KPI  |
2021 |
Weight  |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value  |
United Arab Emirates |
Political environment Rank 24 / Score 78.53 |
Poltical and operational stability  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
73.2Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Singapore 100
73.2% |
73.2Value: 73.2
|
Government effectiveness  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
81.2Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Singapore 100
81.2% |
81.2Value: 81.2
|
Regulatory environment Rank 21 / Score 84.5 |
Regulatory quality  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
69.1Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Singapore 100
69.1% |
69.1Value: 69.1
|
Rule of law  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
68.9Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Finland 100
68.9% |
68.9Value: 68.9
|
Cost of redundancy dismissal  |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.5 |
8 |
8Worst: Sri Lanka 58.5 Best: Austria 8
100% |
8Value: 8
|
Business Environment Rank 61 / Score 72.05 |
Ease of starting a business  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
52.4 |
94.8Worst: New Zealand 100 Best: Cambodia 52.4
10.92% |
94.8Value: 94.8
|
Ease of doing insolvency  |
Initial Value: 1
|
92.7 |
0 |
49.3Worst: Angola 0 Best: Finland 92.7
53.18% |
49.3Value: 49.3
|
Education Rank 60 / Score 52.16 |
Expenditure on education  |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.3 |
1.3 |
3.1Worst: Bangladesh 1.3 Best: Namibia 8.3
25.71% |
3.1Value: 3.1
|
Government funding per secondary student  |
Initial Value: 1
|
52.4 |
5.5 |
n/aWorst: Guatemala 5.5 Best: Tunisia 52.4
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
School life expectancy  |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.5 |
6.4 |
15.7Worst: Niger 6.4 Best: Australia 20.5
65.96% |
15.7Value: 15.7
|
PISA scales in reading, maths and science  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579 |
334.1 |
433.5Worst: Dominican Republic 334.1 Best: China 579
40.59% |
433.5Value: 433.5
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
68.1 |
6.4 |
10.5Worst: Malawi 68.1 Best: Croatia 6.4
93.35% |
10.5Value: 10.5
|
Tertiary Education Rank 1 / Score 59.2 |
Tertiary enrolment  |
Initial Value: 1
|
142.9 |
0.8 |
52.6Worst: Malawi 0.8 Best: Greece 142.9
36.45% |
52.6Value: 52.6
|
Graduates in Science and engineering  |
Initial Value: 1
|
44.5 |
9.4 |
31Worst: Ecuador 9.4 Best: Oman 44.5
61.54% |
31Value: 31
|
Tertiary inbound mobility  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
48.6 |
0 |
48.6Worst: Myanmar 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 48.6
100% |
48.6Value: 48.6
|
Research and Development Rank 28 / Score 38.85 |
Resarchers FTE  |
Initial Value: 1
|
8407.8 |
12.9 |
2378.9Worst: Guatemala 12.9 Best: Korea, Rep. 8407.8
28.18% |
2378.9Value: 2378.9
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)  |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.9 |
0 |
1.3Worst: Angola 0 Best: Israel 4.9
26.53% |
1.3Value: 1.3
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
64.9Worst: Albania 0 Best: United States 100
64.9% |
64.9Value: 64.9
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities  |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.8 |
0 |
35.8Worst: Albania 0 Best: United States 98.8
36.23% |
35.8Value: 35.8
|
ICTs Rank 12 / Score 88.75 |
ICT access  |
Initial Value: 1
|
95.1 |
21.7 |
87.3Worst: Ethiopia 21.7 Best: Luxembourg 95.1
89.37% |
87.3Value: 87.3
|
ICT use  |
Initial Value: 1
|
90.4 |
3.1 |
83.7Worst: Niger 3.1 Best: Denmark 90.4
92.33% |
83.7Value: 83.7
|
Government online service  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
19.4 |
90Worst: Lao PDR 19.4 Best: Korea, Rep. 100
87.59% |
90Value: 90
|
online e-participation  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
15.5 |
94Worst: Algeria 15.5 Best: Estonia 100
92.9% |
94Value: 94
|
General Infrastructure Rank 7 / Score 52.79 |
Electricity output  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
56175.6 |
17.6 |
14120.8Worst: Benin 17.6 Best: Iceland 56175.6
25.11% |
14120.8Value: 14120.8
|
Logistics performance  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
88.6Worst: Angola 0 Best: Germany 100
88.6% |
88.6Value: 88.6
|
Gross capital formation  |
Initial Value: 1
|
66 |
6.4 |
27.7Worst: Yemen 6.4 Best: Mozambique 66
35.74% |
27.7Value: 27.7
|
Ecological sustainability Rank 51 / Score 32.82 |
GDP per unit of energy use  |
Initial Value: 1
|
32.2 |
2.5 |
10.1Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.5 Best: Hong Kong SAR 32.2
25.59% |
10.1Value: 10.1
|
