Germany is ranked 12th in the
overall GII, up one place from 2014.
As has been the case for the past three
years, Germany’s relative strengths
lies in the Output Sub-Index (8th),
although it ranks a respectable 18th
in the Input Sub-Index and shows a
balanced profile, with pillar rankings
ranging from 10th to 22nd. All
sub-pillars rank among the top 40
with the exception of Investment
(59th) and Creative goods and
services (43rd). Germany’s output
strengths are attributable to its 1st
place ranking in national office patent
applications and country-code
top-level domains, its 3rd place in
the documents H index, and
its 5th position in high-tech and
medium-high-tech output.