Global Innovation Index

The Global Innovation Index 2026 (GII) takes the pulse of innovation against a background of economic and geopolitical recalibration, shifting investment patterns and rapid advances in frontier technologies. It reveals the most innovative economies in the world, ranking the innovation performance of 139 economies and the world's top 100 innovation clusters, while tracking the main global innovation trends and highlighting innovation strengths and weaknesses.

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

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

Launch of the 2026 GII Ranking of World's Top 100 Innovation Clusters: September 8, 2026

The different metrics that the GII offers help to monitor performance and benchmark developments against economies within the same region or income group.
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September 8, 2026 - Launch of the 2026 GII Ranking of World's Top 100 Innovation Clusters
Release of the Global Innovation Index 2026 “Powering Entrepreneurs at the Frontier of Science" 
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Global Innovation Index 2026: Powering Entrepreneurs at the Frontier of Science

September 8, 2026 - Launch of the 2026 GII Ranking of World's Top 100 Innovation Clusters
September 29, 2026
Release of the Global Innovation Index 2026 “Powering Entrepreneurs at the Frontier of Science" 
Global Innovation Index 2025

Launch of the Global Innovation Index 2025

Current edition: Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science

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The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 ranks the innovation performance of around 140 economies and takes the pulse of innovation against a background of global realignments, uneven growth, fragile venture capital markets, and rapid advances in deep science, from AI and biotechnology to advanced materials, semiconductors, and clean energy, asking how economies can turn scientific breakthroughs into scalable ventures and broad-based impact.

Next edition: Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science

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The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 ranks the innovation performance of around 140 economies and takes the pulse of innovation against a background of global realignments, uneven growth, fragile venture capital markets, and rapid advances in deep science, from AI and biotechnology to advanced materials, semiconductors, and clean energy, asking how economies can turn scientific breakthroughs into scalable ventures and broad-based impact.

2025 – Innovation at a Crossroads

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025

The Global Innovation Index 2025 reveals innovation systems at a crossroads, where breakthrough technologies in AI and quantum computing advance rapidly while investment growth slows and collaborative models evolve to address global challenges.

2024 – Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2024

The GII 2024 reveals who is leading globally in innovation, ranking the innovation performance of 133 economies and highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.
GII 2023 – Innovation in the face of uncertainty

2023 – Innovation in the face of uncertainty

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2023

The Global Innovation Index 2023 (GII) takes the pulse of global innovation trends against the background of an economic environment fraught with uncertainty.
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2021 - Tracking Innovation through the COVID-19 Crisis

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021

The GII 2021 drew on a select set of indicators, including the effects on research and development expenditures or access to innovation finance, to provide a perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on global innovation performance.
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2022 – What is the future of innovation-driven growth?

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2022

The GII 2022 provided a stance on whether stagnation and low productivity growth are here to stay, or whether we are about to enter a new era, where new innovation spurts like the Digital Age and the Deep Science Innovation waves bring about an economic uplift.

GII Innovation Insights

Each month, we take a deep dive into one determinant of innovation that constitutes the Global Innovation Index (GII), often together with the GII data collaborators. In this blog, we unveil unique Innovation Insights, untangling the complexities, and driving forces of the most or up-and-coming innovation nations.

GII iLens Innovation Data Lab

The GII iLens Innovation Data Lab pilots next-generation innovation indicators using big data, web scraping, and spatial analytics—strengthening the GII while expanding the global toolbox for measuring innovation, in underexplored but policy-relevant areas like innovation finance, startups, and deep science.

GII Innovation talks

Step into the world of innovation trends and gain practical insights on what drives successful innovation. In each episode, we ask top-notch experts from various industries to unravel valuable perspectives on topical innovation insights, igniting inspiration to shape the future.
Inside Spain’s Innovation Policy and Strategies with Teresa Riesgo

Inside Spain’s Innovation Policy and Strategies with Teresa Riesgo

March 25, 2025

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Nigeria’s Startup Capital Lagos

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Nigeria’s Startup Capital Lagos

January 15, 2025
Young People Are Innovating for Change: Scientist and Inventor Gitanjali Rao

Young People Are Innovating for Change: Scientist and Inventor Gitanjali Rao

APRIL 22, 2024

Shooting for the Stars: Aisha Bowe on Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM

Shooting for the Stars: Aisha Bowe on Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM

October 21, 2023

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Boom or Bust: Cecilia Zhao on the State of Innovation Finance

September 20, 2023

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Ethics Matters: Alena Buyx Explains Benefits of Ethically Responsible Innovation

July 20, 2023

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Professor Erika Kraemer-Mbula on Innovation Trends in Africa

September 21, 2023

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Michiel Sweers on the “Triple Helix” Innovation Model

March 9, 2023

GII Innovation measurement at the regional, provincial or city level

The GII support better innovation measurement and policy at the sub-regional (regional, provincial or city) level. The Innovation cluster ranking of the Global Innovation Index identifies the top geographical areas around the world with the highest density of inventors, scientific authors and venture capitalist deals. In turn, the WIPO toolkit on “Enabling Innovation Measurement at the Sub-National Level ” supports WIPO member states wishing to construct sub-national innovation metrics or indices, by discussing (i) which GII indicators are fit for purpose at the sub-national level; (ii) the existing sub-national innovation indices of Brazil , China , Colombia , the EU , India  and Viet Nam  and (iii) novel big innovation data fit for measuring local innovation.

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About the Global Innovation Index

Since its inception in 2007 as a magazine article, the GII has evolved into an instrument that has shaped the innovation measurement and policy agenda becoming a cornerstone of economic policymaking. An increasing number of governments systematically analyze their annual GII results and design policy responses to improve their innovation performance.

Published annually, the core of the GII provides performance measures and ranks close to 140 economies on their innovation ecosystems. The Index is built on a rich dataset – the collection of about 80 indicators from international public and private sources – going beyond the traditional measures of innovation since the definition of innovation has broadened.

In addition, the GII identifies the world’s top 100 science and technology clusters, tracks global innovation trends with the GII Global Innovation Tracker and takes up a “special innovation theme” every two years.

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General enquiries

General enquiries relating to the GII, including from students, academics, journalists and others, may be sent to the GII Team at WIPO . GII-related communications from Member States relating to innovation performance, the state of their economy’s innovation metrics or related GII assistance requests should be directed to the Assistant Director General, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector , World Intellectual Property Organization 34, chemin des Colombettes CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland and the GII Team at WIPO .