2012 GII (Global Innovation Index)

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2012 Global Innovation Index rankings
Country/Economy	Score (0-100)	Rank	Income	Rank	Region	Rank
Albania	30.4	90	UM	34	Eur	39
Algeria	24.4	124	UM	40	NAWA	18
Angola	22.2	135	LM	33	SSf	27
Argentina	34.4	70	UM	22	LcN	6
Armenia	34.5	69	LM	5	NAWA	12
Australia	51.9	23	HI	23	SEAO	5
Austria	53.1	22	HI	22	Eur	15
Azerbaijan	30.4	89	UM	33	NAWA	16
Bahrain	41.1	41	HI	36	NAWA	5
Bangladesh	26.1	112	LI	6	cSA	7
Belarus	32.9	78	UM	27	Eur	38
Belgium	54.3	20	HI	20	Eur	14
Belize	32.5	80	LM	9	LcN	10
Benin	24.4	125	LI	13	SSf	21
Bolivia, Plurinational St	25.8	114	LM	25	LcN	21
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34.2	72	UM	23	Eur	37
Botswana	31.4	85	UM	30	SSf	5
Brazil	36.6	58	UM	15	LcN	2
Brunei Darussalam	37.7	53	HI	41	SEAO	9
Bulgaria	40.7	43	UM	6	Eur	27
Burkina Faso	24.6	122	LI	12	SSf	19
Burundi	20.5	137	LI	20	SSf	29
Cambodia	23.4	129	LI	16	SEAO	16
Cameroon	25	121	LM	27	SSf	18
Canada	56.9	12	HI	12	NAc	2
Chile	42.7	39	UM	5	LcN	1
China	45.4	34	UM	3	SEAO	8
Colombia	35.5	65	UM	20	LcN	4
Costa Rica	36.3	60	UM	17	LcN	3
Côte d'Ivoire	22.6	134	LM	32	SSf	26
Croatia	40.7	42	HI	37	Eur	26
Cyprus	47.9	28	HI	28	NAWA	2
Czech Republic	49.7	27	HI	27	Eur	18
Denmark	59.9	7	HI	7	Eur	6
Dominican Republic	30.9	86	UM	31	LcN	13
Ecuador	28.5	98	UM	36	LcN	17
Egypt	27.9	103	LM	21	NAWA	17
El Salvador	29.5	93	LM	14	LcN	16
Estonia	55.3	19	HI	19	Eur	13
Ethiopia	23.3	131	LI	18	SSf	25
Fiji	27.9	101	LM	20	SEAO	15
Finland	61.8	4	HI	4	Eur	3
France	51.8	24	HI	24	Eur	16
Gabon	26.5	106	UM	38	SSf	10
Gambia	23.3	130	LI	17	SSf	24
Georgia	34.3	71	LM	6	NAWA	1
Germany	56.2	15	HI	15	Eur	10
Ghana	29.6	92	LM	13	SSf	6
Greece	35.3	66	HI	43	Eur	36
Guatemala	28.4	99	LM	18	LcN	18
Guyana	33.7	77	LM	8	LcN	8
Honduras	26.3	111	LM	24	LcN	20
Hong Kong (China)	58.7	8	HI	8	SEAO	2
Hungary	46.5	31	HI	30	Eur	21
Iceland	55.7	18	HI	18	Eur	12
India	35.7	64	LM	3	cSA	1
Indonesia	28.1	100	LM	19	SEAO	14
Iran, Islamic Rep.	27.3	104	UM	37	cSA	4
Ireland	58.7	9	HI	9	Eur	7
Israel	56	17	HI	17	NAWA	1
Italy	44.5	36	HI	33	Eur	23
Jamaica	30.2	91	UM	35	LcN	15
Japan	51.7	25	HI	25	SEAO	6
Jordan	37.1	56	UM	13	NAWA	9
Kazakhstan	31.9	83	UM	29	cSA	2
Kenya	28.9	96	LI	1	SSf	7
Korea, Rep.	53.9	21	HI	21	SEAO	4
