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  • 17 September 2025
  • European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
  • 1 min read

The GII 2025 is out now: Chile ranks #1 in Latin America

The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 ranks the most innovative economies and reveals the world's top 100 innovation clusters. It highlights global innovation trends based on investment patterns, technological progress, adoption rates, and socioeconomic impacts.

Chile is now the most innovative economy in Latin America (globally ranked 51), followed by Brazil (52), Mexico (58), and Uruguay (68). 

Hereby the list in order by ranking: 

  1. Chile (before #2)
  2. Brazil
  3. Mexico
  4. Uruguay
  5. Colombia
  6. Costa Rica
  7. Argentina
  8. Peru
  9. Panama
  10. Dominican Republic
  11. El Salvador
  12. Paraguay
  13. Bolivia
  14. Ecuador
  15. Honduras
  16. Guatemala
  17. Nicaragua
  18. Venezuela

 

 

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Publication date
17 September 2025
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European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency