WHY IN THE NEWS?

• India has been ranked at 46th place in the Global Innovation Index 2021 released by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). India has jumped 2 spots from last year’s ranking.
• Under the Lower middle-income category group, India has been ranked at the second spot after Vietnam.
• The Global Innovation Index 2021 captures the innovation ecosystem performance of 132 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.

Top 5 countries in Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings:

Rank	Country	Score
1st	Switzerland	65.5
2nd	Sweden	63.1
3rd	United States of America	61.3
4th	United Kingdom	59.8
5th	Republic of Korea	59.3
46th	India	36.4