Vietnam entered the top 50 economies in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII), ranking 43rd after rising one place from 2025 and improving 16 places since 2016. On the output side, Vietnam climbed from 37th to 35th, ranking above its 54th place on inputs, which reflects its ability to turn innovation resources into results. Vietnam ranked second among the 36 lower-middle-income economies, behind India, and third in Southeast Asia behind Singapore and Malaysia. Vietnam shares first place globally with Malaysia in high-tech exports, at 36.6% of total trade, while Singapore reached 25.8% and China 23.26%. WIPO said the next step is to expand domestic research, patent filings and knowledge creation, since strong high-tech exports do not mean all technology originates domestically.
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Original headline: Vượt xa Mỹ, Trung Quốc và Đức, Việt Nam vào top 2 dẫn đầu thế giới trong một lĩnh vực quan trọng
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