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Page 1: Section XII Innovation - World Economic Forum · 2011. 9. 5. · 2.2: Data Tables | Section XII: Innovation SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey

Section XII Innovation

Data Tables

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1 Japan......................................... 5.82 Switzerland ............................... 5.83 Germany ................................... 5.74 Sweden..................................... 5.75 Finland....................................... 5.66 Israel ......................................... 5.37 United States ............................ 5.28 France ....................................... 5.19 Denmark ................................... 5.1

10 Netherlands............................... 5.011 Qatar ......................................... 5.012 Austria....................................... 4.813 United Kingdom ........................ 4.814 Belgium..................................... 4.715 Taiwan, China ........................... 4.716 Luxembourg.............................. 4.517 Norway...................................... 4.518 Iceland....................................... 4.419 Malaysia .................................... 4.320 Korea, Rep. ............................... 4.321 Saudi Arabia .............................. 4.322 Singapore.................................. 4.323 China......................................... 4.224 Canada ...................................... 4.125 Czech Republic ......................... 4.026 Italy ........................................... 4.027 Australia .................................... 4.028 Slovenia..................................... 3.929 New Zealand............................. 3.830 Indonesia................................... 3.831 Brazil ......................................... 3.832 United Arab Emirates................ 3.833 Ireland ....................................... 3.834 Estonia ...................................... 3.735 India .......................................... 3.636 Spain ......................................... 3.537 Portugal..................................... 3.538 Russian Federation ................... 3.539 Hong Kong SAR........................ 3.540 Costa Rica................................. 3.441 Hungary..................................... 3.442 Ukraine...................................... 3.443 Latvia......................................... 3.444 Tunisia....................................... 3.445 Puerto Rico ............................... 3.446 South Africa .............................. 3.447 Kenya ........................................ 3.348 Lithuania.................................... 3.349 Poland ....................................... 3.350 Sri Lanka ................................... 3.351 Pakistan..................................... 3.352 Azerbaijan.................................. 3.253 Montenegro .............................. 3.254 Nigeria....................................... 3.255 Tanzania .................................... 3.256 Thailand..................................... 3.257 Oman ........................................ 3.258 Vietnam..................................... 3.259 Colombia ................................... 3.260 Cyprus....................................... 3.261 Armenia..................................... 3.162 Gambia, The.............................. 3.163 Malta ......................................... 3.164 Croatia....................................... 3.165 Uruguay..................................... 3.066 Chile .......................................... 3.067 Iran, Islamic Rep. ...................... 3.068 Tajikistan ................................... 3.069 Guatemala................................. 3.070 Bolivia........................................ 3.071 Turkey ....................................... 3.0

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72 Mongolia ................................... 3.073 Guyana...................................... 3.074 Senegal ..................................... 3.075 Brunei Darussalam.................... 3.076 Mexico ...................................... 3.077 Argentina................................... 2.978 Romania .................................... 2.979 Benin......................................... 2.980 Rwanda..................................... 2.981 Malawi ...................................... 2.982 Bulgaria ..................................... 2.983 Egypt......................................... 2.884 Slovak Republic......................... 2.885 Cambodia .................................. 2.886 Macedonia, FYR........................ 2.887 Ecuador ..................................... 2.888 Honduras................................... 2.889 Mauritius ................................... 2.890 Kuwait ....................................... 2.891 Barbados................................... 2.792 Jordan ....................................... 2.793 Ghana........................................ 2.794 Zambia ...................................... 2.795 Philippines................................. 2.796 Greece ...................................... 2.797 Jamaica ..................................... 2.798 Panama ..................................... 2.799 Peru........................................... 2.7

100 Suriname................................... 2.6101 Kazakhstan................................ 2.6102 Namibia ..................................... 2.6103 Georgia...................................... 2.6104 Botswana.................................. 2.6105 Mali ........................................... 2.6106 Lebanon .................................... 2.6107 Moldova .................................... 2.6108 Morocco.................................... 2.6109 Chad.......................................... 2.6110 Serbia ........................................ 2.5111 Nicaragua .................................. 2.5112 Uganda...................................... 2.5113 Madagascar............................... 2.5114 Cameroon ................................. 2.5115 El Salvador ................................ 2.5116 Paraguay ................................... 2.4117 Bahrain ...................................... 2.4118 Mauritania ................................. 2.4119 Albania ...................................... 2.4120 Trinidad and Tobago.................. 2.4121 Bangladesh ............................... 2.4122 Zimbabwe ................................. 2.4123 Venezuela.................................. 2.4124 Bosnia and Herzegovina ........... 2.4125 Ethiopia ..................................... 2.3126 Dominican Republic .................. 2.3127 Mozambique ............................. 2.3128 Burkina Faso ............................. 2.3129 Nepal......................................... 2.3130 Haiti........................................... 2.3131 Belize ........................................ 2.3132 Timor-Leste............................... 2.2133 Côte d’Ivoire ............................. 2.2134 Syria .......................................... 2.1135 Swaziland.................................. 2.1136 Lesotho..................................... 2.1137 Cape Verde ............................... 2.1138 Algeria ....................................... 2.0139 Kyrgyz Republic ........................ 2.0140 Burundi...................................... 1.8141 Angola ....................................... 1.6142 Yemen....................................... 1.5

