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The Knowledge Indexes were designed as an interactive tool for benchmarking a country’s position vis-a-vis others in the global knowledge economy. It was created by the World Bank Institute using the Knowledge Assesment Methodology (KAM)


Knowledge Index

The Knowledge Index or KI is an economic indicator prepared by the World Bank Institute to measure a country's ability to generate, adopt and diffuse knowledge. Methodologically, the KI is the simple average of the normalized performance scores of a country or region on the key variables in three Knowledge Economy pillars - education and human resources, the innovation system and information and communication technology (ICT)

Knowledge Economic Index

The Knowledge Economy Index (KEI) takes into account whether the environment is conducive for knowledge to be used effectively for economic development. It is an aggregate index that represents the overall level of development of a country or region towards the Knowledge Economy. The KEI is calculated based on the average of the normalized performance scores of a country or region on all 4 pillars related to the knowledge economy - economic incentive and institutional regime, education and human resources, the innovation system and ICT.

The 4 pillars of the Knowledge Economy framework

  • An economic and institutional regime to provide incentives for the efficient use of existing and new knowledge and the flourishing of entrepreneurship;
  • An educated and skilled population to create, share, and use knowledge well;
  • An efficient innovation system of firms, research centers, universities, consultants and other organizations to tap into the growing stock of global knowledge, assimilate and adapt it to local needs, and create new technology;
  • Information and communication technology to facilitate the effective creation, dissemination, and processing of information.

