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MALAYSIA VS ASEAN · INNOVATION · 2026
Malaysia is #34 globally — where does that place us in ASEAN?
WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026 ranks for the ten ASEAN economies included in the index.
SHOW ME THE DATA2026 · GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
2026
1Singapore5GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
2Malaysia34GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
3Viet Nam43GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
4Thailand44GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
5Philippines52GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
6Indonesia55GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
7Cambodia93GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
8Brunei Darussalam98GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
9Lao PDR108GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
10Myanmar125GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
WIPOWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)GII 2026 world rank · lower is better
SourceWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ↗GII 2026LOW CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Malaysia is #34 globally and #2 among the ten ASEAN economies included in GII 2026.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita uses WIPO's official ASEAN regional table. The values are global GII ranks, so a smaller number is better. Timor-Leste is not in the GII 2026 ASEAN table and is treated as not ranked, never as last place.
- Malaysia is #34 globally and #2 among the 10 ASEAN economies ranked by GII 2026.
- Singapore leads ASEAN at #5 globally.
- Viet Nam (#43), Thailand (#44), the Philippines (#52) and Indonesia (#55) follow Malaysia.
- GII methodology and data availability can change between editions, so long-run rank changes should be interpreted with WIPO's comparability cautions.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Declared sourceGlobal Innovation Index 2026
- 2TransformationPulseKita uses WIPO's official ASEAN regional table. The values are global GII ranks, so a smaller number is better. Timor-Leste is not in the GII 2026 ASEAN table and is treated as not ranked, never as last place.
- 3Published visualRanked snapshot
Source
LOW CONFIDENCEunknown
COVERAGE2026
UNITGII 2026 world rank · lower is better
SOURCEunknown
UPDATEDGII 2026