Global Innovation Index 2025: Innovation at a Crossroads
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Innovation fuels progress. But today, it’s facing headwinds.
After decades of steady growth, investment in research and innovation finance is losing steam. In 2024, global R&D growth slowed to its weakest rate since 2010. Venture capital remains subdued, with declines in deals for the third consecutive year.
However, innovation isn’t standing still. It’s recalibrating. New breakthroughs are still reaching people around the world. From green supercomputing and artificial intelligence, to smarter batteries, faster internet and better cancer care.
Against this backdrop, the 2025 WIPO Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks 139 economies. Switzerland leads, followed by Sweden, the United States, the Republic of Korea and Singapore. And others are catching up. China enters the top 10 for the first time. India, Türkiye, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Morocco are rising fast over time.
Other countries like Brazil, Malawi, Senegal, Thailand, Tunisia, Uzbekistan and Rwanda, are outperforming on innovation relative to their development. As regions, Northern Africa and Western Asia, in particular the Middle East, are gaining strength. Innovation is more diverse than ever.
That’s why over 90 governments use WIPO’s GII to track their innovation performance, and as a compass to navigate and shape their future.
Innovation fuels progress. But today, it’s facing headwinds.
After decades of steady growth, investment in research and innovation finance is losing steam. In 2024, global R&D growth slowed to its weakest rate since 2010. Venture capital remains subdued, with declines in deals for the third consecutive year.
However, innovation isn’t standing still. It’s recalibrating. New breakthroughs are still reaching people around the world. From green supercomputing and artificial intelligence, to smarter batteries, faster internet and better cancer care.
Against this backdrop, the 2025 WIPO Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks 139 economies. Switzerland leads, followed by Sweden, the United States, the Republic of Korea and Singapore. And others are catching up. China enters the top 10 for the first time. India, Türkiye, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Morocco are rising fast over time.
Other countries like Brazil, Malawi, Senegal, Thailand, Tunisia, Uzbekistan and Rwanda, are outperforming on innovation relative to their development. As regions, Northern Africa and Western Asia, in particular the Middle East, are gaining strength. Innovation is more diverse than ever.
That’s why over 90 governments use WIPO’s GII to track their innovation performance, and as a compass to navigate and shape their future.
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