Chile ranks as Latin America’s most innovative economy

In an index prepared by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has reported that, according to the results of the Global Innovation Index 2020, prepared each year by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Chile is Latin America’s most innovative economy.

In the ranking, which evaluated 16 countries in the region, Chile obtained a score of 33.9 points, followed by Mexico (33.6) and Costa Rica (33.5).

However, the study reveals that Latin America continues have significant imbalances in terms of innovation. It notes that, despite some encouraging initiatives, public and private investment in research and development remains low and the use of intellectual property systems is still incipient.

This is borne out by the fact that Chile and Mexico, the regional leaders on innovation, are only in 54^th and 55^th position, respectively, in the international ranking.

Mexico is one of the few Latin American countries to have improved its position compared to the 2019 ranking in which it took 56^th place. Indeed, according to the study, Mexico stands out internationally as the world’s largest exporter of creative goods. Peru was penultimate in the ranking of Latin American countries, with a score of 28.8 points, followed by Argentina (28.3).

Source: Diario Financiero

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