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Global Innovation Index (GII)

The Global Innovation Index (GII) takes the pulse of the most recent global innovation trends. It ranks the innovation ecosystem performance of economies around the globe each year while highlighting innovation strengths and weaknesses and particular gaps in innovation metrics.

Envisioned to capture as complete a picture of innovation as possible, the Index comprises around 80 indicators, including measures on the political environment, education, infrastructure and knowledge creation of each economy.

The different metrics that the GII offers can be used to monitor performance and benchmark developments against economies within the same region or income group classification.

Coming soon

GII 2021: Tracking Innovation through the COVID-19 Crisis

The Global Innovation Index 2021 will be released on September 20th. The innovation performance of 132 economies and the most recent global innovation trends in light of the COVID-19 pandemic will be revealed on this day.

Current edition: Who Will Finance Innovation?

The GII 2020 sheds light on the state of innovation financing by investigating the evolution of existing mechanisms and pointing to progress and remaining challenges

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Previous editions

2019 – Creating Healthy Lives — The Future of Medical Innovation

The GII 2019 analyzed the medical innovation landscape of the next decade, looking at how technological and non-technological medical innovation will transform the delivery of healthcare worldwide.

2018 – Energizing the World with Innovation

The GII 2018 analysed the energy innovation landscape of the next decade and identifies possible breakthroughs in fields such as energy production, storage, distribution, and consumption.

2017 – Innovation Feeding the World

This year’s report reviewed the state of innovation in agriculture and food systems across sectors and geographies.

About the Global Innovation Index

The Global Innovation Index is a leading reference for measuring an economy’s innovation performance. Moving into its 13th edition in 2020, the GII has evolved into a valuable benchmarking tool that facilitates public-private dialogue and that helps policy-makers, business leaders, and other stakeholders to evaluate their innovation progress on an annual basis.