Core Insights - The 2024 China Innovation Index reached 174.2, marking a 5.3% increase from 2023, indicating a steady growth trend in the country's innovation environment [1] Group 1: Innovation Environment Improvement - The innovation environment index for 2024 is 186.0, up 4.9% from the previous year, with all five evaluation indicators showing growth [2] - The proportion of science and engineering graduates among the eligible population increased by 10.8%, continuing a three-year trend of double-digit growth [2] - In 2024, the number of science, engineering, agriculture, and medical graduates reached 3.145 million, an increase of 172,000 from the previous year, accounting for 50.7% of the eligible population [2] - The number of enterprises benefiting from tax incentives for R&D reached 137,000, an increase of 14,000 or 11.1% from the previous year [2] Group 2: Increased Innovation Investment - The innovation investment index for 2024 is 162.6, reflecting a 5.1% increase, with all four evaluation indicators showing growth [3] - Basic research funding reached 250.09 billion yuan, a 10.7% increase, marking a historical high of 6.88% of total R&D funding [3] - Enterprises contributed 77.1% to the growth of total R&D funding, with large industrial enterprises' R&D expenditure reaching 2,254.77 billion yuan, up 7.5% from the previous year [3] Group 3: Rapid Growth in Innovation Output - The innovation output index for 2024 is 215.8, the fastest-growing sector with an 8.1% increase [4] - The number of invention patents granted reached 1.045 million, a 13.5% increase, with valid domestic invention patents totaling 4.682 million, up 16.6% [4] - The number of high-value invention patents reached 1.978 million, accounting for 42.2% of valid domestic invention patents, an increase of 0.7 percentage points from the previous year [4] - The technology market saw 994,000 contracts with a total transaction value of 6.8 trillion yuan, reflecting a 5.1% and 11.2% increase, respectively [4] Group 4: Steady Improvement in Innovation Effectiveness - The innovation effectiveness index for 2024 is 132.4, showing a 1.9% increase, with mixed results across five evaluation indicators [5] - Labor productivity increased to 173,898 yuan per person, a 4.9% rise, enhancing the internal driving force for economic growth [6] - The value added by the "three new" economies reached 24.3 trillion yuan, a 6.7% increase, surpassing the GDP growth rate by 2.5 percentage points [6] - New product sales revenue for large industrial enterprises reached 35.5 trillion yuan, a 3.9% increase, accounting for 25.4% of total revenue, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous year [6]
国家统计局社科文司统计师解读2024年中国创新指数
Zhong Guo Xin Wen Wang·2025-10-29 06:22