The Global Innovation Index 2021

The 14th edition of the Global Innovation Index provides new data and analysis on the state of global innovation and allows readers and policy-makers to benchmark the innovation ecosystem performance of more than 130 economies. The latest edition gives Spain a score of 45.4 points and 30th position of the 132 countries analyzed, 19th position among European countries.

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.