Global Innovation Index – does Slovakia lose or win?
Slovakia ranks 37th among the 132 economies featured in the Global Innovation Index 2021. The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
The following table shows the rankings of Slovakia over the past three years, noting that data availability and changes to the GII model framework influence year-on-year comparisons of the GII rankings. The statistical confidence interval for the ranking of Slovakia in the GII 2021 is between ranks 37 and 40.
- Slovakia performs better in innovation outputs than innovation inputs in 2021.
- This year Slovakia ranks 42nd in innovation inputs, higher than last year but the same as 2019.
- As for innovation outputs, Slovakia ranks 35th. This position is lower than both 2020 and 2019.
The Index is a ranking of the innovation capabilities and results of world economies. It measures innovation based on criteria that include institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, credit, investment, linkages; the creation, absorption and diffusion of knowledge; and creative outputs.
More information about our performance within selected categories can be found below