10
42.7
36.3 36.6 39.2 37.4
35.5 36.5
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 1.08
MALTA 1.03
SWITZERLAND 1.01
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA ASIA AND OCEANIA