The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation.
The index was started in 2007 by INSEAD and World Business, a British magazine.
Now it is published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, in partnership with other organizations and institutions.
It is based on both subjective and objective data derived from several sources, including the International Telecommunication Union, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum.
The GII is commonly used by corporate and government officials to compare countries by their level of innovation.