Environmental performance  |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.5 |
25.1 |
55.6Worst: Myanmar 25.1 Best: Denmark 82.5
53.14% |
55.6Value: 55.6
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates  |
Initial Value: 1
|
16.2 |
0 |
2.8Worst: Ethiopia 0 Best: Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.2
17.28% |
2.8Value: 2.8
|
Credit Rank 28 / Score 50.65 |
Ease of getting credit  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
70Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Azerbaijan 100
70% |
70Value: 70
|
Domestic credit to private sector  |
Initial Value: 1
|
235.7 |
5.6 |
77.6Worst: Yemen 5.6 Best: Hong Kong SAR 235.7
31.29% |
77.6Value: 77.6
|
Microfinance institutions gross loan portfolio  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
38.4 |
0 |
n/aWorst: Angola 0 Best: Cambodia 38.4
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Investment Rank 41 / Score 37.86 |
Ease of protecting minority investors  |
Initial Value: 1
|
92 |
10 |
80Worst: Ethiopia 10 Best: Kenya 92
85.37% |
80Value: 80
|
Market capitalisation  |
Initial Value: 1
|
1223.5 |
0.2 |
58Worst: Algeria 0.2 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1223.5
4.72% |
58Value: 58
|
Venture capital investors, deals  |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.2 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Colombia 0 Best: Luxembourg 1.2
8.33% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
Venture capital recipients, deals  |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.5 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Argentina 0 Best: Israel 0.5
20% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
Trade, competition, and market scale Rank 34 / Score 78.44 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
17.9 |
0 |
3.9Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0 Best: Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.9
21.79% |
3.9Value: 3.9
|
Domestic industry diversification  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
92.9Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0 Best: Portugal 100
92.9% |
92.9Value: 92.9
|
Domestic market scale  |
Initial Value: 1
|
24162.4 |
3.9 |
647.7Worst: Cape Verde 3.9 Best: China 24162.4
2.66% |
647.7Value: 647.7
|
Knowledge workers Rank 26 / Score 51.46 |
Knowledge-intensive employment  |
Initial Value: 1
|
60.7 |
3.4 |
36Worst: Tanzania 3.4 Best: Luxembourg 60.7
56.89% |
36Value: 36
|
Firms offering formal training  |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.2 |
5.9 |
n/aWorst: Myanmar 5.9 Best: China 79.2
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
GERD performed by business enterprise  |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.4 |
0 |
0.8Worst: Algeria 0 Best: Israel 4.4
18.18% |
0.8Value: 0.8
|
GERD financed by business enterpise  |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.8 |
0 |
74.3Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0 Best: Thailand 80.8
91.96% |
74.3Value: 74.3
|
Females employed with advanced degrees  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
32.6 |
0.1 |
8.6Worst: Uganda 0.1 Best: Belarus 32.6
26.15% |
8.6Value: 8.6
|
Innovation linkage Rank 21 / Score 42.5 |
University/industry research collaboration  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
79.2 |
17 |
62.1Worst: Yemen 17 Best: Israel 79.2
72.51% |
62.1Value: 62.1
|
State of cluster development  |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.7 |
25.9 |
68.5Worst: Albania 25.9 Best: United States 73.7
89.12% |
68.5Value: 68.5
|
GERD financed by abroad  |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.5 |
0 |
n/aWorst: Algeria 0 Best: Israel 2.5
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals  |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.5 |
0 |
0.2Worst: Burkina Faso 0 Best: Malta 0.5
40% |
0.2Value: 0.2
|
Patent families filed in two offices  |
Initial Value: 1
|
14.1 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Algeria 0 Best: Japan 14.1
0.71% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
Knowledge absorption Rank 16 / Score 48.21 |
Intellectual property payments  |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.6 |
0 |
0.8Worst: Armenia 0 Best: Ireland 20.6
3.88% |
0.8Value: 0.8
|
High tech imports  |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.6 |
1.6 |
13Worst: Luxembourg 1.6 Best: Hong Kong SAR 51.6
22.8% |
13Value: 13
|
ICT services imports  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
11.1 |
0 |
1Worst: Mexico 0 Best: Cyprus 11.1
9.01% |
1Value: 1
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
44.2 |
-16.8 |
2.8Worst: Luxembourg -16.8 Best: Cyprus 44.2
32.13% |
