Figure 1.

In each row, the left plot shows the percentage of radical innovation with respect to all radical innovation of that year, and the right plot shows the percentage of radical innovation with respect to the patenting activity of the country. Panel (a): Europe—In Europe, Germany occupies the first place, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom are in the middle, followed by Ireland at the bottom. Panel (b): Asia—In Asia, Japan is in a leading position but is experiencing a decline that started at the end of the last century; South Korea, Taiwan, and China are emerging and starting to catch up. Panel (c): World—Top innovating countries in the world are the United States of America, Japan, Germany, and, in recent years, China and South Korea.