# Pakistan Ranks 95th in Global Innovation Index 2026

> Pakistan climbs 4 ranks to 95th globally in 2026 innovation report.
- Title: Pakistan Ranks 95th in Global Innovation Index 2026 · Dawn
- Summary: Pakistan climbs 4 ranks to 95th globally in 2026 innovation report. Pakistan rose to 95th place in the 2026 Global Innovation Index, reclaiming…
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- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2040752/pakistan-overperformer-in-innovation-climbs-4-ranks-globally-in-2026-report
- Author: Amin Ahmed
- Published: 2026-10-29T18:04:54+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pakistan, global innovation index, world intellectual property organisation, innovation, overperformer, rankings, 2026, news, politics
## Pakistan's Global Innovation Rank
Pakistan rose to 95th place among 139 economies in the 2026 Global Innovation Index.
## Reclaimed Overperformer Status
Pakistan reclaimed its 'overperformer' status for the fourth time, holding it in 2022 and 2024.
## Innovation Performance Metrics
Pakistan ranked 121st in innovation inputs and 72nd in innovation outputs in 2026.
## Innovation Overperformance
Innovation overperformance shows innovation does not follow a straight line from income to results.
## Digital Economy Strengths
Pakistan's strengths concentrated in digital economy: mobile app creation, ICT services exports, high-tech imports, software spending.
## Regional Ranking
Pakistan ranked 15th among 36 lower middle-income economies and eighth in central and southern Asia.
## Historical Trend
Pakistan's GII ranking rose from 107th in 2020 to 99th in 2025.
## Top Innovation Economies
Switzerland, Sweden, and United States remained world's top three innovation economies.
## Continuity in Innovation
The report highlighted continuity rather than new entrants in the innovation frontier.
## Asian Innovation Leaders
South Korea, Singapore, China, Japan, and Hong Kong ranked in top 25 innovation economies.
## Innovation Tracker Insights
Global R&D intensity close to two per cent of GDP with continued but slower progress.
## Economic Outlook
Global growth expected to ease from 3.4pc in 2025 to 3pc in 2026.
## AI Investment Engine
Largest hyper-scalers set to spend over $1 trillion on AI infrastructure across 2025 and 2026.
## Emerging Economies Opportunity
Emerging economies including Pakistan could build on standout strengths to improve innovation performance.
## Key takeaway

Pakistan rose to 95th place in the 2026 Global Innovation Index, reclaiming 'overperformer' status for the fourth time.