GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2018 Energizing the World with Innovation 11TH EDITION Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin, and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent Editors The Global Innovation Index 2018: Energizing the World withInnovationis the result of a collaboration between CornellUniversity, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual PropertyOrganization (WIPO) as co-publishers, and their KnowledgePartners. The report and any opinions expressed in this publication arethe sole responsibility of the authors. They do not purport toreflect the opinions or views of WIPO Member States or theWIPO Secretariat. The terms ‘country’, ‘economy’, and ‘nation’ as used in thisreport do not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is astate as understood by international law and practice. Theterms cover well-defined, geographically self-containedeconomic areas that may not be states but for which statisticaldata are maintained on a separate and independent basis.Any boundaries and names shown and the designationsused on any visual maps do not imply official endorsement oracceptance by any of the co-publishers. Chapters 2–13 maydeviate from UN terminology for countries and regions.Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World IntellectualProperty Organization, 2018 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNon-commercial No-Derivatives 3.0 IGO License. The useris allowed to reproduce, distribute, and publicly perform thispublication without explicit permission, provided that thecontent is accompanied by an acknowledgement that CornellUniversity, INSEAD, and WIPO are the source. No part of thispublication can be used for commercial purposes or adapted/ translated/modified without the prior permission of WIPO.Please write to treaties[dot]mail[at]wipo[dot]int to obtainpermission. To view a copy of the license, please visit creativecommons/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/. When content, such as an image, graphic, data, trademark, orlogo, is attributed to a third party, the user is solely responsiblefor clearing the rights with the right holders. Suggested citation: Cornell University, INSEAD, and WIPO(2018):The Global Innovation Index 2018: Energizing the Worldwith Innovation.Ithaca, Fontainebleau, and Geneva. ISSN 2263-3993ISBN 979-10-95870-09-8 Printed and bound in Geneva, Switzerland, by the WorldIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and in New Delhi,India, by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Cover design by Neil Weinberg Design Group LLC; cover imagecourtesy of oliviercefai based on a photo from @sachleno. 。。。。。。