Kuwait	37.2	55	HI	42	NAWA	8
Kyrgyzstan	26.4	109	LI	4	cSA	6
Lao Pdr	20.2	138	LM	34	SEAO	17
Latvia	47	30	UM	1	Eur	20
Lebanon	36.2	61	UM	18	NAWA	11
Lesotho	25.7	116	LM	26	SSf	14
Lithuania	44	38	UM	4	Eur	24
Luxembourg	57.7	11	HI	11	Eur	8
Macedonia, FYR	36.2	62	UM	19	Eur	34
Madagascar	24.2	126	LI	14	SSf	22
Malawi	25.4	120	LI	11	SSf	17
Malaysia	45.9	32	UM	2	SEAO	7
Mali	25.4	119	LI	10	SSf	16
Malta	56.1	16	HI	16	Eur	11
Mauritius	39.2	49	UM	9	SSf	1
Mexico	32.9	79	UM	28	LcN	9
Moldova, Rep.	39.2	50	LM	1	Eur	31
Mongolia	35	68	LM	4	SEAO	11
Montenegro	40.1	45	UM	7	Eur	29
Morocco	30.7	88	LM	12	NAWA	15
Mozambique	26.3	110	LI	5	SSf	12
Namibia	34.1	73	UM	24	SSf	3
Nepal	26	113	LI	7	cSA	8
Netherlands	60.5	6	HI	6	Eur	5
New Zealand	56.6	13	HI	13	SEAO	3
Nicaragua	26.7	105	LM	22	LcN	19
Niger	18.6	140	LI	21	SSf	30
Nigeria	24.6	123	LM	28	SSf	20
Norway	56.4	14	HI	14	Eur	9
Oman	39.5	47	HI	39	NAWA	6
Pakistan	23.1	133	LM	31	cSA	10
Panama	30.9	87	UM	32	LcN	14
Paraguay	31.6	84	LM	11	LcN	12
Peru	34.1	75	UM	26	LcN	7
Philippines	29	95	LM	16	SEAO	13
Poland	40.4	44	HI	38	Eur	28
Portugal	45.3	35	HI	32	Eur	22
Qatar	45.5	33	HI	31	NAWA	3
Romania	37.8	52	UM	11	Eur	33
Russian Federation	37.9	51	UM	10	Eur	32
Rwanda	27.9	102	LI	2	SSf	9
Saudi Arabia	39.3	48	HI	40	NAWA	7
Senegal	28.8	97	LM	17	SSf	8
Serbia	40	46	UM	8	Eur	30
Singapore	63.5	3	HI	3	SEAO	1
Slovakia	41.4	40	HI	35	Eur	25
Slovenia	49.9	26	HI	26	Eur	17
South Africa	37.4	54	UM	12	SSf	2
Spain	47.2	29	HI	29	Eur	19
Sri Lanka	29.1	94	LM	15	cSA	3
Sudan	16.8	141	LM	36	SSf	31
Swaziland	32	82	LM	10	SSf	4
Sweden	64.8	2	HI	2	Eur	2
Switzerland	68.2	1	HI	1	Eur	1
Syrian Arab Rep.	23.1	132	LM	30	NAWA	19
Tajikistan	26.4	108	LI	3	cSA	5
Tanzania, United Rep.	23.9	128	LI	15	SSf	23
Thailand	36.9	57	UM	14	SEAO	10
Togo	20.5	136	LI	19	SSf	28
Trinidad And Tobago	32.5	81	HI	44	LcN	11
Tunisia	36.5	59	UM	16	NAWA	10
Turkey	34.1	74	UM	25	NAWA	14
Uganda	25.6	117	LI	9	SSf	15
Ukraine	36.1	63	LM	2	Eur	35
United Arab Emirates	44.4	37	HI	34	NAWA	4
United Kingdom	61.2	5	HI	5	Eur	4
United States	57.7	10	HI	10	NAc	1
Uruguay	35.1	67	UM	21	LcN	5
Uzbekistan	23.9	127	LM	29	cSA	9
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep.	25.4	118	UM	39	LcN	22
Viet Nam	33.9	76	LM	7	SEAO	12
Yemen	19.2	139	LM	35	NAWA	20