KEI and KI indexes by country

Country KEI KI Economic Incentive Regime Innovation Education ICT 2008 Rank
DenmarkDenmark 9.58 9.55 9.66 9.57 9.80 9.28 1
SwedenSweden 9.52 9.63 9.18 9.79 9.40 9.69 2
FinlandFinland 9.37 9.33 9.47 9.66 9.78 8.56 3
NetherlandsNetherlands 9.32 9.36 9.18 9.48 9.26 9.36 4
NorwayNorway 9.27 9.27 9.25 9.06 9.60 9.16 5
CanadaCanada 9.21 9.14 9.42 9.43 9.26 8.74 6
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 9.15 9.03 9.50 9.89 7.69 9.52 7
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 9.09 9.03 9.28 9.18 8.54 9.38 8
United StatesUnited States 9.08 9.05 9.16 9.45 8.77 8.93 9
AustraliaAustralia 9.05 9.17 8.66 8.72 9.64 9.16 10
Republic of IrelandIreland 8.92 8.82 9.23 9.04 9.08 8.33 11
AustriaAustria 8.89 8.76 9.30 8.90 8.53 8.85 12
IcelandIceland 8.88 8.87 8.92 7.98 9.44 9.18 13
GermanyGermany 8.87 8.83 8.99 9.00 8.46 9.04 14
New ZealandNew Zealand 8.87 9.00 8.48 8.65 9.79 8.56 15
BelgiumBelgium 8.73 8.70 8.82 8.96 9.14 8.02 16
TaiwanTaiwan,Rep of China 8.69 8.80 8.35 9.24 7.91 9.26 17
LuxembourgLuxembourg 8.65 8.40 9.42 8.91 6.66 9.62 18
JapanJapan 8.56 8.84 7.71 9.15 8.71 8.66 19
FranceFrance 8.47 8.69 7.82 8.61 9.08 8.38 20
EstoniaEstonia 8.34 8.22 8.68 7.49 8.27 8.90 21
SloveniaSlovenia 8.25 8.29 8.11 8.31 8.24 8.33 22
SpainSpain 8.24 8.13 8.58 8.14 8.21 8.04 23
SingaporeSingapore 8.24 7.75 9.71 9.56 5.19 8.50 24
IsraelIsrael 8.22 8.24 8.16 9.34 6.72 8.64 25
Hong KongHong Kong, China 8.20 7.73 9.60 8.64 5.30 9.26 26
ItalyItaly 7.86 8.19 6.84 8.04 7.86 8.68 27
HungaryHungary 7.85 7.67 8.39 8.14 7.62 7.25 28
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 7.83 7.70 8.23 7.60 8.11 7.39 29
LithuaniaLithuania 7.68 7.60 7.94 6.59 8.36 7.84 30
KoreaKorea, Rep. 7.68 8.38 5.57 8.47 7.97 8.71 31
LatviaLatvia 7.64 7.51 8.04 6.40 8.41 7.73 32
CyprusCyprus 7.55 7.47 7.77 7.65 6.45 8.32 33
PortugalPortugal 7.52 7.22 8.44 7.43 6.83 7.39 34
GreeceGreece 7.38 7.48 7.08 7.63 8.20 6.62 35
PolandPoland 7.38 7.37 7.39 6.92 7.94 7.25 36
SlovakiaSlovak Republic 7.33 7.12 7.99 6.86 6.98 7.51 37
BarbadosBarbados 7.25 7.78 5.66 7.51 8.40 7.44 38
CroatiaCroatia 7.19 7.19 7.16 7.54 6.44 7.61 39
ChileChile 6.92 6.53 8.11 6.81 6.31 6.46 40
BulgariaBulgaria 6.80 6.73 7.01 6.43 7.42 6.33 41
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 6.66 6.57 6.95 6.74 4.78 8.18 42
RomaniaRomania 6.37 6.20 6.87 5.66 6.30 6.63 43
UruguayUruguay 6.35 6.31 6.49 5.26 7.18 6.48 44
QatarQatar 6.15 6.20 5.99 5.77 5.29 7.56 45
DominicaDominica 6.07 5.61 7.46 3.76 6.24 6.82 46
Costa RicaCosta Rica 6.06 5.85 6.70 6.24 5.01 6.30 47
MalaysiaMalaysia 6.06 6.02 6.18 6.83 4.14 7.08 48
BahrainBahrain 6.02 5.75 6.84 4.20 5.82 7.22 49
KuwaitKuwait 6.01 5.68 7.01 5.05 4.87 7.13 50
UkraineUkraine 5.80 6.38 4.06 5.77 7.91 5.45 51
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago 5.64 5.54 5.95 6.02 4.34 6.27 52
TurkeyTurkey 5.61 5.14 7.02 5.67 4.38 5.38 53
BrazilBrazil 5.57 6.00 4.30 6.07 5.84 6.08 54
South AfricaSouth Africa 5.55 5.47 5.81 6.92 4.51 4.98 55
JordanJordan 5.53 5.46 5.77 5.66 5.49 5.21 56
ArmeniaArmenia 5.51 5.44 5.71 6.17 6.32 3.84 57
ArgentinaArgentina 5.49 6.44 2.63 6.85 6.49 5.98 58
MexicoMexico 5.45 5.48 5.38 5.82 4.85 5.77 59
ThailandThailand 5.44 5.41 5.51 5.98 5.27 5.00 60
RussiaRussian Federation 5.40 6.69 1.55 6.89 7.09 6.08 61
OmanOman 5.37 4.72 7.32 4.95 4.30 4.90 62
North MacedoniaMacedonia, FYR 5.33 5.23 5.61 4.76 4.87 6.06 63
MauritiusMauritius 5.18 4.58 6.95 3.70 4.09 5.96 64
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 5.15 5.07 5.39 4.04 4.87 6.29 65
JamaicaJamaica 5.04 5.40 3.99 5.36 4.10 6.74 66
MoldovaMoldova 5.04 5.32 4.19 4.39 6.40 5.17 67
KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.01 5.08 4.82 3.77 7.21 4.25 68
BelarusBelarus 4.93 6.39 0.55 5.54 8.00 5.63 69
LebanonLebanon 4.86 4.91 4.70 4.69 4.76 5.27 70
TunisiaTunisia 4.73 4.56 5.26 4.58 4.10 5.00 71