12.01 Capacity for innovationIn your country, how do companies obtain technology? [1 = exclusively from licensing or imitating foreign companies; 7 = by conducting formal research and pioneering their own new products and processes] | 2010–11 weighted average

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1 Israel ......................................... 6.32 Switzerland ............................... 6.33 United Kingdom ........................ 6.14 Sweden..................................... 6.05 Belgium..................................... 5.96 Qatar ......................................... 5.87 United States ............................ 5.88 Netherlands............................... 5.79 Canada ...................................... 5.6

10 Germany ................................... 5.611 Japan......................................... 5.512 Singapore.................................. 5.513 Australia .................................... 5.514 Denmark ................................... 5.415 France ....................................... 5.316 Ireland ....................................... 5.317 New Zealand............................. 5.218 Finland....................................... 5.219 Taiwan, China ........................... 5.220 Hungary..................................... 5.221 Austria....................................... 5.222 Iceland....................................... 5.123 Portugal..................................... 4.924 Malaysia .................................... 4.925 Korea, Rep. ............................... 4.826 Czech Republic ......................... 4.827 Estonia ...................................... 4.828 Norway...................................... 4.729 Luxembourg.............................. 4.730 South Africa .............................. 4.731 Costa Rica................................. 4.632 Hong Kong SAR........................ 4.633 Slovenia..................................... 4.634 India .......................................... 4.535 Puerto Rico ............................... 4.536 Saudi Arabia .............................. 4.537 Lithuania.................................... 4.438 China......................................... 4.339 Spain ......................................... 4.340 United Arab Emirates................ 4.241 Argentina................................... 4.242 Brazil ......................................... 4.143 Senegal ..................................... 4.144 Poland ....................................... 4.145 Montenegro .............................. 4.146 Cyprus....................................... 4.147 Barbados................................... 4.148 Croatia....................................... 4.149 Iran, Islamic Rep. ...................... 4.050 Sri Lanka ................................... 4.051 Chile .......................................... 4.052 Tunisia....................................... 4.053 Kenya ........................................ 4.054 Mexico ...................................... 4.055 Indonesia................................... 3.956 Latvia......................................... 3.957 Italy ........................................... 3.958 Uruguay..................................... 3.959 Thailand..................................... 3.960 Russian Federation ................... 3.861 Serbia ........................................ 3.862 Oman ........................................ 3.863 Jamaica ..................................... 3.764 Mali ........................................... 3.765 Burkina Faso ............................. 3.766 Malawi ...................................... 3.767 Tanzania .................................... 3.768 Ghana........................................ 3.769 Colombia ................................... 3.670 Panama ..................................... 3.671 Zambia ...................................... 3.6

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72 Ukraine...................................... 3.673 Malta ......................................... 3.674 Vietnam..................................... 3.575 Kuwait ....................................... 3.576 Gambia, The.............................. 3.577 Mauritius ................................... 3.578 Bulgaria ..................................... 3.479 Pakistan..................................... 3.480 Rwanda..................................... 3.481 Botswana.................................. 3.482 Benin......................................... 3.483 Namibia ..................................... 3.484 Trinidad and Tobago.................. 3.385 Brunei Darussalam.................... 3.386 Macedonia, FYR........................ 3.387 Azerbaijan.................................. 3.388 Cambodia .................................. 3.389 Turkey ....................................... 3.390 Greece ...................................... 3.391 Romania .................................... 3.292 Nigeria....................................... 3.293 Ethiopia ..................................... 3.294 Uganda...................................... 3.295 Cameroon ................................. 3.296 Morocco.................................... 3.297 Slovak Republic......................... 3.298 Bosnia and Herzegovina ........... 3.299 Tajikistan ................................... 3.2

