This ranking shows that Switzerland continues to occupy the first place in the "Global Innovation Index List", followed by Sweden, the Netherlands, the United States and the United Kingdom.
It is understood that China continues to advance in the overall ranking of global innovation index, and gets high marks in terms of business maturity and knowledge and technology output. This year, China has performed well in the following indicators: the global distribution of R&D companies, the research talents of commercial enterprises, the number of patent applications and other intellectual property-related variables.
The "Global Innovation Index Ranking" is led by the World Intellectual Property Organization and has been published once a year since 2007. The index ranks about 130 economies in the world using dozens of indicators ranging from patent application to education expenditure. Today, this ranking has become an important reference for global enterprises and policy makers.