Top 10 Economies in the The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
No. 5: Singapore 🇸🇬
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Singapore 5th in The Global Innovation Index 2026 - WIPO
Top 10 Economies in the GII 2026
- Switzerland (1st)
- Sweden (2nd)
- United States (3rd)
- Republic of Korea (4th)
- Singapore (5th)
- United Kingdom (6th)
- Netherlands (7th)
- Finland (8th)
- Denmark (9th)
- China (10th) [1, 2]
Key Highlights
- Singapore: Ranks 5th overall out of 139 economies, 1st in Innovation Inputs, and leads globally in 12 individual indicators.
- India: Ranks 38th globally and leads lower-middle-income economies.
- Regional/Milestone Notables: Portugal reached the top 30 (30th), Lithuania moved up to 32nd, Latvia entered the top 40 at 40th, and Kuwait entered the top 70 at 62nd. [1, 2, 3, 4]
You can explore full country profiles and data charts using the GII Innovation Ecosystems & Data Explorer 2026. [1]
Would you like to see the ranking for a specific country or compare the innovation inputs and outputs of two particular economies?
Global Innovation Index 2026 - GII 2026 results * GII Innovation Ecosystems and Data Explorer * Appendix I – Conceptual and measurement framework of the Gl
Page 1 Singapore ranking in the Global Innovation Index 2026 Singapore ranks 5th among the 139 economies featured in the GII 2026. The Global Innovation Index
Singapore ranked fifth amongst 139 countries in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII), retaining its position in the global top five for the fourth consecutive...
The Global Innovation Index 2026 identifies the top 10 most innovative economies globally, ranking Switzerland as the world leader. The rankings feature a mix o
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Emborg Burger Slices and Emborg Perfect Slices (Cheddar) differences
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|---|---|---|
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| Texture & Melt | Ultra-gooey, quick, smooth liquid-like melt (won't separate). | Velvety, smooth, stretching melt with real-cheese integrity. |
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Emborg Burger Slices
- The Formulation: These are typical American-style processed cheese slices. They include emulsifying salts that alter the cheese structure, allowing them to melt seamlessly without breaking or releasing grease under high heat. [1, 2, 3]
- The Experience: They feature a milder taste designed to complement meat without overpowering it. This is the go-to choice if you want that classic, gooey, commercial fast-food cheeseburger "drip". [1, 2, 3, 4]
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- The Experience: They offer a much stronger, more savory profile with distinct dairy richness. While they still melt beautifully into hot dishes, they maintain more of a traditional cheese stretch and a velvety texture. They are perfect if you prefer a noticeable cheddar flavor in your breakfast toast, cold sandwiches, or premium burgers. [1, 2, 3]
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Where to learn more
Ranked: The World's Biggest Economies vs. Debt in 2026The U.S. leads the world in economic size but Sudan tops the government debt ranking. See how the two lists compare - finance.yahoo.com
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Ranked: The World's Biggest Economies vs. Debt in 2026The U.S. leads the world in economic size but Sudan tops the government debt ranking. See how the two lists compare - finance.yahoo.com
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Ranked: The World’s Biggest Economies vs. Debt in 2026
Niccolo Conte
Mon, November 9, 2026
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/ranked-world-biggest-economies-vs-120319461.html
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World's 30 largest economies by nominal GDP forecasts for 2026:
No. 28: Singapore 🇸🇬
[Nominal GDP (USD, Billions) 667.9]
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The Countries With the Highest Government Debt Relative to GDP
No. 3: Singapore 🇸🇬
[Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 166.4]
Singapore offers an important reminder that high government debt does not always signal financial distress. Despite ranking third globally at 166.4% of GDP, its borrowing model differs significantly from those of many other highly indebted countries.
According to Singapore's Ministry of Finance, government securities help develop domestic bond markets and support the investment needs of the Central Provident Fund, the country's retirement savings system. Borrowing proceeds are largely invested rather than used to fund day-to-day government spending.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
努力重要还是选择重要
#努力重要，还是选择重要#
人生，
选择最重要，
走对方向，
迟早会达到目的地。
走快早到,
走慢迟到，
迟早回到。
人生，
选择最重要，
走错方向，
一切努力枉然，
永远不会达到目的地，
越努力离目的地越远，
转回头越难，
甚至不可能。
人生，
慎重选择，
全力以赴，
不虚此生！
There must be room for a normal life after Singapore politics
Subscribers exclusive
Straits Times
2026-11-10
By--- Eugene K.B. Tan is associate professor of law at Singapore Management University and a former Nominated Member of Parliament.
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More good people will be encouraged to join politics if there is a higher chance of a smoother transition back to civilian life when the time is right.