100 Guyana...................................... 3.1101 Mozambique ............................. 3.1102 Bahrain ...................................... 3.1103 Guatemala................................. 3.1104 Jordan ....................................... 3.0105 Zimbabwe ................................. 3.0106 Philippines................................. 3.0107 Armenia..................................... 3.0108 Bolivia........................................ 3.0109 Peru........................................... 2.9110 Mongolia ................................... 2.9111 Honduras................................... 2.9112 Venezuela.................................. 2.8113 Egypt......................................... 2.8114 Côte d’Ivoire ............................. 2.8115 Bangladesh ............................... 2.7116 Madagascar............................... 2.7117 Georgia...................................... 2.7118 Chad.......................................... 2.7119 Ecuador ..................................... 2.7120 Suriname................................... 2.7121 Kazakhstan................................ 2.7122 Moldova .................................... 2.7123 Dominican Republic .................. 2.7124 Cape Verde ............................... 2.6125 Syria .......................................... 2.6126 Algeria ....................................... 2.5127 Lebanon .................................... 2.4128 Belize ........................................ 2.4129 Burundi...................................... 2.3130 Lesotho..................................... 2.3131 Nicaragua .................................. 2.3132 Mauritania ................................. 2.3133 El Salvador ................................ 2.2134 Albania ...................................... 2.2135 Swaziland.................................. 2.2136 Timor-Leste............................... 2.1137 Nepal......................................... 2.1138 Paraguay ................................... 2.1139 Kyrgyz Republic ........................ 2.0140 Haiti........................................... 1.9141 Yemen....................................... 1.7142 Angola ....................................... 1.6

12.02 Quality of scientific research institutionsHow would you assess the quality of scientific research institutions in your country? [1 = very poor; 7 = the best in their field internationally] | 2010–11 weighted average

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1 Japan......................................... 5.92 Sweden..................................... 5.83 Switzerland ............................... 5.84 Finland....................................... 5.75 Germany ................................... 5.56 United States ............................ 5.37 Denmark ................................... 5.18 Israel ......................................... 5.19 Taiwan, China ........................... 5.0

10 Singapore.................................. 4.911 Korea, Rep. ............................... 4.812 United Kingdom ........................ 4.713 Malaysia .................................... 4.714 Netherlands............................... 4.715 France ....................................... 4.716 Luxembourg.............................. 4.617 Austria....................................... 4.618 Saudi Arabia .............................. 4.419 Belgium..................................... 4.420 Qatar ......................................... 4.321 Ireland ....................................... 4.322 Norway...................................... 4.223 China......................................... 4.224 United Arab Emirates................ 4.125 Canada ...................................... 4.126 Iceland....................................... 4.027 Australia .................................... 3.928 Czech Republic ......................... 3.929 Kenya ........................................ 3.830 Brazil ......................................... 3.831 Indonesia................................... 3.732 Hong Kong SAR........................ 3.733 India .......................................... 3.734 Italy ........................................... 3.635 Costa Rica................................. 3.636 South Africa .............................. 3.637 Sri Lanka ................................... 3.538 New Zealand............................. 3.539 Slovenia..................................... 3.440 Estonia ...................................... 3.441 Portugal..................................... 3.442 Tunisia....................................... 3.443 Puerto Rico ............................... 3.444 Montenegro .............................. 3.345 Oman ........................................ 3.346 Nigeria....................................... 3.347 Spain ......................................... 3.348 Senegal ..................................... 3.349 Benin......................................... 3.350 Pakistan..................................... 3.251 Albania ...................................... 3.252 Vietnam..................................... 3.253 Cameroon ................................. 3.254 Chad.......................................... 3.255 Zambia ...................................... 3.256 Uruguay..................................... 3.257 Lithuania.................................... 3.258 Cyprus....................................... 3.159 Guyana...................................... 3.160 Chile .......................................... 3.161 Russian Federation ................... 3.162 Turkey ....................................... 3.163 Guatemala................................. 3.164 Cambodia .................................. 3.165 Malawi ...................................... 3.166 Malta ......................................... 3.167 Latvia......................................... 3.168 Thailand..................................... 3.069 Panama ..................................... 3.070 Rwanda..................................... 3.071 Croatia....................................... 3.0

