Kazakhstan Ranks 81st in Latest Global Innovation Index
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 on Sept. 16, with Kazakhstan positioned at the 81st spot.
Published annually since 2007, the ranking uses 80 indicators – from research and development (R&D) spending, venture capital deals, to high-tech exports and intellectual property filings – to evaluate how innovative 139 world economies are.
Kazakhstan, which last year ranked 78th, now ranks fourth among the ten economies in Central and Southern Asia, according to the report. The nation also performed above the upper-middle-income group average across such indicators as institutions, human capital and research, and infrastructure.
Dynamics of Kazakhstan’s performance in the ranking between 2020 and 2025. Photo cre...
