The UAE leads the MENA region on the World Bank ranking, with the country's commitment to women's economic empowerment resulting in a 53-point improvement since 2019

The UAE tops the Arab World and is #31 of 85 countries for remote working, according to the CircleLoop index. The country ranks #2 in the world for speed and efficiency of internet connections

The UAE tops the MENA region and ranks #15 among 80 countries on the CEO World magazine listing that takes into account 11 categories, including expat community; English is spoken; health care; cost of living; affordability; pleasant climate; ease of buying and owning property; and government stability

The UAE tops the region, is #5 among the top 10 developing economies, and in the top 40 globally on the UNCTAD index

The UAE ranks #1 in the MENA region in the years leading up to 2019 and #6 globally, according to a Fitch Solutions report citing UNCTAD statistics

The UAE received the largest number of greenfield FDI projects between 2003 and 2020 in the Middle East and Africa region, according to an fDi ranking. It is #3 in MEA by biotech FDI capital inflows in the period

The Dubai Plan 2021 has ensured that the city moves up three places in the fDi ranking since the 2018/2019 edition of the report. The city ranked #2 among ‘Major Cities’ and #2 in the 'Economic Potential' and 'Business-friendly Environment' sub-indicators. It ranked #3 under 'Connectivity'

The UAE ranks among the top 15 on the CEO World magazine's list, ahead of Canada, Switzerland, Australia, and Turkey, based on political stability, economic influence, defense budget, country’s weapons, global alliances, soft power, and military strength

The UAE tops the MENA region and ranks #21 out of 193 countries globally on UNCTAD’s index that measures a nation's capacity to achieve social and economic transformation and helps track its ability to achieve the UN SDGs

The UAE is #1 regionally and among the top 10 globally on the CEO World magazine list based on 12 factors including trade and tax policies; economic policy and growth; legal framework; business openness; political stability, quality of life, and well-developed infrastructure

The UAE rises one rank globally and maintains its top status in the region on the GEM-NECI index, outperforming major economies such as the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, China, Japan, and South Korea

Dubai is among world’s safest cities according to the Numbeo index, based on surveys on the level of crime in the city

Dubai is #22 worldwide and #1 in the MENA region for remote workers, according to Big 7 Travel, based on internet access, co-working spaces, expat-friendly communities, and special remote work programs for travelers

The UAE also emerges at the top of the Arab World in the CEO World magazine ranking that evaluates 100 economies, which collectively account for 95% of global GDP

Emirates is #5 in the world according to the AirlineRatings ranking that considers government audits, crash and serious incident records from individual airlines, profitability, industry-leading safety initiatives, and fleet age

The UAE leads the region in the number of greenfield FDI projects from 2003 to 2019 and is #3 in greenfield FDI capex, according to fDi Markets data

Dubai is #4 globally on the fDi ranking, while coming in at #5 on 'Economic Potential' and 'Human Capital and Lifestyle' and #6 on 'Cost-Effectiveness'

A Brand Finance survey of 75,000 respondents places the UAE at #1 in MENA and among the best in the world, ahead of Netherlands, Belgium, and Iceland, in its handling of the pandemic

Dubai Municipality is one of world’s five most innovative knowledge enterprises according to a global benchmarking study by Global MIKE Study Group

Emirates has received the Five Star Global Official Airline Rating based on feedback from passengers independently collected by APEX

Dubai rises 17 places to rank #17 globally while improving its 'Creative Intensity' ranking from #24 to #11 on the Z/Yen index

The UAE tops the Arab World and is ahead of Italy, Spain, and Finland on the Bloomberg Health-Efficiency Index's 2020 edition

The UAE is ranked among the best when it comes to ICT adoption and digital legal framework, achieving #2 and #4 rank, respectively, on the 'How Countries are Performing on the Road to Recovery 2020', a special edition of the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report

Dubai ranks #1 in the MEA region and #35 out of 101 cities globally on GainingEdge’s index