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72 Argentina................................... 3.073 Tanzania .................................... 3.074 Botswana.................................. 3.075 Ukraine...................................... 3.076 Colombia ................................... 3.077 Gambia, The.............................. 3.078 Bolivia........................................ 3.079 Mexico ...................................... 3.080 Poland ....................................... 2.981 Hungary..................................... 2.982 Honduras................................... 2.983 Azerbaijan.................................. 2.984 Brunei Darussalam.................... 2.985 Philippines................................. 2.986 Tajikistan ................................... 2.987 Romania .................................... 2.988 Mauritius ................................... 2.889 Slovak Republic......................... 2.890 Mali ........................................... 2.891 Uganda...................................... 2.892 Mongolia ................................... 2.893 Namibia ..................................... 2.894 Trinidad and Tobago.................. 2.895 Ecuador ..................................... 2.896 Bosnia and Herzegovina ........... 2.897 Côte d’Ivoire ............................. 2.898 Bulgaria ..................................... 2.799 Bahrain ...................................... 2.7

100 Barbados................................... 2.7101 Jamaica ..................................... 2.7102 Iran, Islamic Rep. ...................... 2.7103 Burkina Faso ............................. 2.7104 Morocco.................................... 2.7105 Mozambique ............................. 2.7106 Egypt......................................... 2.7107 Kazakhstan................................ 2.6108 Jordan ....................................... 2.6109 Macedonia, FYR........................ 2.6110 Paraguay ................................... 2.6111 Madagascar............................... 2.6112 Zimbabwe ................................. 2.6113 Lebanon .................................... 2.6114 Lesotho..................................... 2.6115 Kuwait ....................................... 2.6116 Suriname................................... 2.6117 Armenia..................................... 2.6118 Peru........................................... 2.6119 Mauritania ................................. 2.5120 Ghana........................................ 2.5121 Venezuela.................................. 2.5122 El Salvador ................................ 2.5123 Nicaragua .................................. 2.5124 Georgia...................................... 2.5125 Dominican Republic .................. 2.5126 Haiti........................................... 2.5127 Nepal......................................... 2.4128 Bangladesh ............................... 2.4129 Greece ...................................... 2.4130 Serbia ........................................ 2.4131 Burundi...................................... 2.3132 Swaziland.................................. 2.2133 Ethiopia ..................................... 2.2134 Angola ....................................... 2.2135 Timor-Leste............................... 2.2136 Syria .......................................... 2.1137 Moldova .................................... 2.1138 Cape Verde ............................... 2.0139 Algeria ....................................... 2.0140 Belize ........................................ 1.9141 Kyrgyz Republic ........................ 1.8142 Yemen....................................... 1.6

12.03 Company spending on R&DTo what extent do companies in your country spend on R&D? [1 = do not spend on R&D; 7 = spend heavily on R&D] | 2010–11 weighted average

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1 Switzerland ............................... 5.82 United Kingdom ........................ 5.83 United States ............................ 5.74 Finland....................................... 5.65 Sweden..................................... 5.56 Singapore.................................. 5.57 Israel ......................................... 5.48 Netherlands............................... 5.39 Belgium..................................... 5.3

10 Qatar ......................................... 5.311 Canada ...................................... 5.212 Taiwan, China ........................... 5.213 Germany ................................... 5.214 Australia .................................... 5.215 Denmark ................................... 5.216 Japan......................................... 5.117 Iceland....................................... 5.018 Luxembourg.............................. 5.019 Austria....................................... 5.020 Ireland ....................................... 5.021 Malaysia .................................... 4.922 Norway...................................... 4.823 Hong Kong SAR........................ 4.724 New Zealand............................. 4.725 Korea, Rep. ............................... 4.726 South Africa .............................. 4.627 Portugal..................................... 4.628 Saudi Arabia .............................. 4.629 China......................................... 4.530 Czech Republic ......................... 4.531 Lithuania.................................... 4.432 Puerto Rico ............................... 4.433 Hungary..................................... 4.434 Estonia ...................................... 4.335 Costa Rica................................. 4.336 France ....................................... 4.237 United Arab Emirates................ 4.238 Brazil ......................................... 4.239 Thailand..................................... 4.240 Barbados................................... 4.241 Indonesia................................... 4.142 Spain ......................................... 4.143 Colombia ................................... 4.144 Chile .......................................... 4.145 Mexico ...................................... 4.046 Slovenia..................................... 4.047 Cyprus....................................... 3.948 Argentina................................... 3.949 Kenya ........................................ 3.950 India .......................................... 3.851 Brunei Darussalam.................... 3.852 Mozambique ............................. 3.853 Uruguay..................................... 3.854 Malta ......................................... 3.855 Guatemala................................. 3.856 Oman ........................................ 3.857 Latvia......................................... 3.858 Tunisia....................................... 3.759 Zambia ...................................... 3.760 Rwanda..................................... 3.761 Senegal ..................................... 3.762 Tanzania .................................... 3.763 Montenegro .............................. 3.764 Malawi ...................................... 3.665 Poland ....................................... 3.666 Panama ..................................... 3.667 Botswana.................................. 3.668 Trinidad and Tobago.................. 3.669 Pakistan..................................... 3.670 Ukraine...................................... 3.671 Gambia, The.............................. 3.5

