uae & gcc global ranking
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The main purpose of this paper is to provide informative data based on 8 global indexes and measures from different sources, focusing mainly on the United Arab Emirates ranking in the world. In addition to that, the paper will provide additional data on the GCC countries ranking on some of the indexes and measures where data is available. The measures provide a high level understanding on the progress and result of the nation on achieving its vision and where are the areas of improvement if analyzed deeply. Although it might seem that the measures are tech heavy, there are indexes such as Social Progress & Global Competitiveness that considers many dimensions such as health, job opportunities, human rights, education, and etc..TRANSCRIPT
United Arab Emirates & GCC Ranking Where the UAE & GCC ranks based on global indexes & studies?
Ahmed BenrekiaSenior Strategy Consultant
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Figure 1 – Where the UAE ranks based on 8 global indexes & measures
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The main purpose of this paper is to provideinformative data based on 8 global indexes andmeasures from different sources, focusing mainlyon the United Arab Emirates ranking in theworld. In addition to that, the paper will provideadditional data on the GCC countries ranking onsome of the indexes and measures where data isavailable. The measures provide a high levelunderstanding on the progress and result of thenation on achieving its vision and where are theareas of improvement if analyzed deeply.Although it might seem that the measures aretech heavy, there are indexes such as SocialProgress & Global Competitiveness thatconsiders many dimensions such as health, jobopportunities, human rights, education, and etc..
In a Nutshell
United Arab Emirates & GCC RankingIntroduction1
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Social Progress Index
The Networked ReadinessIndex
Global Competitiveness Index
Smart Phone Penetration
Global Retail DevelopmentIndex
Foreign Direct InvestmentConfidence Index
Satisfaction with OnlineGovernment Services
GDP Per Capita
UAE Rank
Figure 2 – Top 3 Bottom 3 Ranking
Smart Phone Penetration 1
Global Retail Development Index 4
Satisfaction with Online Government Services
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Social Progress Index 37
The Networked Readiness Index 25
Global Competitiveness Index 19
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As demonstrated in figure 1, the UAE ranks firstquartile in 7 out of 8 indexes and measures whileonly ranking in the second quartile in SocialProgress Index. Four of the indexes andmeasures show that the UAE ranking in top 10counties, two of the indexes and measures showthat ranks between 11-20 and the rest fall inrank above 20. Figure 2 demonstrates that theUAE is ranking top 5 in smart phone penetration,retail and what is known nowadays aseGovernment. The reason that the UAE ranks lowin Social Progress Index is due to the opportunitydimension score which is subjective and isdefined based on western ideology of whatopportunity should be. For example opportunityis defined by 4 sub dimensions such as personalrights, personal freedom & choice, tolerance &inclusion and access to advanced education. Thereason that opportunity score is low is due to thepersonal rights sub dimension which scored 118which I believe is unfair as personal rights differfrom one country to another and it is notmeasured correctly as it looked at 80% of thepopulation that are expats and are on workresidence and are not citizens of the country,meaning the environment wasn’t taken intoconsideration in terms of the country’s structureand policies.
High Level Analysis
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Index/Measure World Rank GCC Rank Source/Notes
Social Progress Index 37 1 Social Progress Index (Social Progress Index Report 2014 – Social Progress Imperative).
• The world ranking is based on 137 countries only.
• The GCC ranking is based on 3 countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE & Kuwait). There is no data available for the rest of the GCC countries
- Basic Human Needs 25 1
- Foundation of Wellbeing 30 1
- Opportunity 60 1
The Networked Readiness Index 25 2 Networked Readiness Index (Global Information Technology Report 2014 - WEF)
• The world ranking is based on 144 countries only.
• The GCC ranking is based on 6 countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar & Kuwait). Qatar Ranks 1st in the GCC.
- Environment 18 1
- Readiness 38 3
- Usage 21 2
Global Competitiveness Index 19 2 Global Competitiveness Index (GlobalCompetitiveness Index Report 2013- 2014 – WEF)
• The world ranking is based on 144 countries only.
• The GCC ranking is based on 6 countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar & Kuwait). Qatar Ranks 1st in the GCC.
- Basic Requirement 4 1
- Efficiency Enhancers 20 2
- Innovation & Sophistication Factors 24 2
Smart Phone Penetration 1 1
Smart Phone Penetration (Our Mobile Planet by Google – 2013)
• The world ranking is based on 47 countries only.
• The GCC ranking is based on 2 countries (Saudi & UAE)
Global Retail Development Index 4 1
Global Retail Development Index (Global Retail Development Index Report 2014 - AT Kerney )
• The world ranking is based on 30 countries only.
• The GCC ranking is based on 4 countries (Saudi, Kuwait, Oman & UAE)
Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index 11 -
Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index (Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index Report 2014 - AT Kerney )
• The world ranking is based on 25 countries only.
• No data is available for the rest of the GCC countries
Satisfaction with Online Government Services 5 (52%) 1
Digital Government (Turning the rhetoric into reality – BCG)
• The world ranking is based on 11 countries only.
• The GCC ranking is based on 2 countries (Saudi & UAE)
GDP Per Capita 7 2
Social Progress Index (Social Progress Index Report 2014 – Social Progress Imperative).