The UAE rises 8 places to rank #18 globally and #1 in the Arab region on the UNDP index 

Dubai is #1 in the region and in the global top 10 on Deloitte’s index that rates 36 cities by performance and resilience; vision and leadership; and service and inclusion

Ranking #16 in 2020, the UAE has jumped 51 positions from the previous report in 2018 by Open Data Watch

The UAE is ranked #1 regionally and #24 globally on the index published by the Fletcher School at Tufts University in partnership with Mastercard. The country is among the stand-out digital economies of the world

The Dubai-based airline is the World's Leading Airline in three major categories in the 27th edition of the awards - World's Leading Economy Class, Airline Rewards Program, and Airline Lounge - Business Class

Dubai ranks at #6 on the PlanetWare guide, ahead of Singapore, Rome, Istanbul, and Tokyo

The UAE leads the Gulf, Arab, and Eastern Mediterranean countries, according to UAE’s first National Health Account

Dubai jumps two places from #19 in 2019 to #17 in 2020 on the the Mori Memorial Foundation index that ranks cities by their power to attract people, capital, and enterprise

Dubai Customs has eased the burden on businesses amid the pandemic, as part of the economic stimulus package announced by the Government of Dubai to mitigate the impact of COVID-19

Over seven months starting April 2020, Emirates received, validated, and processed nearly 1.7 million refund requests and has completed the process of issuing refunds to customers

The UAE tops the Arab world for its strong support system for SMEs and entrepreneurial supporting conditions, ranking 3 and 4, respectively

DP World, UAE Region, is awarded Terminal Operator of the Year. The Dubai-based company has created one of the most efficient and robust supply chains in the region with multimodal connectivity

A vast majority of citizens and expats expressed a 'strong preference' for Dubai as a place to live in, exceeding all OECD countries, according to the Community Development Authority survey. Dubai scored 8.4 on a 0-to-10 scale, compared to Finland's 7.6, Switzerland's 7.5, and the Netherlands' 7.4

The UAE tops the world as the most tax-friendly country on the GoBankingRates listing as it enforces neither a personal nor a corporate income tax. Tax revenues account for just 0.1% of the economy

The UAE ranks #12 on the list of countries that own the world's fastest supercomputers, according to the report by the UAE's National Program for Artificial Intelligence

Emirates has been recognized as the Best Airline for 2020 at The Sun Travel Awards, and the Best Long-Haul Airline at The Times and The Sunday Times Travel Awards

Dubai tops the region on Kearney’s index and is one of the top cities on the Infrastructure metric

Emirates has emerged as the safest airline in the world during the COVID-19 crisis in the November 2020 Safe Travel Barometer, with a Safe Travel Score of 4.4 out of 5.0 among 230+ airlines evaluated worldwide

The UAE is rated AA- by Fitch Ratings based on 18 indexes that measure the economic, financial, banking, and monetary sectors in addition to balance of payments and foreign trade

The UAE and Dubai are ranked among the top 10 most influential countries and cities in the world by FutureBrand

UAE ranks #3 globally on the Islamic Economy rankings by DinarStandard. It also tops the Modest Fashion and Media & Recreation sub-indicators globally

The UAE is the strongest and most valuable brand in the Middle East and Africa while it rises 2 ranks globally, according to the Brand Finance ranking

Dubai rises one rank and improves its score by 80 points in the Y/Zen listing that tracks the depth of green finance

Dubai's cruise terminal Mina Rashid wins the award for the Middle East's Leading Cruise Port for the 13th time in succession in 2020

With a GDP per capita of USD 43,103.32, the UAE comes in at #20 on the GoBankingRates list based on World Bank data

Dubai National Air Transport Association (dnata) is named ‘Ground Handler of the Year’ for the 6th consecutive year for its excellence in operational efficiency and customer satisfaction

