Belarus ranked 72nd in the Global Innovation Index 2019 by the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO. This is a strong improvement compared to the previous year when it held the 86th position.

Belarus jumped impressive 14 places to be named the 72nd most innovative country.

The Global Innovation Index 2019 released on Wednesday says that despite signs of slowing economic growth, innovation continues to blossom.

In the report, the UN’s intellectual property agency says Belarus “performed in line with expectations for its level of development”.

It is 83rd in institutions innovations, 56th in business sophistication, 39th in human capital and research, 51st in knowledge and tech outputs, 48th in infrastructure, 126th in creative outputs and 56th in market sophistication.

The country ranked 50 for economic innovation in the upper-middle-income economies bracket.

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