GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2022: India climbs six notches to 40th position

• As per World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), India climbed 6 notches to 40th position in the Global Innovation Index 2022 on account of improvement in several parameters.

Highlights

• Switzerland, the US, Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands are the world's most innovative economies.
• China is on the threshold of the top 10.
• India and Türkiye entered the top 40 for the first time.
• Canada is back among the top 15 global innovators (15th).

India’s position

• India's innovation performance is above average for the upper middle-income group in almost every innovation pillar, with the exception of infrastructure, where it scores below average.
• India was at 46th position in 2021 and at 81 st rank in 2015.

Prelims Takeaway

• World Intellectual Property Organisation
• Global Innovation Index