The Global Innovation Index 2012

6.1.4
Scientific and technical journal articles
Number of scientific and technical journal articles (per billion PPP$ GDP) | 2009
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank
1 Israel ..............................30.40..........100.00.......... 1.00 l
2 Switzerland ........................30.11 ............99.06..........0.99 l
3 Sweden ...........................28.44............93.54..........0.99 l
4 New Zealand.......................27.66 ............90.97.......... 0.98 l
5 Finland.............................27.64 ............90.92.......... 0.97
6 Denmark...........................27.07 ............89.05..........0.96 l
7 Canada............................ 22.71............74.65..........0.96
8 Netherlands....................... 22.45............73.80.......... 0.95
9 Slovenia...........................22.30............73.31..........0.94 l
10 Australia .......................... 22.24............73.11..........0.94 l
11 Estonia .............................21.82............71.73.......... 0.93 l
12 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.45 ............70.52.......... 0.92
13 Iceland .............................21.34............70.16.......... 0.91
14 Belgium........................... 18.82 ............61.85.......... 0.91
15 Norway ............................17.67 ............58.06..........0.90
16 Portugal ...........................17.22............56.55..........0.89 l
17 Singapore......................... 16.56............54.38..........0.88
18 Korea, Rep. .........................16.31 ............53.57..........0.88
19 Germany ...........................16.01 ............52.58..........0.87
20 Ireland .............................15.96 ............52.43..........0.86
21 Spain. ..............................15.85 ............52.05..........0.86
22 Serbia ..............................15.79 ............51.86..........0.85 l
23 Czech Republic ....................15.58 ............51.17..........0.84
24 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.41 ............50.60..........0.83
25 France .............................15.25 ............50.07..........0.83
26 Austria .............................14.97 ............49.14..........0.82
27 United States of America...........14.97 ............49.13.......... 0.81
28 Greece .............................14.82 ............48.65.......... 0.81
29 Croatia .............................14.79 ........... 48.54..........0.80
30 Hungary ...........................13.01 ............42.68.......... 0.79
31 Japan ..............................12.07 ............39.59.......... 0.78
32 Zimbabwe .........................11.29............37.03.......... 0.78 l
33 Jordan .............................11.23............36.83..........0.77
34 Tunisia ............................ 10.69............35.05.......... 0.76 l
35 Poland ............................ 10.68............35.01.......... 0.76
36 Armenia........................... 10.08............33.02.......... 0.75
37 Turkey...............................9.44............30.94...........0.74 l
38 Slovakia .............................8.73............28.59.......... 0.73
39 Cyprus ..............................8.58............28.08.......... 0.73
40 China ...............................8.16 ............26.71.......... 0.72
41 Fiji. ..................................7.86 ............25.72.......... 0.71 l
42 Moldova, Rep........................7.83 ............25.62.......... 0.71
43 Chile ................................7.69 ............25.14.......... 0.70
44 Bulgaria .............................7.67 ............25.10..........0.69
45 Iran, Islamic Rep. ....................7.42 ............24.27..........0.68 l
46 Lithuania............................7.00 ............22.88..........0.68
47 Russian Federation..................6.61............21.59.......... 0.67
48 Argentina ...........................6.26............20.45..........0.66
49 Georgia .............................6.15 ............20.07..........0.65
50 Brazil ................................6.14 ............20.05..........0.65
51 Gambia .............................5.95............19.42..........0.64 l
52 South Africa.........................5.67............18.48..........0.63
53 Ukraine .............................5.63............18.37..........0.63
54 Uruguay ............................5.61 ............18.31..........0.62
55 India ................................5.47............17.82.......... 0.61
56 Romania ............................5.35............17.45..........0.60
57 Latvia ...............................5.00............16.27..........0.60
58 Egypt ...............................4.79............15.59.......... 0.59 l
59 Lebanon ............................4.68............15.23..........0.58
60 Kenya ...............................4.66............15.15..........0.58
61 Malawi ..............................4.38............14.26..........0.57 l
62 Mongolia ...........................4.06............13.19..........0.56
63 Malta. ...............................3.82............12.41.......... 0.55
64 Thailand ............................3.76............12.21.......... 0.55
65 Uganda .............................3.60............11.68..........0.54
66 Benin ...............................3.55............11.50.......... 0.53 l
67 Malaysia.............................3.52............11.40.......... 0.53
68 Luxembourg ........................3.47............11.25.......... 0.52
69 Cameroon ..........................3.40............11.01.......... 0.51 l
70 Belarus ..............................3.14 ............10.17..........0.50
71 Macedonia, FYR .....................2.90.............9.38..........0.50
72 Mexico ..............................2.81.............9.08.......... 0.49
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank
73 Tanzania, United Rep. ...............2.79.............9.01..........0.48
74 Morocco ............................2.68.............8.65.......... 0.47
75 Burkina Faso ........................2.67.............8.59.......... 0.47
76 Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.52.............8.10..........0.46
77 Senegal .............................2.48.............7.97.......... 0.45
78 Pakistan.............................2.34.............7.53.......... 0.45
79 Ethiopia .............................2.22............. 7.11..........0.44
80 Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.14 .............6.85.......... 0.43
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina ............2.13 .............6.84.......... 0.42
82 Costa Rica...........................2.02.............6.46.......... 0.42
83 Zambia .............................1.89.............6.03...........0.41
84 Trinidad and Tobago ................1.84 .............5.88..........0.40
85 Madagascar.........................1.78.............5.66..........0.40
86 Panama .............................1.77 .............5.65..........0.39
87 Uzbekistan ..........................1.77 .............5.65..........0.38
88 Azerbaijan ..........................1.76.............5.61.......... 0.37
89 Botswana ...........................1.75 .............5.58.......... 0.37
90 Ghana...............................1.71 .............5.45..........0.36
91 Nepal ...............................1.65 .............5.25.......... 0.35
92 Kuwait ..............................1.61 .............5.13.......... 0.35
93 Montenegro ........................1.61 .............5.10..........0.34
94 Oman ...............................1.58 .............5.02.......... 0.33
95 Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.57 .............4.98.......... 0.32
96 Côte d’Ivoire ........................1.56 .............4.96.......... 0.32
97 Niger................................1.54 .............4.88.......... 0.31
98 Colombia ...........................1.47 .............4.65..........0.30
99 Mozambique........................1.42.............4.47..........0.29
100 Sri Lanka ............................1.40.............4.41..........0.29
101 Nigeria ..............................1.34 .............4.21..........0.28
102 Kyrgyzstan ..........................1.28 .............4.01..........0.27
103 Swaziland ...........................1.27 .............4.00..........0.27
104 Viet Nam ............................1.27 .............3.99..........0.26
105 Bahrain..............................1.26 .............3.97..........0.25
106 Mauritius............................1.25 .............3.91.......... 0.24
107 Saudi Arabia ........................1.20 .............3.76.......... 0.24
108 Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17 .............3.66..........0.23
109 United Arab Emirates ...............1.12 .............3.49..........0.22
110 Bangladesh .........................1.07 .............3.34..........0.22
111 Lesotho .............................1.07 .............3.33.......... 0.21
112 Rwanda .............................1.03 .............3.21..........0.20
113 Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. ..........1.00 .............3.11...........0.19
114 Bolivia, Plurinational St. .............0.99.............3.07...........0.19
115 Namibia.............................0.98.............3.04...........0.18
116 Cambodia...........................0.95.............2.95...........0.17
117 Tajikistan ............................0.87.............2.69...........0.17
118 Gabon ..............................0.85.............2.62...........0.16
119 Lao PDR.............................0.84.............2.59...........0.15
120 Burundi .............................0.80.............2.45...........0.14
121 Belize ...............................0.78.............2.36...........0.14
122 Nicaragua...........................0.71.............2.15...........0.13
123 Sudan...............................0.71.............2.15...........0.12
124 Syrian Arab Rep......................0.69.............2.09...........0.12
125 Philippines ..........................0.66.............1.98...........0.11
126 Peru.................................0.63.............1.89...........0.10
127 Ecuador .............................0.61 .............1.82..........0.09
128 Brunei Darussalam ..................0.55.............1.60..........0.09
129 Guyana .............................0.54.............1.60..........0.08
130 Kazakhstan..........................0.54.............1.59.......... 0.07
131 Qatar................................0.51 .............1.47..........0.06
132 Yemen ..............................0.44.............1.24..........0.06
133 Paraguay............................0.39.............1.08..........0.05
134 Albania..............................0.35.............0.96..........0.04
135 Guatemala ..........................0.33.............0.88..........0.04
136 Indonesia ...........................0.27.............0.70.......... 0.03
137 Honduras ...........................0.19 .............0.43.......... 0.02
138 El Salvador ..........................0.13 .............0.24.......... 0.01
139 Dominican Republic ................0.08.............0.06.......... 0.01
140 Angola ..............................0.06.............0.00..........0.00
n/a Hong Kong (China).................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering
Statistics, and The Patent BoardTM, special tabulations (2011) from Thomson
Reuters, SCI and SSCI; World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, World Bank World
Development Indicators database
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THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2012 II: Data Tables