Innovation science and technologiy Ҷилди 1 № 11 (2025)
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF UZBEKISTAN’S INNOVATION EFFICIENCY: EVALUATING GII OUTPUT–INPUT RATIOS RELATIVE TO LEADING AND EMERGING INNOVATIVE ECONOMIES
Khoshimov, Umidjon
Аннотатсия
Utilizing Global Innovation Index (GII) data, this study evaluates Uzbekistan’s innovation efficiency between2020 and 2025 and compares it with top overperformers (India, Viet Nam, Morocco), regional peers (Kazakhstan,Azerbaijan), and global leaders (Switzerland, Sweden, United States). Uzbekistan’s GII ranking improved to 79th in 2025,yet its innovation outputs remain significantly weaker than its inputs, resulting in an average output–input efficiency gapof –23 ranks. While Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan underperform relative to their potential, India, Viet Nam, and Moroccoexceed expectations based on their input levels. The main challenge for Uzbekistan is not investment scarcity but lowcommercialization of research due to weak industry–science linkages and limited high-tech exports. The study concludesthat Uzbekistan must strengthen national innovation system coordination, attract foreign investment, and expand sectorspecificventure capital to foster an innovation-driven economy
innovation efficiency, Global Innovation Index (GII), Uzbekistan, comparative analysis, innovation policy, R&D commercialization, national innovation system
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