Armenia drops 8 positions in Global Innovation Index 2021

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Armenia has dropped 8 notches in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021 to the 69th position.

Armenia drops 8 positions in Global Innovation Index 2021

YEREVAN, September 21. /ARKA/. Armenia has dropped 8 notches in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021 to the 69th position.

The 14th edition of GII report, released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),

a specialized agency of the United Nations, presents the latest global innovation ranking of 132 economies, relying on 81 different indicators.

While tracking the most recent global innovation trends in the new Global Innovation Tracker, this edition also focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on innovation.

In the 2020 GII report Armenia ranked 61st. In 2021 report Armenia is ahead of Azerbaijan, which is 80th, but is behind Russia (45th), Georgia (63rd), Turkey (41st) and Iran. (60th).

The world’s most-innovative economy in 2021 is Switzerland followed by Sweden, the United States of America (U.S.), the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Republic of Korea, according to the GII 2021 rankings.-0-

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