| Year | Brazil’s position in the Global Innovation Index—GII | GII |
| 2007 | 40 | 2.84 |
| 2008 | 50 | 3.25 |
| 2009 | 68 | 2.97 |
| 2010 | 68 | 2.97 |
| 2011 | 47 | 37.75 |
| 2012 | 58 | 36.60 |
| 2013 | 64 | 34.90 |
| 2014 | 61 | 36.29 |
| 2015 | 70 | 34.95 |
| 2016 | 69 | 33.19 |
| 2017 | 69 | 33.10 |
| 2018 | 64 | 33.44 |
| 2019 | 66 | 33.82 |
| 2020 | 62 | 31.94 |
| 2021 | 57 | 34.20 |
| 2022 | 54 | 32.50 |
| 2023 | 49 | 33.60 |