PanamaPanama 4.69 4.45 5.39 5.45 4.86 3.04 72
Georgia (country)Georgia 4.69 5.07 3.54 5.38 5.97 3.85 73
PeruPeru 4.64 4.86 3.98 3.88 5.57 5.12 74
MongoliaMongolia 4.50 4.28 5.18 2.06 6.31 4.46 75
ColombiaColombia 4.42 4.62 3.83 4.26 4.79 4.80 76
ChinaChina 4.35 4.46 4.01 5.12 4.11 4.16 77
GuyanaGuyana 4.31 4.97 2.33 4.47 5.80 4.64 78
PhilippinesPhilippines 4.25 4.02 4.95 3.63 4.76 3.66 79
VenezuelaVenezuela,RB 4.23 5.47 0.51 5.73 5.27 5.41 80
NamibiaNamibia 4.19 3.20 7.14 3.30 2.57 3.74 81
Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.16 4.07 4.44 4.44 4.91 2.85 82
AlbaniaAlbania 4.04 4.08 3.91 3.10 4.94 4.20 83
EgyptEgypt,Arab Rep. 4.03 4.19 3.57 4.55 4.35 3.66 84
BotswanaBotswana 3.96 3.50 5.34 4.34 2.58 3.59 85
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic 3.92 3.81 4.24 2.91 4.11 4.42 86
El SalvadorEl Salvador 3.91 3.65 4.70 3.19 3.26 4.50 87
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 3.81 3.93 3.42 3.05 5.03 3.73 88
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Rep. 3.74 3.90 3.25 2.70 6.25 2.75 89
ParaguayParaguay 3.62 3.87 2.87 3.47 4.20 3.93 90
EcuadorEcuador 3.46 4.08 1.58 3.55 3.77 4.93 91
MoroccoMorocco 3.45 3.33 3.80 3.67 2.00 4.32 92
BoliviaBolivia 3.42 3.63 2.78 3.05 4.76 3.09 93
IranIran, Islamic Rep. 3.39 4.13 1.18 3.02 3.89 5.48 94
UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.28 4.03 1.03 3.51 6.17 2.40 95
AlgeriaAlgeria 3.25 3.50 2.53 3.48 3.64 3.37 96
Cape VerdeCape Verde 3.24 3.05 3.81 2.25 2.96 3.96 97
IndonesiaIndonesia 3.23 3.19 3.36 3.32 3.42 2.82 98
HondurasHonduras 3.21 3.18 3.30 3.30 3.17 3.06 99
IndiaIndia 3.12 2.94 3.67 3.97 2.26 2.59 100
GuatemalaGuatemala 3.11 2.88 3.78 2.47 2.21 3.97 101
VietnamVietnam 3.02 3.08 2.85 2.83 3.32 3.08 102
EswatiniSwaziland 2.93 3.05 2.56 4.55 1.73 2.88 103
SyriaSyrian Arab Republic 2.90 3.34 1.55 3.44 2.91 3.68 104
NicaraguaNicaragua 2.87 2.64 3.57 1.99 2.93 3.02 105
KenyaKenya 2.82 2.65 3.31 3.87 1.49 2.60 106
TajikistanTajikistan 2.79 2.93 2.37 2.33 5.34 1.10 107
SenegalSenegal 2.63 2.15 4.07 2.77 0.92 2.75 108
ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.51 3.25 0.29 4.09 2.38 3.29 109
GhanaGhana 2.50 2.00 3.97 2.08 1.80 2.13 110
UgandaUganda 2.46 1.93 4.04 2.72 1.16 1.92 111
MadagascarMadagascar 2.37 1.51 4.93 2.54 0.76 1.25 112
MauritaniaMauritania 2.35 1.83 3.89 1.75 0.94 2.80 113
TanzaniaTanzania 2.28 1.72 3.98 2.39 1.05 1.70 114
PakistanPakistan 2.24 2.18 2.43 2.75 1.07 2.72 115
LesothoLesotho 2.15 1.99 2.65 2.70 1.73 1.53 116
BeninBenin 2.10 1.80 3.00 2.33 1.14 1.93 117
NigeriaNigeria 2.04 2.33 1.16 2.72 1.87 2.41 118
YemenYemen Rep. 1.80 1.83 1.72 1.68 1.83 1.99 119
MaliMali 1.78 1.18 3.58 1.69 0.66 1.19 120
MozambiqueMozambique 1.71 1.20 3.24 1.86 0.33 1.41 121
AngolaAngola 1.70 1.67 1.76 2.44 0.88 1.70 122
CameroonCameroon 1.69 1.85 1.20 2.49 1.36 1.70 123
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.64 1.11 3.24 2.15 0.26 0.93 124
NepalNepal 1.61 1.46 2.06 2.04 1.50 0.84 125
MalawiMalawi 1.55 1.17 2.71 2.11 0.87 0.53 126
LaosLaos PDR 1.53 1.68 1.08 1.43 2.01 1.59 127
BangladeshBangladesh 1.49 1.63 1.10 1.71 1.52 1.66 128
MyanmarMyanmar 1.48 1.52 1.35 1.17 2.58 0.82 129
RwandaRwanda 1.34 0.85 2.80 1.47 0.35 0.74 130
EthiopiaEthiopia 1.18 0.93 1.95 1.57 0.73 0.48 131
DjiboutiDjibouti 1.15 1.14 1.19 1.29 0.49 1.63 132
EritreaEritrea 1.07 1.20 0.68 1.56 0.81 1.22 133
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.91 0.92 0.87 1.70 0.67 0.39 134
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina n/a n/a 4.24 3.29 n/a 5.33 135
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro n/a n/a 3.46 4.85 n/a 5.59 136
HaitiHaiti n/a n/a 1.29 1.15 n/a 1.57 137
Ivory CoastCote d'Ivoire n/a n/a 0.57 2.52 n/a 2.30 138
SudanSudan n/a n/a 0.61 1.97 n/a 3.84 139
ZambiaZambia n/a n/a 2.97 2.37 n/a 2.03 140

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