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The World Competitiveness Yearbook

 
UAE Rank
2019
5
 
2014
8

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
USA

2014
12
 
2015
12

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
USA

2015
15
 
2016
15

Best Country in the Arab World
- (13)

Best Country in the World
Hong Kong

2016
10
 
2017
10

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Hong Kong

2017
7
 
2018
7

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
USA

2018

Global Competitiveness Report 4.0

 
UAE Rank
2019
25
 
2014
12

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2014
17
 
2015
17

Best Country in the Arab World
- (14)

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2015
16
 
2016
16

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2016
27
 
2017
27

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
USA

2017
27
 
2018
27

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
USA

2018

Global Enabling Trade Report

 
UAE Rank
2019
16
 
2014
16

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Singapore

2014
-
 
2015
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2015
23
 
2016
23

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Singapore

2016
-
 
2017
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2017
-
 
2018
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2018

Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report

 
UAE Rank
2019
33
-
 
2014
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2014
24
 
2015
24

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Spain

2015
-
 
2016
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2016
29
 
2017
29

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Spain

2017
-
 
2018
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2018

Global Information Technology Report

 
UAE Rank
2019
24
 
2014
24

Best Country in the Arab World
- (23)

Best Country in the World
Finland

2014
23
 
2015
23

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Singapore

2015
26
 
2016
26

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Singapore

2016
-
 
2017
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2017
-
 
2018
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2018

Gender Inequality Index

 
UAE Rank
2019
43
 
2014
43

Best Country in the Arab World
Libya (40)

Best Country in the World
Slovenia

2014
47
 
2015
47

Best Country in the Arab World
Libya (27)

Best Country in the World
Belarus

2015
46
 
2016
46

Best Country in the Arab World
Libya (38)

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2016
-
 
2017
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2017
49
 
2018
49

Best Country in the Arab World
Libya

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2018

Global Innovation Index

 
UAE Rank
2019
36
 
2014
36

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2014
47
 
2015
47

Best Country in the Arab World
Saudi Arabia (43)

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2015
41
 
2016
41

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2016
35
 
2017
35

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2017
38
 
2018
38

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2018

World Happiness Report

 
UAE Rank
2019
21
 
 
2014
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2014
20
 
2015
20

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2015
28
 
2016
28

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Denmark

2016
21
 
2017
21

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Norway

2017
20
 
2018
20

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Finland

2018

Doing Business Report

 
UAE Rank
2019
16
 
2014
32

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Singapore

2014
34
 
2015
34

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Singapore

2015
26
 
2016
26

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
New Zealand

2016
21
 
2017
21

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
New Zealand

2017
11
 
2018
11

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
New Zealand

2018

Prosperity Index

 
UAE Rank
2019
28
 
2014
28

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Norway

2014
30
 
2015
30

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Norway

2015
41
 
2016
41

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
New Zealand

2016
39
 
2017
39

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Norway

2017
39
 
2018
39

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Norway

2018

Sustainable Development Goals Index

 
UAE Rank
2019
-
 
2014
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2014
-
 
2015
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2015
55
 
2016
55

Best Country in the Arab World
- (49)

Best Country in the World
Sweden

2016
77
 
2017
77

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Sweden

2017
60
 
2018
60

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Sweden

2018

E-government Survey

 
UAE Rank
2019
32
 
2014
32

Best Country in the Arab World
Bahrain (18)

Best Country in the World
Korea

2014
-
 
2015
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2015
29
 
2016
29

Best Country in the Arab World
Bahrain (24)

Best Country in the World
United Kingdom

2016
-
 
2017
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2017
21
 
2018
21

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Denmark

2018

Global Entrepreneurship Index

 
UAE Rank
2019
20
 
2014
20

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
USA

2014
19
 
2015
19

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
USA

2015
19
 
2016
19

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
USA

2016
26
 
2017
26

Best Country in the Arab World
- (22)

Best Country in the World
USA

2017
-
 
2018
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2018

Human Development Report

 
UAE Rank
2019
40
 
2014
40

Best Country in the Arab World
- (31)

Best Country in the World
Norway

2014
41
 
2015
41

Best Country in the Arab World
- (32)

Best Country in the World
Norway

2015
42
 
2016
42

Best Country in the Arab World
- (33)

Best Country in the World
Norway

2016
-
 
2017
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2017
34
 
2018
34

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Norway

2018

World Talent Report

 
UAE Rank
2019
15
 
2014
15

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2014
20
 
2015
20

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2015
26
 
2016
26

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2016
25
 
2017
25

Best Country in the Arab World
- (22)

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2017
26
 
2018
26

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
Switzerland

2018

ICT Development Index

 
UAE Rank
2019
32
 
2014
32

Best Country in the Arab World
Bahrain (27)

Best Country in the World
Denmark

2014
29
 
2015
29

Best Country in the Arab World
- (21)

Best Country in the World
Luxembourg

2015
38
 
2016
38

Best Country in the Arab World
Bahrain (29)

Best Country in the World
Korea

2016
40
 
2017
40

Best Country in the Arab World
Bahrain (31)

Best Country in the World
Iceland

2017
-
 
2018
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2018

Logistics Performance Index

 
UAE Rank
2019
27
 
2014
27

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Germany

2014
-
 
2015
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2015
13
 
2016
13

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Germany

2016
-
 
2017
-

Best Country in the Arab World
-

Best Country in the World
-

2017
11
 
2018
11

Best Country in the Arab World
UAE

Best Country in the World
Germany

2018
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