The relevance of the study is determined by the need to improve the innovative security of the Republic of Belarus in the context of the national strategy for sustainable development. The aim of the study is to analyze the factors of innovative security and their influence on the indicators of the development of scientific, technical and innovative activities of the Republic of Belarus. In accordance with this, the place of Belarus in the system of ratings and indicators of innovations was analyzed, on the basis of which the innovative development of countries of the world is assessed, taking into account the possibilities of Belarusian statistics of innovations and available data from international studies. It is concluded that the country's innovative development is lagging behind in comparison with world leaders, and obstacles to the development of innovations in the country associated with underestimating the role of research funding and ensuring innovative security are identified.