The UAE was ranked 10th globally in the IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2023 issued by the World Competitiveness Centre of the World Institute for Management Development (IMD). In the same report, it was ranked 1st in the Middle East and North Africa region for the 7th consecutive year. 

Its global ranking in the various factors is as follows:

• 4^th in economic performance
• 8^th in government efficiency
• 16^th in business efficiency
• 26^th in infrastructure.

Its global ranking in the various sub-factors is as follows:

• 1^st  in international trade
• 2^nd  in basic infrastructure
• 4^th in domestic economy
• 4^th in tax policy
• 6^th in employment
• 6^th in labour market
• 8^th in attitudes and values
• 9^th in business legislation.