2025 · WIPO Global Innovation Index · 139 economies · score 0–100
Global Innovation Index (GII 2025), overall score out of 100 — 139 economies. Last tab of the "Research and Development" family.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), GII 2025 database, 18th edition. The official world rank is shown on click, not as a colour fill.
A static indicator, a single data point.
Switzerland has held the world's top spot for over a decade without interruption — an almost unique case of stability at the summit, driven by the density of its patent filings and the quality of its research institutions rather than the size of its economy alone.