Morocco has managed to climb two places in the Global Innovation Index. According to the report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Morocco occupies 74th place, with a score of 31.63 out of 100, among the 129 economies assessed by the Global Innovation Index 2019.
Switzerland retains its first place in this ranking with 67.24 out of 100, followed by Sweden (63.65), the United States (61.73), the Netherlands (61.44) and the United Kingdom (61.30). In Africa, Morocco takes third place, behind South Africa and Tunisia.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) is based on 80 indicators that take a broad view of innovation and cover, among other things, the political environment, education, infrastructure and business sophistication.