India Rises to 38th in Global Innovation Index 2025

Current Context: On 17 September 2025, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025.

• India rose to 38th place among 139 economies, improving from 39th in 2024 and 48th in 2020.
• It retained the #1 position in Central & Southern Asia and among lower‑middle‑income economies.
• India’s strengths include ICT services exports, unicorn/startup ecosystem, venture capital, and knowledge & technology outputs (rank 22).
• Weaknesses remain in business sophistication (64), infrastructure (61), and institutions (58).
• Globally, Switzerland, Sweden, and the USA secured the top three spots, while China entered the Top 10 for the first time at #10.
• India also ranked 4th worldwide in innovation clusters, with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai featuring in the Top 100.

Question:

Q.1 What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index (2025)?
a) 39th
b) 38th
c) 40th
d) 48th

Answer: b) India rose to the 38th position among 139 economies in 2025, up from 39th in 2024 and 48th in 2020.