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Innovation Leaders: Global Innovation Index Scores
Global Innovation Index overall score, 0 to 100, by edition
Switzerland · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 3 years
Sweden · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 3 years
United States · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 3 years
South Korea · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 3 years
Continuation isn't available for Singapore: Charts project up to 4 series.
Continuation isn't available for United Kingdom: Charts project up to 4 series.
Dashed: the projection from the latest reading. A projection, not a promise.
WIPO revises the index between editions, so scores are not strictly comparable from year to year; ranks are the cleaner read over time. Compare economies within one edition. The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content.
How far apart the leaders of WIPO's Global Innovation Index are. The ranking shows the order; the scores show the gaps behind it.
What this chart reads·6 series
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- Global Innovation Index Score: Switzerlandas “Switzerland”latest 2026-09-01
- Global Innovation Index Score: Swedenas “Sweden”latest 2026-09-01
- Global Innovation Index Score: United Statesas “United States”latest 2026-09-01
- Global Innovation Index Score: South Koreaas “South Korea”latest 2026-09-01
- Global Innovation Index Score: Singaporeas “Singapore”latest 2026-09-01
- Global Innovation Index Score: United Kingdomas “United Kingdom”latest 2026-09-01
Sources·6 sources
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Global Innovation Index Score: Switzerland. Source: Global Innovation Index, WIPO (CC BY 4.0). Rankings and scores compiled by Palanor. Palanor copied each value from the edition's rankings table; no value was changed. - 2021: [Global Innovation Index 2021: Tracking Innovation through the COVID-19 Crisis](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_gii_2021.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings" - 2022: [Global Innovation Index 2022: What is the future of innovation-driven growth?](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2022-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2022-15th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2022 rankings" - 2023: [Global Innovation Index 2023: Innovation in the face of uncertainty](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2023-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2023-16th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings" - 2024: [Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2024-en-global-innovation-index-2024.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2024 rankings" - 2025: [Global Innovation Index 2025: Innovation at a Crossroads (executive summary)](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2025-exec-en-global-innovation-index-2025.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2025 rankings" - 2026: [Global Innovation Index 2026: Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2026-en-global-innovation-index-2026.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2026 rankings" The 2020 edition is not included: it was published under a licence that does not allow commercial use. Updated each autumn when WIPO publishes the new edition. "The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content." Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Global Innovation Index Score: Sweden. Source: Global Innovation Index, WIPO (CC BY 4.0). Rankings and scores compiled by Palanor. Palanor copied each value from the edition's rankings table; no value was changed. - 2021: [Global Innovation Index 2021: Tracking Innovation through the COVID-19 Crisis](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_gii_2021.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings" - 2022: [Global Innovation Index 2022: What is the future of innovation-driven growth?](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2022-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2022-15th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2022 rankings" - 2023: [Global Innovation Index 2023: Innovation in the face of uncertainty](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2023-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2023-16th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings" - 2024: [Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2024-en-global-innovation-index-2024.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2024 rankings" - 2025: [Global Innovation Index 2025: Innovation at a Crossroads (executive summary)](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2025-exec-en-global-innovation-index-2025.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2025 rankings" - 2026: [Global Innovation Index 2026: Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2026-en-global-innovation-index-2026.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2026 rankings" The 2020 edition is not included: it was published under a licence that does not allow commercial use. Updated each autumn when WIPO publishes the new edition. "The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content." Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Global Innovation Index Score: United States. Source: Global Innovation Index, WIPO (CC BY 4.0). Rankings and scores compiled by Palanor. Palanor copied each value from the edition's rankings table; no value was changed. - 2021: [Global Innovation Index 2021: Tracking Innovation through the COVID-19 Crisis](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_gii_2021.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings" - 2022: [Global Innovation Index 2022: What is the future of innovation-driven growth?](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2022-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2022-15th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2022 rankings" - 2023: [Global Innovation Index 2023: Innovation in the face of uncertainty](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2023-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2023-16th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings" - 2024: [Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2024-en-global-innovation-index-2024.