Zambia	26.4	107	LM	23	SSf	11
Zimbabwe	25.7	115	LI	8	SSf	13
2012 Innovation Input Sub-Index
Country/Economy	Score (0-100)	Rank	Income	Rank	Region	Rank
Albania	37.4	82	uM	33	Eur	39
Algeria	33	101	uM	37	NAWA	17
Angola	26.3	133	LM	31	SSf	25
Argentina	38.7	76	uM	29	LcN	10
Armenia	39.1	73	LM	3	NAWA	13
Australia	63.4	13	HI	13	SEAO	4
Austria	59.5	21	HI	21	Eur	12
Azerbaijan	36.8	85	uM	34	NAWA	15
Bahrain	51.4	35	HI	34	NAWA	5
Bangladesh	29.5	118	LI	9	cSA	8
Belarus	37.7	80	uM	31	Eur	38
Belgium	60.3	20	HI	20	Eur	11
Belize	36.6	87	LM	9	LcN	13
Benin	26.7	132	LI	18	SSf	24
Bolivia, Plurinational St.	31.3	108	LM	23	LcN	20
Bosnia and Herzegovina	41.4	66	uM	21	Eur	35
Botswana	42.8	54	uM	11	SSf	3
Brazil	40.2	69	uM	24	LcN	5
Brunei Darussalam	45.8	46	HI	41	SEAO	8
Bulgaria	45.5	47	uM	6	Eur	28
Burkina Faso	29.5	120	LI	11	SSf	16
Burundi	25.3	137	LI	21	SSf	29
Cambodia	29.5	119	LI	10	SEAO	16
Cameroon	28.3	125	LM	29	SSf	20
Canada	65.8	10	HI	10	NAc	2
Chile	46.8	43	uM	4	LcN	1
China	42.7	55	uM	12	SEAO	10
Colombia	42.3	58	uM	15	LcN	3
Costa Rica	39.8	71	uM	26	LcN	7
Côte d'Ivoire	24.5	139	LM	34	SSf	30
Croatia	46.4	44	HI	40	Eur	27
Cyprus	56.4	25	HI	25	NAWA	2
Czech Republic	53.3	31	HI	30	Eur	18
Denmark	67.4	8	HI	8	Eur	6
Dominican Republic	34.6	93	uM	35	LcN	14
Ecuador	31.2	109	uM	38	LcN	21
Egypt	32.5	104	LM	20	NAWA	18
El Salvador	34.6	94	LM	13	LcN	15
Estonia	57.4	24	HI	24	Eur	15
Ethiopia	28.4	124	LI	13	SSf	19
Fiji	37	84	LM	7	SEAO	13
Finland	67.5	6	HI	6	Eur	4
France	59.1	22	HI	22	Eur	13
Gabon	30.7	112	uM	39	SSf	12
Gambia	27.8	128	LI	15	SSf	21
Georgia	41.7	63	LM	2	NAWA	10
Germany	58.8	23	HI	23	Eur	14
Ghana	35.1	91	LM	11	SSf	6
Greece	44	50	HI	42	Eur	30
Guatemala	33.7	98	LM	15	LcN	16
Guyana	36.7	86	LM	8	LcN	12
Honduras	31.8	105	LM	21	LcN	19
Hong Kong (China)	72	2	HI	2	SEAO	2
Hungary	51.2	37	HI	35	Eur	23
Iceland	60.8	19	HI	19	Eur	10
India	34	96	LM	14	cSA	3
Indonesia	30.6	113	LM	24	SEAO	15
Iran, Islamic Rep.	33.9	97	uM	36	cSA	4
Ireland	67.4	7	HI	7	Eur	5
Israel	61.5	17	HI	17	NAWA	1
Italy	51.5	34	HI	33	Eur	21
Jamaica	38.2	77	uM	30	LcN	11
Japan	61.3	18	HI	18	SEAO	6
Jordan	39.7	72	uM	27	NAWA	12
Kazakhstan	41.4	67	uM	22	cSA	1
Kenya	36.6	89	LI	1	SSf	5
Korea, Rep.	61.8	16	HI	16	SEAO	5
Kuwait	42	61	HI	43	NAWA	8
Kyrgyzstan	35.5	90	LI	2	cSA	2