Dubai maintains its ranking as #1 in the Middle East and #6 globally - ahead of Singapore, Barcelona, and Los Angeles - on the Resonance Consultancy index. The city improves one rank to #2 for 'Place' and retains #2 rank for 'People'

UAE-based Etisalat is the world's fastest network according to the Ookla Speedtest score based on millions of tests actively initiated by customers across every network to check internet speeds

The UAE ranked #13, and is the only country in the Middle East, on the list compiled by Erudera College News

Emirates earns top spot at the awards from Motivate Media Group, winning Best Airline Worldwide for the seventh consecutive year. The airline was also named ‘Airline with the Best First Class’, ‘Airline with Best Cabin Crew’ and ‘Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East’

The UAE is the 2nd top global commodity trading hub, according to DMCC’s 'Future of Trade' report, coming in 1% behind the US while increasing its overall score from 57% to 60%

The UAE is the top country in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) for US sourced FDI projects and capital in 2019, according to 'fDi Magazine'

Dubai comes in at #17 globally and tops the MENA list on the Global Finance ranking based on economic strength; R&D; cultural interaction; livability; environment; accessibility; GDP per capita; and COVID-19 deaths per million

Dubai comes in at #8 ahead of Shanghai, Zurich and New York on the 'Far & Wide' listing. In addition to ferries, trams, monorail and buses, the city offers unique, stylish water taxis

Dubai Multi Commodities Center tops the global as well as the regional rankings for the sixth year in a row on the 'fDi Intelligence' ranking

Significant investments in urban air mobility and an integrated app puts Dubai at #25 out of 50 cities, and ranks at #8 in market attractiveness on the Oliver Wyman index

Dubai surpasses destinations like Bali, Sri Lanka, Mexico, and Portugal for the quality of its luxury holiday experience

33 of the Middle East's 50 most-funded startups are headquartered in the UAE, according to Forbes, which says UAE has the most active startup ecosystem in the region

'The Times' ranks Dubai among 25 destinations on a bucket list of adventures for 2021

The UAE tops the Arab region on the Horizon Research Group index that assesses how 122 countries are positioned for recovery, based on overall health resilience and pre-existing structural strengths and weaknesses

The UAE has been chosen as the most desirable place to live in for the ninth year in a row in the survey of Arab youth by ASDA'A BCW

The UAE ranks #14 globally, #1 in the MENA region, and is in the top 5 in 'Technology' on the IMD index

Dubai tops the region and ranks #6 globally on the Saffron ranking of cities with the strongest brands to attract tourists from around the world

Dubai ranks #1 regionally and #8 globally as a destination for women traveling solo, according to Forbes

Dubai tops the region and had the world's fifth-largest wealth inflows in 2019 according to the Afrasia Bank report. Similarly, the UAE topped the region and was #8 globally with approximately 1,300 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) migrating there in 2019

The UAE is #3 globally and #1 in the MENA on the Ookla index that measures mobile and fixed broadband speeds

Dubai is #2 in the MENA region, based on economic and technological data as well as by citizens’ perceptions, on the IMD index, while it climbs 2 place to #43 globally

The UAE ranks #1 in the Middle East and Africa region and #8 globally on fDi Markets' report, which measures global greenfield investment trends in tourism. The UAE also accounts for the lion's share of MEA tourism FDI between 2015 and 2019 at 28%

The UAE is at the top of the MENA region and behind only the U.S. and Canada globally on the index by Site Selection magazine that measures the investment opportunity

The UAE leads the Middle East and ranks #9 globally on a ranking of COVID-19 safety by Deep Knowledge, which used parameters like Quarantine Efficiency, Monitoring and Detection, Healthcare Readiness, Country Vulnerability, and Emergency Preparedness

The UAE leads the Arab region and vaults two places to rank #34 on the World Intellectual Property Organization index. It is also in the top 20 on the 'Infrastructure' and 'Human Capital & Research' metrics

The UAE leads the MENA region and ranks at #17 globally by the value of its imports and exports, which cumulatively grew by 2.3% in 2019, according to UNCTAD

