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 2023 report, the United Arab Emirates was ranked 12th amongst 64 countries reviewed globally.
According to IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2023 report, the UAE was ranked 12th amongst 64 countries reviewed globally, and 6th amongst 40 countries in the European and MENA group.
It was ranked 4th in the factor relating to technology.
Its rank in the sub-factors is as follows:
The charts below show the UAE’s performance overall, and amongst Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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:
Each of these factors is divided into 3 sub-factors which highlight every facet of the areas analysed. These 9 sub-factors comprise 54 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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