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IMD World Digital Competitiveness

The IMD World Digital Competitiveness (WDC) ranking analyses and ranks the extent to which countries adopt and explore digital technologies leading to transformation in government practices, business models and society in general. According to IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2025 report, the United Arab Emirates was ranked 9th amongst 69 countries reviewed globally.

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According to IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2025 report (PDF, 1 MB), the UAE was ranked 9th amongst 69 countries reviewed globally, and 5th amongst 45 countries in the European and MENA group.

 

It was ranked:

  • 12th in the knowledge factor
  • 6th in the technology factor and
  • 5th in the future readiness factor

 

Its rank in the sub-factors is as follows:

  1. 1st in talent
  2. 1st in IT integration
  3. 4th in regulatory framework
  4. 6th in adaptive attitudes
  5. 9th in capital and
  6. 10th in technological framework.

 

The charts below show the UAE’s performance overall, and amongst Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Methodology

The IMD World Digital Competitiveness (WDC) ranking analyses and ranks the extent to which countries adopt and explore digital technologies leading to transformation in government practices, business models and society in general.

 

The methodology of the WDC ranking defines digital competitiveness into three main factors:

  1. knowledge
  2. technology
  3. future readiness.

 

Each of these factors is divided into 3 sub-factors, which highlight every facet of the areas analysed. These 9 sub-factors comprise 61 criteria. Each sub-factor, regardless of the number of criteria it contains, has the same weight in the overall consolidation of results.

 

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Updated On :

25 Nov 2025