World Intangible Investment Report 2026

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News: The World Intangible Investment Report 2026 highlighted that India recorded the fastest growth in intangible investment among the world’s 15 largest economies.

About World Intangible Investment Report 2026

World Intangible Investment Report 2026
Source – WIPO
  • The World Intangible Investment Report presents annual and quarterly statistics on intangible investment across 29 economies and highlights global trends in knowledge-based investments.
  • Published by: The report is published every year by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Luiss Business School (LBS).
  • 2026 Edition: The 2026 report is the third edition of the World Intangible Investment Highlights.
  • Tangible Investment: Tangible investment means spending on physical assets such as factories, machinery and buildings.
  • Intangible Investment: Intangible investment means spending on non-physical assets such as research and development, software, databases, organisational know-how, brands, design and intellectual property.
  • Key Findings:
    • Global:
      • Growth Trend: Intangible investment has grown more than three times faster than tangible investment since 2008 and exceeded USD 10 trillion in 2025.
      • Global Leaders: The United States, Japan and Germany lead in the absolute size of intangible investment, while Sweden, the United States and France lead in investment intensity.
      • Asset Pattern: Globally, organisational capital and research and development remain the leading categories of intangible investment.
    • India’s Performance:
      • Fastest Growth: India recorded the fastest growth in intangible investment among the world’s 15 largest economies, reaching USD 78.2 billion in 2023 with 7.9% growth.
      • Major Components: Software and databases accounted for 45% of India’s intangible investment, followed by organisational capital, research and development, design and brands.
      • Brand Growth: India emerged among the fastest-growing economies in brand investment, recording a compound annual growth rate of 7.2% during 2013–23.

About World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes and protects intellectual property across the world.
  • Origin: The origins of WIPO go back to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886).
    • These conventions provided for the establishment of an International Bureau.
  • Formation: The two International Bureaus were united in 1893 and were later replaced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1970 under the WIPO Convention.
  • Headquarters: WIPO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Membership: WIPO has 193 member states, and India became a member in 1975.
  • Functions: WIPO develops international intellectual property rules, provides global intellectual property services, resolves cross-border disputes, and supports international intellectual property cooperation.
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