The UAE is first regionally and 9th globally in “Global Competitiveness 2021” ahead of the United States

Mohammed bin Rashid: We did not stand during the pandemic, and we will not stand after it, and our path continues

• The UAE has maintained its position among the top 10 for the fifth year in a row.

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that the “Corona” pandemic was not an excuse to slow government work, but rather a motive to accelerate the process of development, legislation and adaptation to changes, stressing that “our journey continues, and our convoy You will not stop.”

On the occasion of the release of the Global Competitiveness Yearbook 2021 Report, His Highness added: “We did not stand during the pandemic, and we will not stand after it,” noting that despite the pandemic, the country advanced in 120 global indicators, and topped the world in 20 development indicators.

According to the report issued yesterday, the UAE topped regionally in the global competitiveness rankings for the year 2021, while it ranked ninth globally, ahead of major countries, such as the United States.

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In detail, the UAE topped, for the fifth year in a row, the countries of the Middle East and North Africa in the Global Competitiveness Yearbook 2021 report, issued by the Global Competitiveness Center of the International Institute for Management Development in the Swiss city of Lausanne, where the UAE ranked ninth in the world, maintaining It is among the 10 most competitive countries in the world.

Despite the circumstances of the “Covid-19” pandemic, the United Arab Emirates advanced over countries such as the United States, Finland, Canada, Luxembourg, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, to remain the only country in the Middle East and North Africa, which succeeded in booking its position Among the top 10 club for five consecutive years, since it joined the top 10 list in 2017, as part of the report issued by one of the most important specialized institutions in the world in this field.

first place

According to the results of the 2021 report, the UAE ranked first globally in 22 indicators, while it ranked among the top five globally in 62 indicators, and among the top 10 globally in 120 indicators, out of a total of 335 indicators covered by the report this year.

adaptability

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said: "The Global Competitiveness Report was issued by the Institute of Administrative Development in Switzerland, and despite the pandemic, we advanced in 120 global indicators, and led the world in 20 development indicators."

His Highness added, "The UAE is among the top 10 countries in competitiveness, and the first in the world in the government's ability to adapt to changes," stressing, "We did not stand during the pandemic, and we will not stand after it."

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also stressed that the "Corona" pandemic was not an excuse to slow government work, but rather a motivation to accelerate the process of development, legislation and adapting to changes, and today we see the results.

His Highness said: "The UAE has been in continuous progress in most of the global indicators in the last five years. In fact, in the last 50 years, the people of the Emirates have not stopped moving forward."

His Highness added: "The UAE is the first regionally in most development and competitive indicators, and among the top 10 countries in the world in 120 development indicators, and our journey continues, and our convoy will not stop."

global model

On this occasion, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Emirates Competitiveness Council, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, said, "The vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has made the UAE a global model in government development oriented to human interest," adding: "The human element is the The basis of the development equation that the UAE has adopted since the beginning of the union process, based on a well-established principle of harnessing work and government services to serve human beings, happiness and well-being.

Al Gergawi pointed out that “the country issues many global competitiveness indicators in the field of government development, which is a reflection of the outstanding performance of all government institutions during the past period, and the great and continuous support of the Emirati leadership, which was keen to control government performance and enhance its ability to deal With the changes and emerging situations.

leadership

In addition, the UAE topped the global ranking in 20 indicators in the report, as it ranked first in the world in each of the indicators, entrepreneurship, the absence of bureaucracy, information security, the ability of government policy to adapt to global changes, the growth of exports of commercial services, and the budget Trade (as a percentage of GDP), the flexibility of residency laws, the in-country movement of higher education students, the extent to which community values ​​support competitiveness, the ability to absorb the need for economic and social improvement, and the abundance of senior managers.

The country’s performance was also distinguished in the main axes of the report, as it ranked third globally in the axis of government efficiency, and eighth globally in the axis of business efficiency, and ninth globally in the axis of economic performance, as it maintained the 28th position in the axis of infrastructure.

• The UAE topped the world in the government's ability to adapt to changes.

Report methodology

For its methodology, the Global Competitiveness Yearbook report relies on questionnaires collected by one third and statistics and data provided by countries by two thirds.

In its classification of the countries covered by the report, the report is based on four main axes, including (economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure), under which 20 sub-axes fall, covering 335 competitive indicators in various economic, financial, legislative, administrative and social fields.

Distinguished Leaps

The UAE recorded distinct leaps in the Global Competitiveness Yearbook 2021 report, compared to last year, in many indicators, as it rose to the first place globally in the growth index of commercial services exports, achieving a jump of 28 ranks from the 2020 report, and ranked first in the index Balance trade, a jump of 15 places.

In the index of resilience and ability to adapt to global changes, the country came fourth in the world, advancing by seven ranks.

The country also achieved fourth place in corporate resilience, advancing two ranks from the 2020 report, and jumping in the number of Internet users by 26 ranks, to be ranked ninth globally.

Deputy Head of State:

• “The pandemic was not an excuse to slow down government action, but rather a motive to accelerate development and legislation, and adapt to changes, and today we see the results.”

• “The UAE is in continuous progress with most of the global indicators in the last five years, but in the last 50 years, the people of the Emirates have not stopped moving forward.”

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