Lao PDR	27.3	129	LM	30	SEAO	17
Latvia	51.4	36	uM	2	Eur	22
Lebanon	41.8	62	uM	18	NAWA	9
Lesotho	34.8	92	LM	12	SSf	7
Lithuania	50.2	38	uM	3	Eur	24
Luxembourg	63	14	HI	14	Eur	8
Macedonia, FYR	43.2	52	uM	10	Eur	32
Madagascar	30.2	116	LI	7	SSf	14
Malawi	30.8	110	LI	5	SSf	11
Malaysia	54.2	29	uM	1	SEAO	7
Mali	27	131	LI	17	SSf	23
Malta	55.3	27	HI	27	Eur	17
Mauritius	44.7	49	uM	8	SSf	2
Mexico	39.8	70	uM	25	LcN	6
Moldova, Rep.	37.8	79	LM	5	Eur	37
Mongolia	42.8	53	LM	1	SEAO	9
Montenegro	45	48	uM	7	Eur	29
Morocco	36.6	88	LM	10	NAWA	16
Mozambique	31.7	107	LI	4	SSf	10
Namibia	42.4	56	uM	13	SSf	4
Nepal	28	127	LI	14	cSA	9
Netherlands	62.9	15	HI	15	Eur	9
New Zealand	63.4	12	HI	12	SEAO	3
Nicaragua	32.9	102	LM	18	LcN	17
Niger	25.4	136	LI	20	SSf	28
Nigeria	26.1	134	LM	32	SSf	26
Norway	64	11	HI	11	Eur	7
Oman	46.9	42	HI	39	NAWA	7
Pakistan	24.3	140	LM	35	cSA	10
Panama	38.7	75	uM	28	LcN	9
Paraguay	32.6	103	LM	19	LcN	18
Peru	42.3	57	uM	14	LcN	2
Philippines	31.7	106	LM	22	SEAO	14
Poland	47.1	41	HI	38	Eur	26
Portugal	51.9	33	HI	32	Eur	20
Qatar	54.1	30	HI	29	NAWA	4
Romania	43.9	51	uM	9	Eur	31
Russian Federation	42	60	uM	17	Eur	33
Rwanda	34.3	95	LI	3	SSf	8
Saudi Arabia	49.2	39	HI	36	NAWA	6
Senegal	30.4	114	LM	25	SSf	13
Serbia	41.5	65	uM	20	Eur	34
Singapore	74.9	1	HI	1	SEAO	1
Slovakia	47.3	40	HI	37	Eur	25
Slovenia	53.2	32	HI	31	Eur	19
South Africa	46.4	45	uM	5	SSf	1
Spain	56	26	HI	26	Eur	16
Sri Lanka	30.3	115	LM	26	cSA	7
Sudan	23.3	141	LM	36	SSf	31
Swaziland	33.7	99	LM	16	SSf	9
Sweden	68.8	3	HI	3	Eur	1
Switzerland	68	4	HI	4	Eur	2
Syrian Arab Rep.	28.6	123	LM	28	NAWA	19
Tajikistan	30.8	111	LI	6	cSA	6
Tanzania, United Rep.	29.7	117	LI	8	SSf	15
Thailand	42.1	59	uM	16	SEAO	11
Togo	25.4	135	LI	19	SSf	27
Trinidad And Tobago	39	74	HI	44	LcN	8
Tunisia	41.5	64	uM	19	NAWA	11
Turkey	37.5	81	uM	32	NAWA	14
Uganda	29.4	121	LI	12	SSf	17
Ukraine	38	78	LM	4	Eur	36
United Arab Emirates	55.2	28	HI	28	NAWA	3
United Kingdom	68	5	HI	5	Eur	3
United States	66.3	9	HI	9	NAc	1
Uruguay	40.3	68	uM	23	LcN	4
Uzbekistan	33.2	100	LM	17	cSA	5
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep.	28.1	126	uM	40	LcN	22
Viet Nam	37	83	LM	6	SEAO	12
Yemen	25.2	138	LM	33	NAWA	20
Zambia	28.9	122	LM	27	SSf	18
Zimbabwe	27	130	LI	16	SSf	22
