The World’s Most Innovative Countries in 2024 💡

What We’re Showing

This graphic maps the main results of the WPO Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024. The index captures the innovation ecosystem performance of 133 economies based on 78 individual indicators.

Pillars of Innovation

Overall scores in the GII are based on seven underlying innovation pillars, which altogether comprise 78 individual indicators:

• Institutions
• Human Capital and Research
• Infrastructure
• Market Sophistication
• Business Sophistication
• Knowledge & Technology Outputs
• Creative Outputs

Key Highlights

• Switzerland ranks 1st in the GII for the 14th consecutive year
• The U.S. is the global leader in terms of Market Sophistication, but its overall rank suffers due to its lower score in Infrastructure (30th in the world)
• Countries that performed above expectations relative to their levels of development include: India, Moldova, and Vietnam