The Global Innovation Index 2012

5.2.1
University/industry research collaboration
Average answer to the survey question: To 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 † | 2011
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank
1 Switzerland .........................5.78............79.61.......... 1.00 l
2 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.75............79.21..........0.99 l
3 United States of America............5.71............78.51.......... 0.98 l
4 Finland..............................5.58............76.27.......... 0.98
5 Sweden .............................5.52............75.30.......... 0.97
6 Singapore...........................5.47............74.48..........0.96
7 Israel ................................5.40............73.42.......... 0.95
8 Netherlands.........................5.32............72.08.......... 0.95
9 Belgium.............................5.32............71.92..........0.94 l
10 Qatar. ...............................5.27............71.17.......... 0.93
11 Canada..............................5.20............70.05.......... 0.92
12 Germany ............................5.16 ............69.29.......... 0.92
13 Australia ............................5.15 ............69.21.......... 0.91
14 Denmark............................5.15 ............69.19..........0.90
15 Japan ...............................5.06............67.61..........0.89
16 Iceland ..............................5.03............67.21..........0.89
17 Luxembourg ........................5.02............67.08..........0.88
18 Austria ..............................4.99............66.55..........0.87
19 Ireland ..............................4.96............65.94..........0.86
20 Malaysia.............................4.91............65.12..........0.86
21 Norway .............................4.79............63.09..........0.85
22 Hong Kong (China)..................4.74 ............62.27..........0.84
23 New Zealand........................4.73............62.18..........0.83
24 Korea, Rep. ..........................4.66............60.99..........0.83
25 South Africa.........................4.62............60.30..........0.82 l
26 Portugal ............................4.60............60.00.......... 0.81
27 Saudi Arabia ........................4.56............59.27..........0.80
28 China ...............................4.53............58.82..........0.80
29 Czech Republic .....................4.47............57.78.......... 0.79
30 Lithuania............................4.44............57.31.......... 0.78
31 Hungary ............................4.35............55.86..........0.77
32 Estonia ..............................4.34............55.61..........0.77
33 Costa Rica...........................4.31 ............55.24.......... 0.76
34 France ..............................4.24............53.98.......... 0.75
35 United Arab Emirates ...............4.21............53.43...........0.74
36 Brazil ................................4.20............53.41.......... 0.73
37 Thailand ............................4.15 ............52.57.......... 0.73
38 Indonesia ...........................4.13 ............52.15.......... 0.72 l
39 Spain. ...............................4.11 ............51.86.......... 0.71
40 Colombia ...........................4.09............51.58.......... 0.70
41 Chile ................................4.09............51.47.......... 0.70
42 Mexico ..............................4.04............50.67..........0.69
43 Slovenia.............................3.95............49.19..........0.68
44 Cyprus ..............................3.92............48.71.......... 0.67
45 Argentina ...........................3.88............48.03.......... 0.67
46 Kenya ...............................3.87............47.86..........0.66
47 India ................................3.82............46.97..........0.65
48 Brunei Darussalam ..................3.80............46.70..........0.64
49 Mozambique........................3.79............46.50..........0.64
50 Uruguay ............................3.79............46.47..........0.63
51 Malta. ...............................3.79............46.45..........0.62
52 Guatemala ..........................3.78........... 46.40.......... 0.61 l
53 Oman ...............................3.78........... 46.29.......... 0.61
54 Latvia ...............................3.77............46.18..........0.60
55 Tunisia ..............................3.75............45.79.......... 0.59
56 Zambia .............................3.75............45.78..........0.58 l
57 Rwanda .............................3.71............45.22..........0.58
58 Senegal .............................3.71............45.15..........0.57
59 Tanzania, United Rep. ...............3.71............45.14..........0.56 l
60 Montenegro ........................3.68............44.71.......... 0.55
61 Malawi ..............................3.64............43.94.......... 0.55
62 Poland ..............................3.64............43.94..........0.54
63 Panama .............................3.64............43.93.......... 0.53
64 Botswana ...........................3.59............43.24.......... 0.52
65 Trinidad and Tobago ................3.57............42.82.......... 0.52
66 Pakistan.............................3.56............42.71.......... 0.51 l
67 Ukraine .............................3.56............42.64..........0.50
68 Gambia .............................3.54............42.38.......... 0.49 l
69 Uganda .............................3.50............41.69..........0.48
70 Sri Lanka ............................3.49............41.55..........0.48
71 Turkey...............................3.49............41.48.......... 0.47
