Research Article

Research on Regional High-Tech Innovation Efficiency and Influence Factors: Evidence from Yangtze River Economic Belt in China

Table 2

Innovation efficiency of the high-tech industry in Yangtze Economic Belt from 2009 to 2018.

Region2009201020112012201320142015201620172018Average

Shanghai0.5431.0540.4660.2770.2480.3490.3540.3480.3810.5690.459
Jiangsu0.4170.7390.6510.5501.3020.6430.7120.6590.5700.7620.700
Zhejiang0.2410.5380.3650.2610.4720.3510.3740.3540.3470.5480.385
Anhui0.3950.3640.3910.4140.4340.5180.5740.4620.4220.7730.475
Delta average0.3830.6960.5350.4180.4990.5010.5460.5050.4560.6500.519
Jiangxi0.5450.4950.3591.0000.5750.6310.8161.0280.8520.6800.698
Hubei0.2710.5750.2430.1870.1500.2440.3160.3510.3760.5780.329
Hunan0.3431.0001.3451.0001.0000.5580.5000.5800.3340.5250.719
Middle average0.2840.5700.3570.2700.2800.3740.4350.4800.4310.5740.406
Chongqing0.5181.0001.1410.4010.3381.0000.9100.6990.7450.9090.766
Sichuan1.0000.4320.8150.4630.3530.6850.3780.5780.4460.4240.557
Guizhou0.2740.2350.2510.1340.0760.2080.3020.4030.3940.4830.276
Yunnan1.2130.7740.4750.2600.5520.4880.4120.7051.5711.0000.745
West average0.3780.3870.6560.3580.2840.5770.4940.5570.5050.5700.477
Country0.3550.7120.4620.3490.3900.4680.5050.4801.0000.6580.538

Source: calculated by National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC), Statistical Yearbook of China’s High Technology Industry, Beijing: China Statistics Press, 2009–2019.