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Top 60 Most Innovative Countries In The World For 2019
Based on data from sources including the World Bank, IMF and OECD, Bloomberg’s list annual list takes into account parameters such as spending on research and development expenditure as a percentage of GDP, manufacturing capabilities, productivity, patent activity, concentration of researchers, and concentration of high-tech companies.
Each country was scored on a 0-100 scale based on seven equally weighted categories. The top ten countries overall are South Korea, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Israel, Singapore, Sweden, United States, Japan, and France.
Top 60 Most Innovative Countries In The World For 2019:
Sources: CEOWORLD Magazine | Bloomberg
Based on data from sources including the World Bank, IMF and OECD, Bloomberg’s list annual list takes into account parameters such as spending on research and development expenditure as a percentage of GDP, manufacturing capabilities, productivity, patent activity, concentration of researchers, and concentration of high-tech companies.
Each country was scored on a 0-100 scale based on seven equally weighted categories. The top ten countries overall are South Korea, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Israel, Singapore, Sweden, United States, Japan, and France.
Top 60 Most Innovative Countries In The World For 2019:
Bloomberg Innovative Rank 2019 | Country | CEOWORLD Startup Friendliness Index | CEOWORLD Investment Index |
| 1 | South Korea | 19 | 21 |
| 2 | Germany | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Finland | 21 | 15 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 11 | 51 |
| 5 | Israel | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Singapore | 13 | 6 |
| 7 | Sweden | 9 | 26 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Japan | 23 | 32 |
| 10 | France | 12 | 17 |
| 11 | Denmark | 10 | 28 |
| 12 | Austria | 25 | 33 |
| 13 | Belgium | 29 | 52 |
| 14 | Ireland | 17 | 13 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 22 | 14 |
| 16 | China | 15 | 24 |
| 17 | Norway | 35 | 44 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | Australia | 14 | 5 |
| 20 | Canada | 3 | 34 |
| 21 | Italy | 27 | 37 |
| 22 | Poland | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | Iceland | 51 | 53 |
| 24 | New Zealand | 37 | 40 |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 28 | 8 |
| 26 | Malaysia | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Russia | 18 | 38 |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 52 | 54 |
| 29 | Romania | 30 | 35 |
| 30 | Spain | 20 | 9 |
| 31 | Slovenia | 53 | 30 |
| 32 | Hungary | 49 | 47 |
| 33 | Turkey | 46 | 19 |
| 34 | Portugal | 26 | 48 |
| 35 | Greece | 32 | 42 |
| 36 | Estonia | 16 | 55 |
| 37 | Lithuania | 24 | 56 |
| 38 | Hong Kong | 54 | 57 |
| 39 | Slovakia | 34 | 58 |
| 40 | Thailand | 50 | 10 |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 48 | 27 |
| 42 | Latvia | 36 | 59 |
| 43 | Malta | 38 | 60 |
| 44 | Croatia | 40 | 36 |
| 45 | Brazil | 42 | 20 |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 31 | 45 |
| 47 | Iran | 55 | 61 |
| 48 | Cyprus | 56 | 62 |
| 49 | Serbia | 57 | 63 |
| 50 | Argentina | 41 | 39 |
| 51 | South Africa | 44 | 64 |
| 52 | Tunisia | 58 | 65 |
| 53 | Ukraine | 43 | 49 |
| 54 | India | 5 | 7 |
| 55 | Kuwait | 59 | 66 |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 60 | 50 |
| 57 | Qatar | 61 | 67 |
| 58 | Chile | 45 | 23 |
| 59 | Mexico | 47 | 22 |
| 60 | Vietnam | 62 | 29 |
Sources: CEOWORLD Magazine | Bloomberg