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Global Scorecard for Innovation and Development

Not surprisingly countries leading in Research & Development are among the world’s most successful economies.  Switzerland,  the Netherlands, and Sweden top the list among the top ten global innovation economies which also include the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States, Finland, Germany and Ireland.  

The release of the Global Innovation Index 2018 (GII) proves the point with a listing of 126 countries standings in the world.

In fact, European states comprise seven out of the top ten Innovation countries. 

In a joint survey between New York’s Cornell University and the UN’s World Intellectual     Property Organization (WIPO), the annual GII ranks economies based on 80 indicators ranging from “intellectual property filing rates, to mobile application creation, education spending and scientific and technical publications.”

The Survey states that “the U.S. ranks 6th overall this year.  In absolute terms the U.S. remains the top contributor in key innovation inputs and outputs, including in investment, in research and   development.”