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72 Uganda...................................... 3.573 Sri Lanka ................................... 3.574 Turkey ....................................... 3.575 Russian Federation ................... 3.576 Jamaica ..................................... 3.577 Croatia....................................... 3.578 Namibia ..................................... 3.579 Italy ........................................... 3.580 Venezuela.................................. 3.581 Serbia ........................................ 3.482 Vietnam..................................... 3.483 Philippines................................. 3.484 Bosnia and Herzegovina ........... 3.485 Honduras................................... 3.486 Cameroon ................................. 3.387 Bahrain ...................................... 3.388 Cambodia .................................. 3.389 Benin......................................... 3.390 Dominican Republic .................. 3.391 Mali ........................................... 3.392 Macedonia, FYR........................ 3.393 Iran, Islamic Rep. ...................... 3.294 Ecuador ..................................... 3.295 Ghana........................................ 3.296 Burkina Faso ............................. 3.297 Mongolia ................................... 3.298 Mauritius ................................... 3.299 Tajikistan ................................... 3.2

100 Madagascar............................... 3.2101 Zimbabwe ................................. 3.2102 Morocco.................................... 3.2103 Peru........................................... 3.2104 Slovak Republic......................... 3.2105 Kuwait ....................................... 3.2106 Azerbaijan.................................. 3.2107 Bolivia........................................ 3.1108 Nigeria....................................... 3.1109 Cape Verde ............................... 3.1110 Ethiopia ..................................... 3.1111 Lebanon .................................... 3.1112 El Salvador ................................ 3.1113 Guyana...................................... 3.1114 Jordan ....................................... 3.1115 Romania .................................... 3.0116 Bulgaria ..................................... 3.0117 Suriname................................... 3.0118 Chad.......................................... 2.9119 Kazakhstan................................ 2.9120 Greece ...................................... 2.9121 Nicaragua .................................. 2.8122 Lesotho..................................... 2.8123 Paraguay ................................... 2.8124 Moldova .................................... 2.7125 Armenia..................................... 2.7126 Georgia...................................... 2.6127 Bangladesh ............................... 2.6128 Egypt......................................... 2.6129 Nepal......................................... 2.6130 Timor-Leste............................... 2.6131 Swaziland.................................. 2.5132 Belize ........................................ 2.5133 Syria .......................................... 2.4134 Mauritania ................................. 2.4135 Côte d’Ivoire ............................. 2.4136 Algeria ....................................... 2.3137 Burundi...................................... 2.3138 Angola ....................................... 2.1139 Albania ...................................... 2.1140 Haiti........................................... 2.0141 Kyrgyz Republic ........................ 2.0142 Yemen....................................... 1.5

12.04 University-industry collaboration in R&DTo what extent do business and universities collaborate on research and development (R&D) in your country? [1 = do not collaborate at all; 7 = collaborate extensively] | 2010–11 weighted average

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1 Qatar ......................................... 6.22 Singapore.................................. 5.43 Saudi Arabia .............................. 4.94 Malaysia .................................... 4.95 United Arab Emirates................ 4.86 Israel ......................................... 4.87 Luxembourg.............................. 4.78 Finland....................................... 4.79 United States ............................ 4.7

