The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its Global Innovation Index for 2023, which witnessed Qatar's rank advanced two ranks and reaching the top 50 with an overall score of 33.4. In 2022, Qatar's rank was 52nd.

The Global Innovation Index 2023 measures global innovation trends against the uncertainty of the economic environment. The list reveals the ranking of the most innovative economies in the world amongst 132 economies.

1. Switzerland (67.6)
2. Sweden (64.2)
3. United States (63.5)
4. United Kingdom (62.4)
5. Singapore (61.5)
6. Finland (61.2)
7. Netherlands (60.4)
8. Germany (58.8)
9. Denmark (58.7)
10. Republic of Korea (58.6)
11. France (56.0)
12. China (55.3)
13. Japan (54.6)
14. Israel (54.3)
15. Canada (53.8)
16. Estonia (53.4)
17. Hong Kong (53.3)
18. Austria (53.2)
19. Norway (50.70)
20. Iceland (50.70)
21. Luxembourg (50.6)
22. Ireland (50.4)
23. Belgium (49.9)
24. Australia (49.7)
25. Malta (49.1)
26. Italy (46.6)
27. New Zealand (46.6)
28. Cyprus (46.3)
29. Spain (45.9)
30. Portugal (44.9)
31. Czech Republic (44.8)
32. United Arab Emirates (43.2)
33. Slovenia (42.2)
34. Lithuania (42.0)
35. Hungary (41.3)
36. Malaysia (40.9)
37. Latvia (39.7)
38. Bulgaria (39.0)
39. Türkiye (38.6)
40. India (38.1)
41. Poland (37.7)
42. Greece (37.5)
43. Thailand (37.1)
44. Croatia (37.1)
45. Slovakia (36.2)
46. Viet Nam (36.0)
47. Romania (34.7)
48. Saudi Arabia (34.5)
49. Brazil (33.6)
50. Qatar (33.4)

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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Cassandra Pallagud

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