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2024 rankings" - 2025: [Global Innovation Index 2025: Innovation at a Crossroads (executive summary)](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2025-exec-en-global-innovation-index-2025.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2025 rankings" - 2026: [Global Innovation Index 2026: Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2026-en-global-innovation-index-2026.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2026 rankings" The 2020 edition is not included: it was published under a licence that does not allow commercial use. Updated each autumn when WIPO publishes the new edition. "The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content." Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Global Innovation Index Score: South Korea. Source: Global Innovation Index, WIPO (CC BY 4.0). Rankings and scores compiled by Palanor. Palanor copied each value from the edition's rankings table; no value was changed. - 2021: [Global Innovation Index 2021: Tracking Innovation through the COVID-19 Crisis](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_gii_2021.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings" - 2022: [Global Innovation Index 2022: What is the future of innovation-driven growth?](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2022-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2022-15th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2022 rankings" - 2023: [Global Innovation Index 2023: Innovation in the face of uncertainty](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2023-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2023-16th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings" - 2024: [Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2024-en-global-innovation-index-2024.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2024 rankings" - 2025: [Global Innovation Index 2025: Innovation at a Crossroads (executive summary)](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2025-exec-en-global-innovation-index-2025.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2025 rankings" - 2026: [Global Innovation Index 2026: Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2026-en-global-innovation-index-2026.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2026 rankings" The 2020 edition is not included: it was published under a licence that does not allow commercial use. Updated each autumn when WIPO publishes the new edition. "The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content." Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Global Innovation Index Score: Singapore. Source: Global Innovation Index, WIPO (CC BY 4.0). Rankings and scores compiled by Palanor. Palanor copied each value from the edition's rankings table; no value was changed. - 2021: [Global Innovation Index 2021: Tracking Innovation through the COVID-19 Crisis](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_gii_2021.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings" - 2022: [Global Innovation Index 2022: What is the future of innovation-driven growth?](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2022-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2022-15th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2022 rankings" - 2023: [Global Innovation Index 2023: Innovation in the face of uncertainty](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2023-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2023-16th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings" - 2024: [Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2024-en-global-innovation-index-2024.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2024 rankings" - 2025: [Global Innovation Index 2025: Innovation at a Crossroads (executive summary)](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2025-exec-en-global-innovation-index-2025.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2025 rankings" - 2026: [Global Innovation Index 2026: Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2026-en-global-innovation-index-2026.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2026 rankings" The 2020 edition is not included: it was published under a licence that does not allow commercial use. Updated each autumn when WIPO publishes the new edition. "The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content." Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Global Innovation Index Score: United Kingdom. Source: Global Innovation Index, WIPO (CC BY 4.0). Rankings and scores compiled by Palanor. Palanor copied each value from the edition's rankings table; no value was changed. - 2021: [Global Innovation Index 2021: Tracking Innovation through the COVID-19 Crisis](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_gii_2021.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings" - 2022: [Global Innovation Index 2022: What is the future of innovation-driven growth?](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2022-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2022-15th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2022 rankings" - 2023: [Global Innovation Index 2023: Innovation in the face of uncertainty](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2023-en-main-report-global-innovation-index-2023-16th-edition.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings" - 2024: [Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2024-en-global-innovation-index-2024.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2024 rankings" - 2025: [Global Innovation Index 2025: Innovation at a Crossroads (executive summary)](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2025-exec-en-global-innovation-index-2025.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2025 rankings" - 2026: [Global Innovation Index 2026: Powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2026-en-global-innovation-index-2026.pdf), "Global Innovation Index 2026 rankings" The 2020 edition is not included: it was published under a licence that does not allow commercial use. Updated each autumn when WIPO publishes the new edition. "The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content." Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Charts are drawn from Palanor's signal library and recomputed from source data on every view. Transformations (changes, indexing, year-on-year rates) are Palanor's.