10 Sweden..................................... 4.511 Taiwan, China ........................... 4.512 Oman ........................................ 4.513 Rwanda..................................... 4.514 Switzerland ............................... 4.515 Sri Lanka ................................... 4.416 China......................................... 4.417 Bahrain ...................................... 4.418 Iceland....................................... 4.419 Malta ......................................... 4.320 Denmark ................................... 4.321 Gambia, The.............................. 4.322 Netherlands............................... 4.323 Brunei Darussalam.................... 4.324 Azerbaijan.................................. 4.225 Estonia ...................................... 4.226 Austria....................................... 4.227 Hong Kong SAR........................ 4.228 Portugal..................................... 4.229 Germany ................................... 4.230 Senegal ..................................... 4.231 Korea, Rep. ............................... 4.132 Japan......................................... 4.133 Montenegro .............................. 4.134 Indonesia................................... 4.135 Canada ...................................... 4.136 Belgium..................................... 4.137 Cyprus....................................... 4.138 Benin......................................... 4.139 Barbados................................... 4.140 Cambodia .................................. 4.141 Vietnam..................................... 4.042 Tunisia....................................... 4.043 Norway...................................... 4.044 Cape Verde ............................... 4.045 Colombia ................................... 4.046 Panama ..................................... 4.047 Chile .......................................... 4.048 France ....................................... 4.049 United Kingdom ........................ 3.950 Australia .................................... 3.951 Tajikistan ................................... 3.952 Brazil ......................................... 3.953 Zambia ...................................... 3.954 Uruguay..................................... 3.955 Ethiopia ..................................... 3.856 Turkey ....................................... 3.857 Botswana.................................. 3.858 Albania ...................................... 3.859 Morocco.................................... 3.760 Mozambique ............................. 3.761 Iran, Islamic Rep. ...................... 3.762 Mauritius ................................... 3.763 Kenya ........................................ 3.764 Costa Rica................................. 3.765 Mali ........................................... 3.666 Uganda...................................... 3.667 Namibia ..................................... 3.668 Tanzania .................................... 3.669 Puerto Rico ............................... 3.670 Jordan ....................................... 3.671 New Zealand............................. 3.6

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72 Thailand..................................... 3.673 Malawi ...................................... 3.674 Guyana...................................... 3.575 Mexico ...................................... 3.576 Georgia...................................... 3.577 Bulgaria ..................................... 3.578 India .......................................... 3.579 Cameroon ................................. 3.580 Honduras................................... 3.581 Czech Republic ......................... 3.582 Ireland ....................................... 3.483 Ecuador ..................................... 3.484 Slovenia..................................... 3.485 Spain ......................................... 3.486 Angola ....................................... 3.487 Latvia......................................... 3.488 Burkina Faso ............................. 3.489 Mongolia ................................... 3.490 Hungary..................................... 3.491 Pakistan..................................... 3.492 Serbia ........................................ 3.493 Kazakhstan................................ 3.494 Dominican Republic .................. 3.395 Ghana........................................ 3.396 Lithuania.................................... 3.397 Kuwait ....................................... 3.398 Peru........................................... 3.399 Russian Federation ................... 3.3

100 Poland ....................................... 3.3101 Madagascar............................... 3.3102 Jamaica ..................................... 3.3103 South Africa .............................. 3.3104 Egypt......................................... 3.3105 Nigeria....................................... 3.2106 Timor-Leste............................... 3.2107 Bolivia........................................ 3.2108 Trinidad and Tobago.................. 3.2109 Bosnia and Herzegovina ........... 3.2110 Macedonia, FYR........................ 3.1111 Romania .................................... 3.1112 Ukraine...................................... 3.1113 Greece ...................................... 3.0114 Italy ........................................... 3.0115 Chad.......................................... 3.0116 Syria .......................................... 3.0117 Bangladesh ............................... 3.0118 Guatemala................................. 3.0119 El Salvador ................................ 2.9120 Suriname................................... 2.9121 Côte d’Ivoire ............................. 2.9122 Croatia....................................... 2.9123 Lesotho..................................... 2.8124 Armenia..................................... 2.8125 Belize ........................................ 2.8126 Philippines................................. 2.8127 Argentina................................... 2.8128 Paraguay ................................... 2.8129 Slovak Republic......................... 2.8130 Zimbabwe ................................. 2.7131 Mauritania ................................. 2.7132 Moldova .................................... 2.6133 Nepal......................................... 2.6134 Nicaragua .................................. 2.6135 Swaziland.................................. 2.5136 Kyrgyz Republic ........................ 2.4137 Algeria ....................................... 2.4138 Haiti........................................... 2.4139 Venezuela.................................. 2.4140 Burundi...................................... 2.3141 Lebanon .................................... 2.3142 Yemen....................................... 1.9

12.05 Government procurement of advanced technology productsDo government procurement decisions foster technological innovation in your country? [1 = no, not at all; 7 = yes, extremely effectively] | 2010–11 weighted average

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1 Finland....................................... 6.02 Japan......................................... 5.83 Sweden..................................... 5.64 United States ............................ 5.55 Taiwan, China ........................... 5.56 Iceland....................................... 5.47 Canada ...................................... 5.48 Tunisia....................................... 5.49 Puerto Rico ............................... 5.4

