Sri Lanka, Sept. 19 -- The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 with Sri Lanka positioned at the 93rd spot.

Last year, Sri Lanka ranked the 89th spot in the index.

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.

Switzerland remains the world's innovation leader in 2025. China enters the top 10 for the first time, while middle-income economies - India, Turkiye, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Morocco, Albania and Iran - are the fastest climbers since 2013.

Switzerland tops the Glo...