Global Innovation Index(GII)

This chart shows the Global Innovation Index in 2015 by country.

The Global Innovation Index (GII) aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation and provide the tools that can assist in tailoring policies to promote long-term output growth, improved productivity, and job growth. The GII helps to create an environment in which innovation factors are continually evaluated. It provides a key tool and a rich database of detailed metrics for 141 economies this year, which represent 95.1% of the world’s population and 98.6% of global GDP.

The Global Innovation Index GII) relies on two sub-indices, the Innovation Input Sub-Index and the Innovation Output Sub-Index, each built around pillars.Five input pillars capture elements of the national economy that enable innovative activities:

   (1) Institutions,

   (2) Human capital and research,

   (3) Infrastructure,

   (4) Market sophistication, and

   (5) Business sophistication.

Two output pillars capture actual evidence of innovation outputs:

   (6) Knowledge and technology outputs and

   (7) Creative outputs.

Each pillar is divided into sub-pillars and each sub-pillar is composed of individual indicators (79 in total). Sub-pillar scores are calculated as the weighted average of individual indicators; pillar scores are calculated as the weighted average of sub-pillar scores.