The UAE is ahead of Luxembourg, Hong Kong, and Switzerland on the 24/7 Wall St. ranking that tracks Gross National Income (GNI) per capita

Dubai leads the MENA region and is #7 globally on Visual Capitalist's ranking that uses data from Euromonitor International to cover where travelers would likely head once COVID-19 is gone

Dubai ranks high globally and leads the MENA region on AIRINC's ranking of cities by their appeal as locations to live in based on financial and lifestyle parameters

Dubai ranks high among 108 financial centers globally, ahead of Frankfurt, Zurich, Paris, and Chicago on the Z/Yen index

The UAE comes in at #31 globally and also tops the world on the 'e-Infrastructure' and 'ICT Adoption' metrics on the Surfshark ranking based on 17 measures

Dubai - with a 625% increase in arrivals - comes in ahead of Reykjavik and Shanghai on Tourlane's list of the 20 destinations that have transformed the most in 20 years

Dubai's Emirates Airlines has been cited in the Hall of Fame by KPMG in its assessment of the quality of customer experience (CX) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dubai tops the list of holiday experiences voted by travelers on the Tripadvisor platform, beating out Florence, Amsterdam, and Berlin

With 393 projects and a score of 5.24, the UAE leads the regional ranking on the fDi Intelligence index

The UAE is at #22 globally and the 3rd most attractive country for talent on the INSEAD index

The UAE moves up 3 ranks to #19 globally on the Velocity Global index that provides tech firms with a guide to the most promising countries for international expansion

The UAE leads the MENA region and comes in at #35 on the UNDP index

Dubai continues to be a high ranking destination city based on overnight visitor spend, according to the Mastercard study

Dubai leads MENA cities and ranks #24 globally on the OAG study

The UAE retains the third rank after China and India and tops the world on the 'Business Fundamentals' metric on the Agility index

152 hotel projects with 46,941 rooms were under construction in Dubai at the end of 2019, according to the Lodging Econometrics tracker

Dubai beats Singapore, London, New York, and 133 more cities to top Bloom Consulting's index

Dubai retains its position for the third consecutive year, outperforming Rotterdam, Hamburg, Athens, and New York on the Xinhua-Baltic Exchange index

The UAE leads the GCC on the World Economic Forum ranking

The UAE leads the MENA region and is at #18 among 180 countries on the index by The Heritage Foundation

The UAE is the most developed retail market in the region and #9 in the world on the A.T. Kearney index

Dubai's Emirates airline ranks among the top 10 in the world and also was voted Best First Class for the 4th consecutive time on the Tripadvisor awards

Dubai also tops the MENA region on the International Healthcare Research Center ranking

The UAE ranks #1 in the Gulf Arab Region and Western Asia, #2 in Asia, and #7 globally on the Telecommunication Infrastructure Index. It is also #1 globally in mobile subscription and mobile broadband Internet subscription on the UN index

The UAE is the MENA region's least fragile country based on the 'Fund for Peace' ranking that accounts for 12 economic, political, and social parameters

Dubai's Port Jebel Ali is #1 in the region and #9 globally for 'betweenness', or its importance for trade between other ports that connect with each other via transshipment, according to an UNCTAD ranking

Dubai is the best location for professional talent to relocate in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a FutureLearn ranking of 100 cities

The UAE's food prices are the fourth-most affordable among 113 countries on the Economist Intelligence Unit index

UAE maintains the largest share of total startup funding in H1 2020, according to the Magnitt report, receiving the largest share at 59% of the USD 659 million total funding

The UAE also ranks among the top 15 in 'Appeal' and 'Readiness' on the IMD listing

The UAE moves up a rank to #8 globally, ahead of U.K., Denmark, and Japan, on the KPMG index

The UAE leads the MENA region and is ranked in the top 30 globally by the World Justice Project index

The UAE is among the top 25 nations with a low corruption score on Transparency International's index

