Discover Where Your Economy Stands In The Innovation Landscape

July 15, 2026

By Federico Moscatelli and María de las Mercedes Menéndez

July 15, 2026 ・ minutes reading time

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WIPO's Innovation Capabilities Navigator is an interactive platform that enables policymakers, researchers, and analysts to explore and analyze the innovation landscape of economies around the world.

The Navigator brings the data and methodology behind the Innovation Capabilities Outlook 2026 to life, turning hundreds of millions of data points into clear, actionable insights for 193 economies across more than 2,500 innovation fields.

Whether you are a policymaker shaping science and technology strategy, a researcher studying economic development, a business or investment professional mapping market strengths, or simply curious about where your country stands, this is your starting point.

Where to start?

Interested in the data?

For those who want to go further, the underlying datasets are also publicly available through the WIPO Knowledge Repository, enabling custom analysis tailored to specific questions or industries.

The Innovation Capabilities Navigator is available now. Select an economy, explore its profile, and discover what the global innovation data reveals.

Disclaimer: The short posts and articles included in the Innovation Economics Themes Series typically report on research in progress and are circulated in a timely manner for discussion and comment. The views expressed in them are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of WIPO or its Member States . 

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