72 Russian Federation..................3.49............41.44..........0.46
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank
73 Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.48............41.41.......... 0.45
74 Croatia ..............................3.48............41.38.......... 0.45
75 Namibia.............................3.48............41.35..........0.44
76 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.48............41.30.......... 0.43
77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. ..........3.47............41.09.......... 0.42
78 Serbia ...............................3.43............40.54.......... 0.42
79 Viet Nam ............................3.40............40.05...........0.41
80 Philippines ..........................3.39............39.86..........0.40
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina ............3.39............39.78..........0.39
82 Honduras ...........................3.36............39.39..........0.39
83 Cameroon ..........................3.34............39.06..........0.38
84 Bahrain..............................3.33............38.91.......... 0.37
85 Cambodia...........................3.32............38.73..........0.36
86 Benin ...............................3.31 ............38.45..........0.36
87 Dominican Republic ................3.28............38.05.......... 0.35
88 Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.28............38.03..........0.34
89 Macedonia, FYR .....................3.28............38.00.......... 0.33
90 Iran, Islamic Rep. ....................3.25............37.50.......... 0.33
91 Ecuador .............................3.24............37.37.......... 0.32
92 Ghana...............................3.23............37.21.......... 0.31
93 Burkina Faso ........................3.22............36.94..........0.30
94 Mongolia ...........................3.21............36.82..........0.30
95 Mauritius............................3.21............36.81..........0.29
96 Tajikistan ............................3.21............36.80..........0.28
97 Madagascar.........................3.20............36.68..........0.27
98 Zimbabwe ..........................3.19 ............36.55..........0.27
99 Morocco ............................3.19 ............36.49..........0.26
100 Peru.................................3.19 ............36.47..........0.25
101 Slovakia .............................3.18 ............36.29.......... 0.24
102 Kuwait ..............................3.16 ............36.03..........0.23
103 Azerbaijan ..........................3.15 ............35.91..........0.23
104 Bolivia, Plurinational St. .............3.14 ............35.74..........0.22
105 Nigeria ..............................3.14 ............35.68.......... 0.21
106 Ethiopia .............................3.13 ............35.46..........0.20
107 Lebanon ............................3.12 ............35.27..........0.20
108 El Salvador ..........................3.11 ............35.14...........0.19
109 Guyana .............................3.07............34.50...........0.18
110 Jordan ..............................3.07............34.48...........0.17
111 Romania ............................3.00............33.27...........0.17
112 Bulgaria .............................2.96............32.74...........0.16
113 Kazakhstan..........................2.94............32.27...........0.15
114 Greece ..............................2.87............31.17...........0.14
115 Nicaragua...........................2.85............30.77...........0.14
116 Lesotho .............................2.80............29.99...........0.13
117 Paraguay............................2.78............29.64...........0.12
118 Moldova, Rep........................2.70............28.34...........0.11
119 Armenia.............................2.69............28.14...........0.11
120 Georgia .............................2.64............27.30...........0.10
121 Bangladesh .........................2.63............27.20..........0.09
122 Egypt ...............................2.60............26.60..........0.08
123 Nepal ...............................2.58............26.35..........0.08
124 Swaziland ...........................2.49............24.84.......... 0.07
125 Belize ...............................2.45............24.23..........0.06
126 Syrian Arab Rep......................2.40............23.36..........0.05
127 Côte d’Ivoire ........................2.37........... 22.84..........0.05
128 Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.33............22.19..........0.04
129 Burundi .............................2.31 ............21.85.......... 0.03
130 Angola ..............................2.07............17.82.......... 0.02
131 Albania..............................2.06............17.68.......... 0.02
132 Kyrgyzstan ..........................1.97 ............16.15.......... 0.01
133 Yemen ..............................1.51 .............8.44..........0.00
n/a Belarus .............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Fiji................................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Gabon .............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Lao PDR............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Niger................................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Sudan............................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Uzbekistan .......................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a
SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey 2010–2011
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THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2012 II: Data Tables