The UAE ranks at #14 globally and leads the MENA region on the Charities Aid Foundation index

UAE remains in the top 5 globally and at #1 in the MENA region, with high scores on trust in government and business

The UAE also leads the MENA region on the ranking by the Legatum Institute

Dubai's crystal clean streets position it at #4 on the CEO World magazine's ranking

Dubai ranks #18 among the top 100 Emerging Ecosystems for Startups, according to entrepreneurship research institution Startup Genome

Dubai ranks #2 globally in greenfield FDI capital flows and #3 globally in the number of FDI projects during the first five months of the year, according to Financial Times fDi Markets data

The UAE tops the Middle East in terms of estimated total number of participants in meetings and conferences per city, according to the International Congress and Convention Association

The UAE moves up 2 places to #19 globally and leads the MENA region on the A.T. Kearney index

Dubai ranks 7th globally on the fDi ranking, also placing 2nd on 'FDI performance' and 3rd on 'connectivity'

Dubai is in the top 20 most popular destinations for VC investments according to the fDi Markets ranking. It is the only city from the MENA region among the top 20, with 42 projects announced by 36 investing companies

UAE leads the Middle East as the largest FDI recipient in 2019, according to UNCTAD, with inflows reaching USD 13.8 billion compared to USD 10.4 billion in 2018

UAE tops the MENA region and ranks 9th among the most competitive countries in the world despite the COVID-19 headwinds according to the IMD index

Site Selection magazine ranks the UAE as the 'overall best to invest' and the 'best to invest per capita' in the Middle East

The UAE is the #1 globally on the 'Movers' ranking and comes in at #22 overall on the 'US News & World Report' ranking that measures nations on nine separate metrics

The index developed by JLL to track 'The World’s Top 20 Most Dynamic Cities' places Dubai at #14 globally

The UAE also comes in at #26 globally on the index developed by Milken Institute, and is #15 on the 'Institutional Framework' metric

UAE rises 2 places from its 2019 rank to #44 globally on the index that tracks nations' ability to innovate using seven variables

The UAE is ranked #31 among the 50 largest economies globally, according to the CEBR report

The UAE is #23 globally on the Huawei ranking based on 40 indicators

Dubai at #7 outranks major cities like New York, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Milan on the Euromonitor International ranking

The UAE is also #1 in the MENA region as the most attractive destination for infrastructure investment according to the CMS Legal index

The UAE comes in at #2 on the 'Economy' metric on the ranking published by UNDP and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation

The UAE secured 20 greenfield FDI projects in manufacturing in 2018, outperforming its neighbors. Of these, Dubai received the most investment announcements, with 14, according to fDi Intelligence

In the Middle East and Africa, only Dubai makes it into the top 10, having attracted 21 greenfield FDI projects from tech start-ups, at a rate of 0.615 projects per 100,000 inhabitants, according to FDI Intelligence

Dubai moves up two places to be ranked higher than Stockholm and Shanghai - even as it tops the Middle East - on the index scored by 2thinknow

The UAE tops the MENA region on the World Bank index while remaining in the top 20 globally

The UAE moved up 5 places to #6 on the Global Finance magazine ranking of the top 20 countries by how well they attract foreign investors

The UAE remains #1 in the MENA region and moved up 4 places globally - surpassing US, China, and Russia - according to the Reputation Institute ranking

The UAE retains its #1 position globally in 'Macro-Economic Stability' on the World Economic Forum rankings. It is #2 in 'ICT Adoption'. It tops the overall ranking in the Arab world

The UAE is #24 in the world on the Euler Hermes index

The UAE is #1 in MENA and comes in ahead of Australia, Canada, and Switzerland in the global ranking produced by CEO WORLD magazine

The UAE ranks 4th globally in 'Air Transport Infrastructure' on the World Economic Forum ranking

The UAE is ranked among the top 20 leading ICT service exporters, according to the UNCTAD report