10 Israel ......................................... 5.311 France ....................................... 5.312 Singapore.................................. 5.313 Belgium..................................... 5.214 United Kingdom ........................ 5.115 Switzerland ............................... 5.116 Greece ...................................... 5.017 Netherlands............................... 5.018 United Arab Emirates................ 4.919 Ireland ....................................... 4.920 Jordan ....................................... 4.921 India .......................................... 4.922 Malaysia .................................... 4.923 Korea, Rep. ............................... 4.924 Qatar ......................................... 4.925 Denmark ................................... 4.926 Saudi Arabia .............................. 4.927 Austria....................................... 4.928 Norway...................................... 4.729 Chile .......................................... 4.730 Lebanon .................................... 4.631 Spain ......................................... 4.632 Costa Rica................................. 4.633 China......................................... 4.634 Sri Lanka ................................... 4.635 Turkey ....................................... 4.536 Morocco.................................... 4.537 Iran, Islamic Rep. ...................... 4.538 Hungary..................................... 4.539 Portugal..................................... 4.540 Egypt......................................... 4.541 Germany ................................... 4.542 Czech Republic ......................... 4.543 Hong Kong SAR........................ 4.544 Algeria ....................................... 4.445 Indonesia................................... 4.446 Madagascar............................... 4.447 Cyprus....................................... 4.448 Côte d’Ivoire ............................. 4.449 Thailand..................................... 4.350 Cameroon ................................. 4.351 Ukraine...................................... 4.352 Italy ........................................... 4.353 Azerbaijan.................................. 4.354 Benin......................................... 4.355 Bahrain ...................................... 4.356 Senegal ..................................... 4.257 Lithuania.................................... 4.258 Barbados................................... 4.259 Romania .................................... 4.260 Australia .................................... 4.261 Trinidad and Tobago.................. 4.262 Estonia ...................................... 4.263 Syria .......................................... 4.164 Kenya ........................................ 4.165 Kuwait ....................................... 4.166 Vietnam..................................... 4.167 Poland ....................................... 4.168 Bosnia and Herzegovina ........... 4.169 New Zealand............................. 4.170 Montenegro .............................. 4.171 Nigeria....................................... 4.1

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72 Russian Federation ................... 4.073 Malawi ...................................... 4.074 Slovak Republic......................... 4.075 Argentina................................... 4.076 Mongolia ................................... 4.077 Colombia ................................... 4.078 Bangladesh ............................... 3.979 Zambia ...................................... 3.980 Malta ......................................... 3.981 Luxembourg.............................. 3.982 Pakistan..................................... 3.983 Serbia ........................................ 3.984 Guatemala................................. 3.985 Mali ........................................... 3.986 Mexico ...................................... 3.987 Armenia..................................... 3.888 Croatia....................................... 3.889 Slovenia..................................... 3.890 Uganda...................................... 3.891 Brazil ......................................... 3.892 Bulgaria ..................................... 3.793 Tajikistan ................................... 3.794 Uruguay..................................... 3.795 Ghana........................................ 3.796 Latvia......................................... 3.797 Philippines................................. 3.798 Rwanda..................................... 3.799 Oman ........................................ 3.6

100 Chad.......................................... 3.6101 Burkina Faso ............................. 3.5102 Peru........................................... 3.5103 Suriname................................... 3.5104 Bolivia........................................ 3.5105 Mauritania ................................. 3.5106 Kazakhstan................................ 3.4107 Tanzania .................................... 3.4108 Brunei Darussalam.................... 3.4109 Ecuador ..................................... 3.4110 Honduras................................... 3.4111 South Africa .............................. 3.4112 Panama ..................................... 3.4113 Botswana.................................. 3.4114 Macedonia, FYR........................ 3.4115 Cape Verde ............................... 3.3116 Cambodia .................................. 3.3117 Burundi...................................... 3.3118 Mauritius ................................... 3.3119 Venezuela.................................. 3.3120 Georgia...................................... 3.3121 Jamaica ..................................... 3.3122 Moldova .................................... 3.3123 Gambia, The.............................. 3.2124 Zimbabwe ................................. 3.2125 Guyana...................................... 3.2126 Albania ...................................... 3.2127 Ethiopia ..................................... 3.1128 Mozambique ............................. 3.1129 Dominican Republic .................. 3.1130 Nepal......................................... 3.1131 Nicaragua .................................. 3.0132 El Salvador ................................ 2.9133 Kyrgyz Republic ........................ 2.9134 Namibia ..................................... 2.8135 Lesotho..................................... 2.8136 Haiti........................................... 2.8137 Paraguay ................................... 2.7138 Yemen....................................... 2.5139 Swaziland.................................. 2.5140 Belize ........................................ 2.4141 Angola ....................................... 2.4142 Timor-Leste............................... 2.3

