Global Innovation Index
Scores economies on innovation inputs and outputs. India has climbed steadily for a decade, leads its region, and is the strongest performer among lower-middle-income economies — over-performing relative to its income level for fifteen consecutive years.
India's rank
38 / 139
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Published by
WIPO
Up one place, and up ten places since 2020. India leads Central and Southern Asia, is the top-performing lower-middle-income economy, and has over-performed relative to its income level for fifteen consecutive years. 52nd on innovation inputs but 32nd on outputs. First in the world for ICT services exports. Four Indian clusters in the global top 100: Bengaluru 21st, Delhi 26th, Mumbai 46th, Chennai 84th.
Rank history
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| Period | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2020 | 48 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2018 | 57 |
| 2017 | 60 |
| 2016 | 66 |
| 2015 | 81 |
| 2014 | 76 |