UAE leads the MENA region on the index published by the University of New Hampshire's Rosenberg International Franchise Center (RIFC) and is at #26 globally, ahead of Finland, Singapore, Thailand, Belgium, and Russia

UAE tops the Arab region on the ESCWA GEMS index that measures the availability of services, infrastructure and resources, service use and satisfaction, and public outreach

DP World has invested USD 836 million of capex in the EMEA region, focusing on capacity expansions at Dubai’s flagship Port Jebel Ali, according to Hellenic Shipping News

Dubai ranks higher than Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, and Hong Kong on the 'Economic Potential' pillar of the study by fDi Intelligence

Dubai ranks as the third most affordable major global city for prime residential property, according to the Savills index

Dubai scores high in an annual survey of 85,000 solo female travelers and 9,000 travel agents in 82 countries by CEO WORLD magazine

Dubai remains ahead of Rotterdam and Antwerp in the list of the world's largest container ports in the ranking published by Lloyd's List

UAE moves up 4 places to #22 globally - surpassing China, India, and South Korea - in the KPMG ranking that measures macro-economic stability, infrastructure, and human capital

UAE is the fastest growing e-commerce market in the region according to a study by Dubai Economy and Visa, with sales growth higher than MENA at 1.9%, GCC at 3% and on par with major international markets

Dubai is also among the top 10 global cities on the talent, culture, and technology metrics of the Dell index

UAE is #1 in MENA and among the top 5 globally on the KPMG index that measures how well a country responds to change

The UAE improves its ranking from #32 in 2017 to #23 in 2019 on the A.T. Kearney index that tracks location attractiveness

Dubai tops the MENA region on the Campaign Company index that tracks strategies by leading cities to become regenerative hubs for economic, social, and environmental development

Average prime property prices in Dubai softened 3.4% in 2018, making the city's luxury property more affordable than London, New York, Miami, Hong Kong, and Singapore, according to the Knight Frank report

A breadth of options and the Dubai Shopping Festival place the city at 8th rank with a customer happiness score of 71% according to the CEO WORLD magazine's survey of 92,000 traveling shoppers

The UAE tops the world in 'Safety' and is No.1 in the MENA region in 'Monthly Income' on the Deutsche Bank listing

The UAE leads the MENA region and is at #19 among 194 countries for preparedness to use AI in delivery of public services, according to Oxford Insights

Dubai ranks #5 globally on the 'technology' dimension of the index by the IESE Business School of the University of Navarra

UAE overtakes 6 countries to come in at 2nd rank on the Knight Frank index that considers economic potential, demographic advantage, infrastructure development, institutional effectiveness, and market accessibility

UAE tops global token sales, according to blockchain intelligence platform CoinSchedule. UAE has overtaken the US in the sale of digital assets, accounting for over 25% of funds raised via token offerings

Dubai climbs one rank to #9, ahead of Oslo, New York, and Copenhagen on the Menon Economics / DNV GL ranking

UAE outperforms 27 of 34 OECD member countries - including UK, US, France, and Australia - on the Positive Economy Institute report

Dubai tops MENA cities on the Mercer ranking that considers 'relationships with other countries', 'internal stability', 'crime and law enforcement', 'personal freedom', and 'freedom of the press'

UAE leads the MENA region and is ahead of Denmark, U.K., and Germany at #5 globally on the DHL ranking

UAE moves up a rank in e-Participation, is ahead of Taiwan and Finland. Ranks #1 overall in the Arab world. Moves up three ranks globally to #31 overall on the Waseda University ranking.

...locations under the FDI Attraction pillar in fDi Intelligence ranking

The UAE is also #10 on 'Economic Potential' and #8 on 'Connectivity' in the fDi Intelligence report

The UAE climbs 2 places and is also the highest ranked nation in the Mideast on the World Bank index

The UAE ranks #1 in MENA and climbs one rank globally to be ahead of the U.S. and Luxembourg on the Deloitte index