The world’s most innovative countries
by NIALL McCARTHY
THE World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released its 2019 Global Innovation Index. It evaluated innovation levels across 126 economies focusing on a long list of criteria, such as business sophistication and levels of creative output.

The 2019 index has found that innovation is still blossoming despite the global economic slowdown, especially in Asia. This can be seen by India which jumped five places in the rankings since 2018 and rose the most out of any country in 2018. It is now the world’s 52nd most innovative nation in the index. Last year, China broke into the top 20 for the first time, coming 17th. This year, it improved even more, moving up to 14th.

Switzerland topped the rankings this year with a score of 67.24 out of 100, the ninth time it has been named the world leader in innovation. Sweden comes second while the US rounds off the top three. The UK made the top five, with The Netherlands just ahead.

WIPO director general Francis Curry said that ‘the rise in the GII by economic powerhouses like China and India has transformed the geography of innovation, and this reflects deliberate policy action to promote innovation’.

In some parts of the world, high levels of innovation are simply impossible due to political instability or conflict. The lowest ranked countries in 2019 were Niger, Burundi and Yemen.

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Where is china? Something is amis.




We wont take this.






Donald Trump is behind this.

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Where is china? Something is amis.




We wont take this.


Donald Trump is behind this.

Trump is jealous of China

China was obvious rigged out. This is US - EU politics and it is the similar to their self imposed agreement, which forbids Africa and Asia from ever being the Head of World Bank and IMF.
The rule now is that an American must always be the World Bank President, while a European will always chair the IMF.

Where is Nigeria? Op's i think that is what you should have shown us since we knw the countries that will be top ten.

China is more of production centre than innovation hub. They copy alot. The original patent holders owns the innovative ideas and produce in China where there is cheap labour.

What of Nigeria, what's our position?

In the world of innovation, there's Asia Tigers.. Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore and then every others follows.

I think population is factored into the calculation.

Nigeria was also rigged out