According to IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2022 report (PDF, 1 MB) the United Arab Emirates was ranked 13^th amongst 63 countries reviewed globally, and 7^th amongst 40 countries in the European and MENA group.

It was ranked 3^rd in the factor relating to technology.

Its rank in the sub-factors is as follows:

• 1^st in talent
• 3^rd in regulatory framework
• 3^rd in technological framework
• 10^th in capital.

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 54 criteria. Each sub-factor, regardless of the number of criteria it contains, has the same weight in the overall consolidation of results.

Related links

• IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2021 (PDF, 100KB) 
• IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2020 (PDF, 100KB) 
• IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019 (PDF, 100KB) 
• IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2018 (PDF, 100KB) 
• IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2017 (PDF, 100KB)