2.8Value: 2.8
|
Research talent in business entreprise   |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.3 |
0.1 |
77.9Worst: Senegal 0.1 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.3
94.65% |
77.9Value: 77.9
|
knowledge creation Rank 108 / Score 5.67 |
Patent applications by origin  |
Initial Value: 1
|
74.5 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Angola 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 74.5
0.13% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
PCT applications by origin  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
9.6 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Zambia 0 Best: Japan 9.6
1.04% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
Utility models by origin  |
Initial Value: 1
|
96.6 |
0 |
0Worst: Albania 0 Best: China 96.6
0% |
0Value: 0
|
Scientific and technical publications  |
Initial Value: 1
|
65 |
0.4 |
7.7Worst: Angola 0.4 Best: Iceland 65
11.3% |
7.7Value: 7.7
|
Citable documents H index   |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
12.8Worst: Cape Verde 0 Best: United Kingdom 100
12.8% |
12.8Value: 12.8
|
Knowledge Impact Rank 64 / Score 29.66 |
Labor productivity growth  |
Initial Value: 1
|
7.3 |
-10 |
-0.8Worst: Lebanon -10 Best: Myanmar 7.3
53.18% |
-0.8Value: -0.8
|
New business density  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
28.6 |
0 |
3Worst: Bangladesh 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 28.6
10.49% |
3Value: 3
|
Total computer software spending  |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.1 |
0 |
0.3Worst: Algeria 0 Best: United States 1.1
27.27% |
0.3Value: 0.3
|
ISO 9001 quality certificates  |
Initial Value: 1
|
38 |
0.2 |
5.6Worst: Ethiopia 0.2 Best: Bulgaria 38
14.29% |
5.6Value: 5.6
|
High-tech manufacturing  |
Initial Value: 1
|
76.2 |
1.2 |
26.3Worst: Yemen 1.2 Best: Singapore 76.2
33.47% |
26.3Value: 26.3
|
Knowledge diffusion Rank 32 / Score 32.1 |
IP receipts  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
7.7 |
0 |
1.1Worst: Algeria 0 Best: Netherlands 7.7
14.29% |
1.1Value: 1.1
|
High Tech exports  |
Initial Value: 1
|
38.6 |
0 |
9.4Worst: Albania 0 Best: Malaysia 38.6
24.35% |
9.4Value: 9.4
|
ICT services export  |
Initial Value: 1
|
27.3 |
0 |
2Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0 Best: Ireland 27.3
7.33% |
2Value: 2
|
Production and export complexity  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
43.6Worst: Nigeria 0 Best: Japan 100
43.6% |
43.6Value: 43.6
|
Intangible Assests Rank 55 / Score 32.91 |
Trademark application class count by origin  |
Initial Value: 1
|
418.9 |
2.3 |
8.1Worst: Ethiopia 2.3 Best: Iran, Islamic Rep. 418.9
1.39% |
8.1Value: 8.1
|
Industrial design by origin  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
29.6 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Benin 0 Best: China 29.6
0.34% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
ICTs and organizational model creation  |
Initial Value: 1
|
83.7 |
21.7 |
67.3Worst: Yemen 21.7 Best: United States 83.7
73.55% |
67.3Value: 67.3
|
Global brand value, top 5,000  |
Initial Value: 1
|
307.2 |
0 |
133.4Worst: Albania 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 307.2
43.42% |
133.4Value: 133.4
|
Creative Goods Rank 2 / Score 50.33 |
Cultural and creative services exports  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
12.6 |
0 |
n/aWorst: Algeria 0 Best: Malta 12.6
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
National featue films produced  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
55.3 |
0.1 |
10.6Worst: Belarus 0.1 Best: Iceland 55.3
19.02% |
10.6Value: 10.6
|
Entertainment and media market  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
25.9Worst: Yemen 0 Best: United States 100
25.9% |
25.9Value: 25.9
|
Printing publications and other media output  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
6.7 |
0.1 |
1.4Worst: Lao PDR 0.1 Best: Malta 6.7
19.7% |
1.4Value: 1.4
|
Creative goods exports  |
Initial Value: 1
|
11.2 |
0 |
7.2Worst: Algeria 0 Best: China 11.2
64.29% |
7.2Value: 7.2
|
Online creativity Rank 64 / Score 18.35 |
Generic TLD  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
10.6Worst: Angola 0 Best: Iceland 100
10.6% |
10.6Value: 10.6
|
Country code TLD  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
7.8Worst: Angola 0 Best: Denmark 100
7.8% |
7.8Value: 7.8
|
Wikipedia yearly edits  |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.9 |
6.1 |
46.4Worst: Ethiopia 6.1 Best: Israel 93.9
45.9% |
46.4Value: 46.4
|
Mobile apps creation  |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
9.1Worst: Algeria 0 Best: Belarus 100
9.1% |
9.1Value: 9.1
|