Singapore's Global Innovation Ranking
International surveys consistently rank Singapore’s IP regime as one of the best in the world, demonstrating our position as a global IA/IP hub.
Last updated on 29 September 2026
Singapore’s business-friendly IP regime has helped bolster the confidence of leading global companies such as Procter and Gamble, Continental, and Mead Johnson, all of whom have selected Singapore as their location of choice for investments in business and research & development, citing the country’s strong protection of IP rights as a factor in their decisions.
Singapore's ranking across various innovation studies
IP Ranking | Global Innovation Index 2026 | International Property Rights Index 2024 | World Trademark Review IP Office Innovation Ranking 2024 | 2021 Bloomberg Innovation Index | World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Switzerland | Finland | European IP Office | South Korea | Singapore |
2 | Sweden | Singapore | South Korea | Singapore | United States |
3 | United States of America | Denmark | Australia | Switzerland | Hong Kong SAR |
4 | Republic of Korea | Netherlands | United Kingdom | Germany | Netherlands |
5 | Singapore | Luxembourg | Singapore | Sweden | Switzerland |
6 | United Kingdom | Sweden | Thailand | Denmark | Japan |
7 | Netherlands | New Zealand | Poland | Israel | Germany |
8 | Finland | Australia | France | Finland | Sweden |
9 | Denmark | Norway | Japan, Mexico | Netherlands | United Kingdom |
10 | China | Germany | - | Austria | Denmark |
Global Innovation Index 2026 ranks countries' innovation performance, and Singapore was named as the fifth most innovative nation in the world, the fourth consecutive year that Singapore is in the top five. Singapore also remains a global leader in 12 out of the GII’s 79 indicators, up from 10 indicators in 2025. The indicators Singapore had ranked top included government effectiveness, policy stability, human capital and research, business sophistication, and market sophistication. Singapore’s strength also extended to several intellectual property (IP) indicators including how IP and knowledge are absorbed, created and used across borders.
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International Property Rights Index 2024, which measures the strength of a country's property rights regime, including both intellectual and physical property rights, ranked Singapore second.
World Trademark Review IP Office Innovation Ranking 2024 ranked Singapore fifth amongst 50 of the world’s leading IP offices, recognising them for innovation in various areas, including value-added propositions to their users, online capabilities and public outreach efforts.
2021 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which scores economies using factors including research and development spending, manufacturing capability and concentration of high-tech public companies ranked Singapore second in the world.
World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2019 ranked Singapore as second in the world and top in Asia for having the best IP protection. Overall, Singapore is ranked first as the world's most competitive country.