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https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/there-must-be-room-for-a-normal-life-after-singapore-politics
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Recent reports highlighted that former Senior Minister of State Koh Poh Koon has returned to Singapore General Hospital as a colorectal surgeon.This piece of news is more important than it appears at first glance. It shows that Singapore politicians can transition back to regular careers once they step down from political office or leave politics. Put simply, politics is not and need not be a dead end.Why does this matter? This is linked directly to political talent. There has been a longstanding discussion on attracting talented and well-intentioned Singaporeans to join politics, but less attention is paid to the exit mechanics. The two are deeply connected, in fact.
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The recent parliamentary debate on political salaries highlighted that political compensation is more about making the personal and financial trade-offs less prohibitively steep for political office holders.People hesitate to give up lucrative careers and take the plunge into politics, especially if they don’t know how the move will pan out. With Singapore’s political landscape becoming more competitive and diverse, there is no guarantee how long an elected MP’s political career will last, unlike in the relatively politically placid days of previous decades.Such uncertainty could deter good people from joining politics in the first place. Meanwhile, the personal opportunity cost of such a career switch – of lost seniority, accumulated capital and experience in a former profession – for someone successful and comfortable in his or her craft has gone up.But if we can nurture and sustain an environment in which a talented person could return more seamlessly to another career if his or her sojourn in politics did not work out, or if he or she decided that his or her political life had run its course, more might be inclined to dip their toes in politics.
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For a country like Singapore, with its limited talent pool, the benefits can be immense, both in terms of attracting good people to politics and subsequently putting their skills to other uses once their political race is run.This will require the evolution and sustenance of a gentler political culture – one that sees politics as one of many ways to contribute to society, and that one can still contribute as a private citizen unencumbered by one’s past as a politician.
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Still contributing
Former MPs and political office holders can still contribute in a variety of ways. Former public office holders with decades of experience may also be assigned new ones within the public sector, in government-linked companies or corporate boards.For instance, former Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat now serves as chairman of the National Research Foundation and a GIC Board director. Former Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean chairs the board of Temasek Holdings and is a senior adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office.Former Coordinating Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who retired from politics in 2020, just stepped down as chairman of SPH Media Holdings and SPH Media Trust, the publisher of this newspaper.
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Former opposition MPs have also moved on. Faisal Manap, vice-chairperson of the Workers’ Party (WP), has embarked on a new career in real estate. Former WP MP Leon Perera was reported in January 2025 taking on a new role in his company as an executive director based in New York City.It helps that most former MPs on both sides of the political aisle had continued in their professional careers while serving as legislators. This has helped in the post-politics transition. There is personal usefulness of backbencher MPs having a day job while in politics.
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There are opportunity costs to being away from one’s professional life for an extended period.
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An extended time away from one’s profession would necessarily mean that one would be quite out of touch with the rapid developments in one’s areas of expertise. It will take time and effort to rebuild one’s career and renew networks so vital in professional life.This explains why, for every former politician who has a substantive post-politics career, there are many who did not find it easy to find or settle into careers after politics.Reintegration becomes harder because politicians have higher profiles, are often under much greater scrutiny and may even be judged more harshly by those who may disagree with their political leanings.From time to time, politicians may have their political careers ended unceremoniously because of severe errors of judgment or personal indiscretions. They all paid their dues whether serving a prison sentence or being subjected to opprobrium, and having to deal with the fallout to their professional and personal lives, including on family and loved ones. Without making light of their actions that damaged public trust and confidence, surely, they should be afforded the opportunity to redeem themselves instead of being hounded after and to make a career elsewhere. This would also be in accord with our being a society that advocates second chances.Meanwhile, former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan Jin has remade himself as an “entrepreneur, adviser, speaker and facilitator” and is on the faculty of NUS medical school’s Centre for Infectious Disease Emergency Response. Former Senior Minister of State Faishal Ibrahim was recently reported seeking a return to academia.
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Political culture
How easily former politicians can return to professional life, family and private citizenship also depends on our political culture, which must strive to be a principled one, even in a more competitive political landscape.Political disagreements, even contested ones that we may have with ex-politicians when they were serving, should not be ported over to civilian life.If Singapore needs good people in politics, we as an electorate should strive to create a gentler political culture that assures them of a relatively smooth return to civilian life at the end of their political lives.This recognises that we can disagree agreeably in our political worldview, that we wear different hats at different times, and that one’s political views and actions should not determine one’s life after politics.Former politicians remain recognisable figures in Singapore and continuing public curiosity and media attention can make a completely anonymous normal life harder (unless they opt to be publicly visible in civilian life).The Singapore electorate can be very demanding of our politicians, often expecting them to sacrifice themselves to a certain ultimate degree. In return, it behoves us to seriously treat dignified transitions from political life to private citizen as essential to our public life standards, instead of treating their lives after politics as fair game for spectator sport.Our shared civic ethos can and must collectively ensure that there is life after politics. Our political culture must be receptive to and nurturing of that.
.•Eugene K.B. Tan is associate professor of law at Singapore Management University and a former Nominated Member of Parliament.
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