From Continuity to Crossroads: What Changed Between the 2024 and 2025 Global Innovation Index

Executive summary (the 10 biggest shifts) Top-10 reshuffle. 2025 keeps Switzerland–Sweden–U.S. at the top, but Korea jumps to #4, Singapore to #5, UK slips to #6, Denmark rises to #9, and China enters the Top-10 for the first time; Germany falls to #11. In 2024, the Top-10 ended with Germany (#9) and Denmark (#10). Coverage […]
Unlocking the Global Innovation Index 2024: A 10-Part Series on the Future of Innovation

Innovation has always been the fuel of human progress, but today it is the single most decisive factor shaping the destiny of nations, industries, and communities. In a world defined by uncertainty, from economic slowdowns to geopolitical tensions, climate challenges, and the rise of artificial intelligence, the ability to build and sustain innovative ecosystems determines […]