The Global Innovation Index 2012
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5.3.2<br />
High-tech imports<br />
High-tech net imports (% of total net imports) | 2010<br />
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank<br />
1 Hong Kong (China).................43.49..........100.00..........0.99 l<br />
1 Malaysia........................... 32.66..........100.00..........0.99 l<br />
3 Singapore......................... 32.60............99.82.......... 0.98<br />
4 China ............................. 25.57............76.57.......... 0.98 l<br />
5 Malta. ............................. 23.53............69.84.......... 0.97 l<br />
6 Panama ........................... 20.63............60.24..........0.96 l<br />
7 Costa Rica......................... 20.45............59.64.......... 0.95 l<br />
8 Ireland ............................20.44............59.60..........0.94<br />
9 Mexico .............................19.42 ............56.23.......... 0.93 l<br />
10 Paraguay (2011) ....................19.00............54.86.......... 0.93 l<br />
11 Czech Republic ................... 18.94 ............54.66.......... 0.92 l<br />
12 Hungary (2011) .................... 18.28 ............52.47.......... 0.91<br />
13 Colombia (2011)....................17.47 ............49.78..........0.90 l<br />
14 Thailand ...........................17.46 ............49.74..........0.89 l<br />
15 United States of America...........17.35 ............49.38..........0.88<br />
16 Netherlands........................16.51............46.62..........0.88<br />
17 Switzerland ........................15.85 ............44.43..........0.87<br />
18 Korea, Rep. (2011)...................15.63 ............43.70..........0.86<br />
19 Germany ...........................15.10 ............41.96..........0.85<br />
20 Argentina ..........................15.01 ............41.66..........0.84 l<br />
21 Sweden ........................... 14.85 ............41.13..........0.83<br />
22 France .............................14.77 ........... 40.86..........0.83<br />
23 Brazil (2011) ........................14.33 ............39.40..........0.82 l<br />
24 Estonia (2011) ......................14.33 ............39.40.......... 0.81<br />
25 Australia ...........................13.94............38.13..........0.80<br />
26 Japan (2011)........................13.87 ............37.88.......... 0.79<br />
27 Kenya ..............................13.78 ............37.58.......... 0.78 l<br />
28 South Africa........................13.39 ............36.29.......... 0.78<br />
29 United Kingdom (2011).............13.09 ............35.31..........0.77<br />
30 New Zealand.......................12.69 ............34.00.......... 0.76<br />
31 Canada (2011) ..................... 12.60 ............33.67.......... 0.75<br />
32 Norway ............................12.01 ............31.76...........0.74<br />
33 Israel ...............................11.90 ............31.38.......... 0.73<br />
34 Poland .............................11.69............30.68.......... 0.73<br />
35 Denmark...........................11.65............30.57.......... 0.72<br />
36 Rwanda (2011)......................11.64 ............30.52.......... 0.71 l<br />
37 Indonesia ..........................11.54 ............30.18.......... 0.70 l<br />
38 Ghana..............................11.48 ............29.99..........0.69 l<br />
39 Saudi Arabia .......................11.44 ............29.84..........0.68<br />
40 Finland.............................11.37 ............29.62..........0.68<br />
41 Viet Nam (2009) ....................11.20............29.05.......... 0.67<br />
42 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.02 ............28.47..........0.66<br />
43 Luxembourg (2011) ................10.95............28.24..........0.65<br />
44 Austria .............................10.79............27.71..........0.64<br />
45 Romania (2011).....................10.79............27.69..........0.63<br />
46 Russian Federation................ 10.68............27.34..........0.63<br />
47 Slovakia ........................... 10.64............27.20..........0.62<br />
48 Cyprus .............................10.42............26.50.......... 0.61<br />
49 Uganda ........................... 10.34............26.21..........0.60 l<br />
50 Bolivia, Plurinational St. ........... 10.22............25.82.......... 0.59 l<br />
51 Uruguay (2009) ....................10.21............25.80..........0.58<br />
52 Malawi ..............................9.94............24.89..........0.58 l<br />
53 Turkey...............................9.90............24.77..........0.57<br />
54 Peru. ................................9.69............24.08..........0.56<br />
55 Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.60............23.79.......... 0.55<br />
56 Ecuador (2011) ......................9.46............23.30..........0.54<br />
57 Spain. ...............................9.43............23.20.......... 0.53<br />
58 Tunisia ..............................8.96............21.64.......... 0.53<br />
59 Chile ................................8.92............21.52.......... 0.52<br />
60 Guatemala ..........................8.91............21.48.......... 0.51<br />
61 Greece ..............................8.85............21.29..........0.50<br />
62 Honduras (2009) ....................8.81............21.18.......... 0.49<br />
63 Burundi .............................8.54............20.27..........0.48 l<br />
64 Belgium.............................8.32............19.53..........0.48<br />
65 India ................................8.31 ............19.50.......... 0.47<br />
66 El Salvador ..........................8.28............19.40..........0.46<br />
67 Sudan (2009)........................8.25............19.32.......... 0.45 l<br />
68 Kazakhstan (2009)...................8.16 ............19.00..........0.44<br />
69 Tanzania, United Rep. (2011).........8.15 ............18.99.......... 0.43<br />
70 Azerbaijan ..........................8.08............18.76.......... 0.43<br />
71 Nicaragua...........................8.04............18.61.......... 0.42<br />
72 Iceland ..............................7.94 ............18.27...........0.41<br />