2012 Innovation Output Sub-Index
Country/Economy	Score (0-100)	Rank	Income	Rank	Region	Rank
Albania	23.3	98	uM	32	Eur	39
Algeria	15.8	134	uM	40	NAWA	19
Angola	18.1	127	LM	30	SSf	24
Argentina	30.2	66	uM	19	LcN	6
Armenia	29.8	68	LM	8	NAWA	12
Australia	40.4	31	HI	28	SEAO	7
Austria	46.7	21	HI	20	Eur	15
Azerbaijan	24	94	uM	31	NAWA	16
Bahrain	30.8	60	HI	40	NAWA	9
Bangladesh	22.6	104	LI	4	cSA	4
Belarus	28.1	75	uM	24	Eur	36
Belgium	48.3	18	HI	18	Eur	14
Belize	28.4	74	LM	9	LcN	9
Benin	22	108	LI	5	SSf	12
Bolivia, Plurinational St.	20.3	120	LM	28	LcN	22
Bosnia and Herzegovina	26.9	80	uM	26	Eur	37
Botswana	19.9	121	uM	39	SSf	19
Brazil	33	52	uM	12	LcN	2
Brunei Darussalam	29.7	69	HI	41	SEAO	11
Bulgaria	35.8	42	uM	7	Eur	27
Burkina Faso	19.8	123	LI	12	SSf	21
Burundi	15.8	135	LI	19	SSf	28
Cambodia	17.3	132	LI	18	SEAO	16
Cameroon	21.7	111	LM	24	SSf	13
Canada	48	20	HI	19	NAc	2
Chile	38.5	34	uM	3	LcN	1
China	48.1	19	uM	1	SEAO	3
Colombia	28.7	72	uM	22	LcN	8
Costa Rica	32.8	53	uM	13	LcN	3
Côte d'Ivoire	20.7	118	LM	26	SSf	18
Croatia	34.9	45	HI	35	Eur	30
Cyprus	39.3	32	HI	29	NAWA	2
Czech Republic	46.1	23	HI	22	Eur	17
Denmark	52.5	9	HI	9	Eur	9
Dominican Republic	27.3	77	uM	25	LcN	10
Ecuador	25.9	85	uM	27	LcN	12
Egypt	23.3	99	LM	20	NAWA	17
El Salvador	24.5	91	LM	17	LcN	15
Estonia	53.3	8	HI	8	Eur	8
Ethiopia	18.1	128	LI	15	SSf	25
Fiji	18.9	124	LM	29	SEAO	15
Finland	56.1	5	HI	5	Eur	5
France	44.4	26	HI	25	Eur	18
Gabon	22.2	106	uM	36	SSf	11
Gambia	18.7	125	LI	13	SSf	22
Georgia	26.8	81	LM	13	NAWA	14
Germany	53.7	7	HI	7	Eur	7
Ghana	24.1	93	LM	18	SSf	7
Greece	26.5	82	HI	43	Eur	38
Guatemala	23.1	101	LM	21	LcN	17
Guyana	30.6	64	LM	6	LcN	5
Honduras	20.9	116	LM	25	LcN	20
Hong Kong (China)	45.5	25	HI	24	SEAO	5
Hungary	41.9	29	HI	27	Eur	20
Iceland	50.6	12	HI	12	Eur	11
India	37.3	40	LM	2	cSA	1
Indonesia	25.5	89	LM	15	SEAO	14
Iran, Islamic Rep.	20.8	117	uM	38	cSA	8
Ireland	49.9	14	HI	14	Eur	12
Israel	50.5	13	HI	13	NAWA	1
Italy	37.5	39	HI	32	Eur	26
Jamaica	22.1	107	uM	37	LcN	19
Japan	42	28	HI	26	SEAO	6
Jordan	34.6	46	uM	9	NAWA	4
Kazakhstan	22.4	105	uM	35	cSA	5
Kenya	21.3	114	LI	9	SSf	16
Korea, Rep.	45.9	24	HI	23	SEAO	4
Kuwait	32.4	54	HI	38	NAWA	6
Kyrgyzstan	17.3	131	LI	17	cSA	9
Lao PDR	13.1	139	LM	35	SEAO	17
Latvia	42.6	27	uM	2	Eur	19
