R&D 

Israel is the world's fifth most innovative country, according to the 2015 Bloomberg Global innovation index.

South Korea topped the list, followed by Japan, Germany and Finland ahead of Israel, while the United States was just behind it at number six.

The index was comprised based on rankings in six sub-fields: Research and development, in which Israel ranked #2, manufacturing (#21), high-tech companies (#11), post-secondary education (#4) research personnel (#4) and patents (#31).

 Israel ranked 5th in Bloomberg innovation index