Analysis and discussion points around the index include:

• Countries’ performance in the overall index
• Countries’ performance on sub-factors
• ‘Innovation Efficiency’ – ratio between the output sub-index and the input sub-index
• Country “Archetypes” – illustrative examples of countries with specific strengths in the index
• A featured section on Renewables Innovation trends

This index and report is a leading reference for policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors and industry actors looking to understand the global landscape for cleantech innovation.

You can download the full report here.

GCII 2014 Results

2014 Rank	Country	2014 Score	Inputs to Innovation	Outputs of Innovation	General Innovation Drivers	Cleantech-Specific Innovation Drivers	Evidence of Emerging Cleantech Innovation	Evidence of Commercialised Cleantech Innovation
1	Israel	4.34	2.87	5.81	2.86	2.88	8.92	2.70
2	Finland	4.04	2.90	5.18	2.83	2.97	7.59	2.77
3	USA	3.67	3.13	4.21	3.29	2.98	6.41	2.01
4	Sweden	3.55	2.98	4.12	3.59	2.37	5.56	2.68
5	Denmark	3.45	3.13	3.76	3.15	3.12	3.23	4.29
6	UK	2.84	2.77	2.91	2.82	2.71	3.87	1.95
7	Canada	2.83	2.84	2.83	3.34	2.34	3.34	2.32
8	Switzerland	2.80	2.90	2.69	3.38	2.42	3.33	2.06
9	Germany	2.78	2.56	3.00	2.26	2.87	3.39	2.61
10	Ireland	2.73	2.34	3.12	2.50	2.18	3.92	2.32
11	Netherlands	2.64	2.57	2.71	2.84	2.31	3.84	1.58
12	Japan	2.46	1.92	3.00	1.37	2.47	4.51	1.49
13	South Korea	2.45	2.40	2.49	3.00	1.81	3.12	1.86
14	Norway	2.41	2.52	2.30	3.11	1.93	1.78	2.82
15	France	2.38	2.39	2.36	1.83	2.94	3.06	1.67
16	Austria	2.34	2.31	2.36	2.35	2.26	2.35	2.38
17	Belgium	2.23	2.34	2.11	2.04	2.65	2.13	2.09
18	New Zealand	2.22	2.30	2.13	2.64	1.97	1.26	3.00
19	China	2.19	2.50	1.89	2.26	2.74	0.92	2.85
20	Singapore	2.14	2.47	1.82	2.52	2.41	1.21	2.42
21	India	1.95	1.92	1.98	1.39	2.44	2.10	1.87
22	Australia	1.94	2.52	1.36	2.54	2.49	1.12	1.60
23	Hungary	1.88	2.13	1.62	1.55	2.71	1.49	1.75
24	Portugal	1.80	2.00	1.61	1.40	2.60	0.85	2.37
25	Brazil	1.79	1.90	1.67	1.95	1.85	0.31	3.03
26	Spain	1.70	1.60	1.80	1.45	1.74	0.80	2.80
27	Italy	1.54	1.78	1.31	1.31	2.26	0.95	1.66
28	Slovenia	1.50	1.52	1.49	1.37	1.67	1.00	1.98
29	South Africa	1.37	1.62	1.11	1.43	1.82	0.26	1.96
30	Czech Republic	1.35	1.57	1.13	1.65	1.48	0.30	1.96
31	Turkey	1.32	1.93	0.72	1.69	2.16	0.10	1.33
32	Argentina	1.30	1.44	1.16	1.73	1.14	0.05	2.27
33	Saudi Arabia	1.26	1.51	1.02	1.93	1.09	0.12	1.91
34	Indonesia	1.19	1.65	0.74	1.90	1.40	0.01	1.47
35	Romania	1.19	1.36	1.01	1.37	1.35	0.07	1.96
36	Mexico	1.15	1.57	0.74	1.95	1.19	0.04	1.44
37	Poland	1.03	1.27	0.79	1.25	1.29	0.15	1.43
38	Bulgaria	1.01	1.22	0.81	1.17	1.27	0.20	1.42
39	Greece	0.97	0.78	1.17	0.61	0.94	0.55	1.79
40	Russia	0.81	1.12	0.50	0.71	1.52	0.16	0.84
Mean		2.11			2.11	2.12	2.11	2.12

 

GCII 2012 Report

The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012—the first edition—was published in partnership with WWF International. Download the report to find out which countries are producing cleantech innovation today, which countries we should watch in the future, and what countries can do to promote cleantech innovation in their economies.