The Global Innovation Index 2021
The index is composed of 7 pillars: Institutions, Human capital and research, Infrastructures, Market sophistication, Business sophistication, Knowledge and technological results and Creative results. Spain is located in all the pillars, except for Business sophistication, in the quartile of best players (between positions 1st and 33rd), especially in Infrastructure, where it occupies position 13th.
Within the Infrastructure block, Spain ranks 19th in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with a score of 85.3, showing its strength in the use of ICTs and in Government’s online service, in which it ranks in position 17. This section also analyzes ICT access and E-participation.