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank<br />
73 Portugal ............................7.93 ............18.26..........0.40<br />
74 Nepal ...............................7.79 ............17.80..........0.39<br />
75 Bahrain (2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.67 ............17.40..........0.38<br />
76 Croatia (2011)........................7.51 ............16.85..........0.38<br />
77 Bulgaria .............................7.48 ............16.75.......... 0.37<br />
78 Nigeria ..............................7.41 ............16.55..........0.36<br />
79 Moldova, Rep........................7.33 ............16.27.......... 0.35<br />
80 United Arab Emirates (2008) ........7.26 ............16.05..........0.34<br />
81 Latvia (2011).........................7.24 ............15.98.......... 0.33<br />
82 Trinidad and Tobago ................7.21 ............15.89.......... 0.33<br />
83 Madagascar.........................7.00 ............15.19.......... 0.32<br />
84 Serbia ...............................6.92............14.93.......... 0.31<br />
85 Slovenia (2011) ......................6.70............14.19..........0.30<br />
86 Armenia (2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.63............13.94..........0.29<br />
87 Georgia .............................6.58............13.80..........0.28<br />
88 Pakistan.............................6.27............12.77..........0.28<br />
89 Dominican Republic ................6.24............12.65..........0.27<br />
90 Macedonia, FYR (2011) ..............6.10 ............12.21..........0.26<br />
91 Mauritius............................6.04............11.99..........0.25<br />
92 Mongolia (2007) ....................5.83............11.31.......... 0.24<br />
93 Belize ...............................5.74 ............11.01..........0.23<br />
94 Côte d’Ivoire ........................5.74 ............11.00..........0.23<br />
95 Egypt ...............................5.38.............9.84..........0.22<br />
96 Bosnia and Herzegovina ............5.31 .............9.60.......... 0.21<br />
97 Ethiopia (2011) ......................5.25.............9.39..........0.20<br />
98 Montenegro ........................5.22.............9.28...........0.19<br />
99 Togo (2011)..........................5.18 .............9.17...........0.18<br />
100 Fiji...................................5.14 .............9.02...........0.18<br />
101 Jordan (2011) ........................5.07.............8.79...........0.17<br />
102 Sri Lanka ............................4.98.............8.51...........0.16<br />
103 Lithuania............................4.96.............8.44...........0.15<br />
104 Namibia (2008)......................4.95.............8.41...........0.14<br />
105 Oman ...............................4.88.............8.18...........0.13<br />
106 Burkina Faso ........................4.83.............8.00...........0.13<br />
107 Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.75.............7.74...........0.12<br />
108 Albania..............................4.71.............7.59...........0.11<br />
109 Belarus ..............................4.70.............7.59...........0.10<br />
110 Kyrgyzstan ..........................4.67.............7.47..........0.09<br />
111 Zambia .............................4.50.............6.92..........0.08<br />
112 Zimbabwe ..........................4.48.............6.86..........0.08<br />
113 Guyana .............................4.48.............6.84.......... 0.07<br />
114 Senegal (2011).......................4.47.............6.83..........0.06<br />
115 Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.22.............6.00..........0.05<br />
116 Cambodia...........................4.05.............5.41..........0.04<br />
117 Lebanon ............................4.02.............5.34.......... 0.03<br />
118 Yemen (2009) .......................3.76.............4.46.......... 0.03<br />
119 Niger................................3.70.............4.27.......... 0.02<br />
120 Gambia .............................2.60.............0.63.......... 0.01<br />
121 Syrian Arab Rep. (2008)..............2.41 .............0.00..........0.00<br />
n/a Angola .............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Bangladesh ......................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Benin ............................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Botswana ........................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Brunei Darussalam .................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Cameroon .......................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Gabon .............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Iran, Islamic Rep. .................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Kuwait .............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Lao PDR............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Lesotho ............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Morocco ............................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Mozambique........................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Philippines .......................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Qatar................................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Swaziland ........................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Tajikistan ............................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Ukraine ............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Uzbekistan .......................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
n/a Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. .......... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
SOURCE: United Nations, COMTRADE database; Eurostat ’High-technology’ aggregations<br />
based on SITC Rev. 4, April 2009 (2007–11)<br />
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THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX <strong>2012</strong> II: Data Tables