Switzerland has taken the crown as the world's most innovative economy, followed by Sweden and the United States, according to a report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
According to the report, China has made continuous progress from ranking 14th last year to 12th this year and is now "knocking at the door of the GII top 10". The country is still the only middle-income economy in the list of the world's top 30 most innovative economies.
The Global Innovation Index ranks the innovation ecosystem performance of economies around the globe each year while highlighting innovation strengths and weaknesses and particular gaps in innovation metrics.
Let's take a look at the top 10 most innovative economies in the world.
No 10 Germany
A view of streets in Berlin. [Photo/Agencies]
No 9 Denmark
A view of the Nyhavn district in Copenhagen, Denmark October 22, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]
No 8 Singapore
Clouds fill the sky at Marina Bay in Singapore December 20, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]
No 7 Finland
People visit Santa Claus Office located on the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland December 13, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]
No 6 Netherlands
Photo taken on Nov 22, 2021 shows a scenery of the Zaanse Schans neighborhood in Zaandijk, the Netherlands. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 5 South Korea
A car runs on a road near the Namsan Seoul Tower in Seoul, South Korea, Nov 5, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 4 United Kingdom
A woman walks near City Hall and Tower Bridge at dawn in London, Britain, September 22, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
No 3 United States
A pedestrian passes a mobile vaccine clinic in the Brooklyn borough of New York, United States, on Aug 23, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 2 Sweden
People enjoy warm weather at Tantolunden Park in Stockholm on May 30, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
