Most innovative countries by GII score 2024

Published by S. Galan, Apr 11, 2025

According to the Global Innovation Index (GII) in 2024, Switzerland was the most innovative country in the world, with an overall GII score of 67.5 out of 100. Sweden ranked second, scoring 64.5, while the United States followed right behind.

Most innovative countries in 2024, by global innovation index score

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November 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2024

Supplementary notes

The GII provides detailed innovation metrics for a total of 132 economies.

The overall GII score is the average of the Input and Output Sub-Index scores. More information on the methodology available here.

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