Taiwan is the most high tech country on earth, way ahead of Japan. End of story. Acer, Asus, HTC and more. It is ridiculous how Taiwan ranks alongside North Korea in technological terms. Taiwan's semiconductor industry is world-leading and is crucial to just about every single computer produced in the world, and should at least be ranked close Some people might be surprised to see India in a list of most high-tech countries in this world, but this emerging economy has really embraced the opportunities afforded by the technology sector. Figures suggest that India’s technology industry could have generated as much as $160 billion in 2016-17—almost 10% of the country’s GDP. And Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong) Tax revenue (% of GDP) Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) Science & Technology. Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)