GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX (GII) 2025

Current Context According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025, global R&D growth has slowed — falling to 2.9% in 2024 and projected to decline further to 2.3% in 2025.

ABOUT GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX

• Launched by: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• First Published: 2007
• Recognised by: United Nations General Assembly as an authoritative reference for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies
• Purpose: To rank countries on their innovation capacity and success
• Covers:
  • Investment patterns
  • Technological progress
  • Adoption rates
  • Socioeconomic impacts

Significance:

• Acts as a global benchmark to measure and compare innovation performance
• Helps governments, industry, and researchers to build innovation ecosystems

Relevant Data OF GII 2025

• Top 5 Innovators:
  1. Switzerland (1st for 15th consecutive year)
  2. Sweden
  3. United States
  4. Republic of Korea
  5. Singapore
• China: Entered Top 10 for the first time, ranked 10th (leading middle-income economies)
• India: Rose to 38th rank among 139 economies (from 81st in 2015)
• Other climbers include Türkiye, Vietnam, and Morocco