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1 Taiwan, China ...........................355.72 Japan.........................................352.93 United States ............................339.44 Israel .........................................249.25 Korea, Rep. ...............................240.66 Finland.......................................215.77 Switzerland ...............................211.68 Sweden.....................................154.29 Germany ...................................150.6

10 Canada ......................................143.111 Singapore..................................125.612 Denmark ...................................110.013 Netherlands.................................96.614 Austria.........................................86.515 Norway........................................81.416 Australia ......................................81.317 Belgium.......................................76.618 Iceland.........................................73.319 France .........................................71.120 United Kingdom ..........................69.521 Luxembourg................................62.022 Hong Kong SAR..........................60.423 Ireland .........................................54.824 New Zealand...............................39.125 Italy .............................................29.926 Slovenia.......................................12.027 Estonia ........................................11.528 Spain .............................................9.129 Hungary.........................................9.130 Bulgaria .........................................7.731 Malta .............................................7.532 Malaysia ........................................7.233 Czech Republic .............................7.134 Puerto Rico ...................................6.035 Kuwait ...........................................4.536 Greece ..........................................4.237 Barbados.......................................3.338 Slovak Republic.............................3.139 Trinidad and Tobago......................3.140 Portugal.........................................2.641 Lithuania........................................2.442 South Africa ..................................2.343 Cyprus...........................................2.244 Saudi Arabia ..................................2.245 Croatia...........................................2.046 China.............................................2.047 Russian Federation .......................1.948 Uruguay.........................................1.849 Costa Rica.....................................1.750 United Arab Emirates....................1.551 Jamaica .........................................1.552 Latvia.............................................1.453 Chile ..............................................1.354 Bahrain ..........................................1.355 Argentina.......................................1.156 Poland ...........................................1.057 Lebanon ........................................0.958 Mexico ..........................................0.959 India ..............................................0.960 Brazil .............................................0.961 Panama .........................................0.962 Romania ........................................0.863 Thailand.........................................0.764 Armenia.........................................0.665 Georgia..........................................0.566 Venezuela......................................0.467 Serbia ............................................0.468 Philippines.....................................0.469 Turkey ...........................................0.470 Oman ............................................0.371 Ukraine..........................................0.3

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72 Cameroon .....................................0.273 Tunisia...........................................0.274 Egypt.............................................0.275 Paraguay .......................................0.276 Colombia .......................................0.177 Dominican Republic ......................0.177 Sri Lanka .......................................0.179 Iran, Islamic Rep. ..........................0.180 Guatemala.....................................0.181 Kazakhstan....................................0.182 Ghana............................................0.083 Peru...............................................0.084 Morocco........................................0.085 Algeria ...........................................0.086 Indonesia.......................................0.087 Kenya ............................................0.088 Vietnam.........................................0.089 Pakistan.........................................0.090 Albania ..........................................0.090 Angola ...........................................0.090 Azerbaijan......................................0.090 Bangladesh ...................................0.090 Belize ............................................0.090 Benin.............................................0.090 Bolivia............................................0.090 Bosnia and Herzegovina ...............0.090 Botswana......................................0.090 Brunei Darussalam........................0.090 Burkina Faso .................................0.090 Burundi..........................................0.090 Cambodia ......................................0.090 Cape Verde ...................................0.090 Chad..............................................0.090 Côte d’Ivoire .................................0.090 Ecuador .........................................0.090 El Salvador ....................................0.090 Ethiopia .........................................0.090 Gambia, The..................................0.090 Guyana..........................................0.090 Haiti...............................................0.090 Honduras.......................................0.090 Jordan ...........................................0.090 Kyrgyz Republic ............................0.090 Lesotho.........................................0.090 Macedonia, FYR............................0.090 Madagascar...................................0.090 Malawi ..........................................0.090 Mali ...............................................0.090 Mauritania .....................................0.090 Mauritius .......................................0.090 Moldova ........................................0.090 Mongolia .......................................0.090 Montenegro ..................................0.090 Mozambique .................................0.090 Namibia .........................................0.090 Nepal.............................................0.090 Nicaragua ......................................0.090 Nigeria...........................................0.090 Qatar .............................................0.090 Rwanda.........................................0.090 Senegal .........................................0.090 Suriname.......................................0.090 Swaziland......................................0.090 Syria ..............................................0.090 Tajikistan .......................................0.090 Tanzania ........................................0.090 Timor-Leste...................................0.090 Uganda..........................................0.090 Yemen...........................................0.090 Zambia ..........................................0.090 Zimbabwe .....................................0.0

12.07 USPTO patents grantsNumber of utility patents (i.e., patents for invention) granted in 2010, per million population | 2010

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