Lebanon	30.6	63	uM	18	NAWA	11
Lesotho	16.5	133	LM	32	SSf	27
Lithuania	37.8	37	uM	5	Eur	25
Luxembourg	52.4	10	HI	10	Eur	10
Macedonia, FYR	29.2	71	uM	21	Eur	35
Madagascar	18.2	126	LI	14	SSf	23
Malawi	19.9	122	LI	11	SSf	20
Malaysia	37.6	38	uM	6	SEAO	8
Mali	23.8	97	LI	3	SSf	9
Malta	57	4	HI	4	Eur	4
Mauritius	33.8	48	uM	10	SSf	1
Mexico	25.9	86	uM	28	LcN	13
Moldova, Rep.	40.7	30	LM	1	Eur	21
Mongolia	27.1	79	LM	12	SEAO	12
Montenegro	35.3	44	uM	8	Eur	29
Morocco	24.7	90	LM	16	NAWA	15
Mozambique	21	115	LI	10	SSf	17
Namibia	25.9	87	uM	29	SSf	5
Nepal	24	95	LI	2	cSA	3
Netherlands	58.2	3	HI	3	Eur	3
New Zealand	49.9	15	HI	15	SEAO	2
Nicaragua	20.4	119	LM	27	LcN	21
Niger	11.9	140	LI	21	SSf	30
Nigeria	23.1	102	LM	22	SSf	10
Norway	48.8	17	HI	17	Eur	13
Oman	32.1	55	HI	39	NAWA	7
Pakistan	21.8	110	LM	23	cSA	7
Panama	23.1	100	uM	33	LcN	16
Paraguay	30.6	62	LM	5	LcN	4
Peru	25.8	88	uM	30	LcN	14
Philippines	26.3	83	LM	14	SEAO	13
Poland	33.6	50	HI	36	Eur	33
Portugal	38.7	33	HI	30	Eur	22
Qatar	36.9	41	HI	33	NAWA	3
Romania	31.7	57	uM	15	Eur	34
Russian Federation	33.8	49	uM	11	Eur	32
Rwanda	21.5	113	LI	8	SSf	15
Saudi Arabia	29.4	70	HI	42	NAWA	13
Senegal	27.2	78	LM	11	SSf	4
Serbia	38.5	36	uM	4	Eur	24
Singapore	52	11	HI	11	SEAO	1
Slovakia	35.4	43	HI	34	Eur	28
Slovenia	46.6	22	HI	21	Eur	16
South Africa	28.5	73	uM	23	SSf	3
Spain	38.5	35	HI	31	Eur	23
Sri Lanka	28	76	LM	10	cSA	2
Sudan	10.3	141	LM	36	SSf	31
Swaziland	30.4	65	LM	7	SSf	2
Sweden	60.7	2	HI	2	Eur	2
Switzerland	68.5	1	HI	1	Eur	1
Syrian Arab Rep.	17.6	130	LM	31	NAWA	18
Tajikistan	22	109	LI	6	cSA	6
Tanzania, United Rep.	18	129	LI	16	SSf	26
Thailand	31.8	56	uM	14	SEAO	9
Togo	15.6	136	LI	20	SSf	29
Trinidad And Tobago	26	84	HI	44	LcN	11
Tunisia	31.6	58	uM	16	NAWA	8
Turkey	30.7	61	uM	17	NAWA	10
Uganda	21.7	112	LI	7	SSf	14
Ukraine	34.2	47	LM	3	Eur	31
United Arab Emirates	33.6	51	HI	37	NAWA	5
United Kingdom	54.5	6	HI	6	Eur	6
United States	49.1	16	HI	16	NAc	1
Uruguay	30	67	uM	20	LcN	7
Uzbekistan	14.7	137	LM	33	cSA	10
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep.	22.8	103	uM	34	LcN	18
Viet Nam	30.8	59	LM	4	SEAO	10
Yemen	13.1	138	LM	34	NAWA	20
Zambia	24	96	LM	19	SSf	8
Zimbabwe	24.4	92	LI	1	SSf	6

Sources: INSEAD - WIPO.

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