• The world ranking is based on 137 countries only.
• The GCC ranking is based on 3 countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE & Kuwait). There is no data available for the rest of the GCC countries
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Social Progress Index
SAUDI ARABIA
OMAN
KUWAIT
QATAR
BAHRAIN
UAE
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WR Social Progress IndexBasic Human
NeedsFoundation of Wellbeing
Opportunity
40 Kuwait 27 44 67
65 Saudi Arabia 40 60 106
37 United Arab Emirates 25 30 60
*ND = No Data
Social Progress Index (Social Progress Index Report 2014 – Social Progress Imperative).
• The world ranking (WR) is based on 137 countries only
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The Networked Readiness Index
SAUDI ARABIA
OMAN
KUWAIT
QATAR
BAHRAIN
UAE
72
29
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WR The Networked Readiness Index Environment Readiness Usage
72 Kuwait 78 64 58
31 Saudi Arabia 27 54 31
29 Bahrain 40 32 25
40 Oman 33 57 37
23 Qatar 13 36 18
24 United Arab Emirates 18 38 21
Networked Readiness Index (Global Information Technology Report 2014 - WEF)
• The world ranking (WR) is based on 144 countries only.
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WR Global Competitiveness Index Basic RequirementEfficiency Enhancers
Innovation & Sophistication
Factors
36 Kuwait 32 77 101
20 Saudi Arabia 14 27 29
43 Bahrain 25 38 59
33 Oman 13 39 39
13 Qatar 5 18 14
19 United Arab Emirates 4 20 24
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Global Competitiveness Index
SAUDI ARABIA
OMAN
KUWAIT
QATAR
BAHRAIN
UAE
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43
13
19
33
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Global Competitiveness Index (Global Competitiveness Index Report 2013- 2014 – WEF)
• The world ranking (WR) is based on 144 countries only.
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Global Retail Development Index
SAUDI ARABIA
OMAN
KUWAIT
QATAR
BAHRAIN
UAE
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WRGlobal Retail Development Index
Score
Market Attractiveness
Country RiskMarket
SaturationTime
Pressure
8 Kuwait 78.8 72.6 32.9 31.7
16 Saudi Arabia 72.3 67.3 29.5 27.4
4 United Arab Emirates 98.5 82.3 17.5 43.8
17 Oman 75.1 79.1 27.0 11.1
*ND = No Data
Global Retail Development Index (Global Retail Development Index Report 2014 - AT Kerney )
• The world ranking (WR) is based on 30 countries only
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Conclusion
United Arab Emirates & GCC RankingConclusion4
Abu Dhabi Vision 2030
“By 2030 Abu Dhabi intends to build asustainable and diversified, high value-added economy that is well integratedinto the global economy and thatprovides more accessible and higher-value opportunities for all its citizens andresidents.”
Source: The Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 – General Secretariat of the Executive Council
There are many more dimensions that should bestudied and taken into consideration whenassessing the UAE or more specifically Abu DhabiVision 2030 especially the 9 pillars that has beendefined by the General Secretariat of ExecutiveCouncil. That been said, I believe the indexes andmeasures provide a high level indication orforecast on the UAE progression towards achievingthis vision and turning it into reality. Based on myexperience, increases in lead indicators such asinvesting heavily on education/healthinfrastructure is a positive sign for a specific
period of time but if those lead indicators don’t affect the lag indicators such asilliteracy/mortality rate then a reassessment should be implemented to ensure targets will bemet and performance gaps are closed. We should always keep in mind that it is some how easyto dream and define an ambitious and well written vision. However, what is more important isquantifying the journey towards achieving this vision and consistently revising the progresswithout taking our eyes away from the prize, this is where the nation’s strategy plays a vitalrole. Strategy is like a navigation system in your car, there are many routes that you can take toreach your destination but each of the routes have a different distance and time. The key ischoosing the best route that your car will be able to take you with reasonable amount of time.To conclude, I believe the UAE is on track to achieving this vision well before 2030, only if it isable to successfully convert those lead indicators into more positive results in the lag indicators,while considering that some measures will not change due to the subjective definitions thatdoesn’t take into consideration the culture or nature of the nations in the GCC and are more ofwestern ideologies.
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Biography
Ahmed Benrekia has been working for Palladium since January 2012and is Balanced Scorecard Certified since July 2012. He has worked indifferent sectors such as Government, Utilities, Non-Profit andBanking in the Middle East. Ahmed’s experience includes severalimplementations of Palladium’s Execution Premium Process, Office ofStrategy Management, Change Management, Initiative Managementand is the Executive Strategy Manager “Performance ManagementSystems” Expert in Palladium EMEA. In addition to that, Ahmed hasexperience in facilitating and presenting Palladium’s StrategyExecution Bootcamps, client’s engagement sessions and training onthe ESM for C level management and superusers.
Prior to joining Palladium, Ahmed gathered experience in the ITConsultancy industry mainly focusing on Performance ManagementSystems. He worked as a Performance Architect on a BI module calledActuate and mainly had implementations in the Government Sector.Ahmed holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management InformationSystems from American University of Cyprus and has obtained aMasters degree in Management Information Systems from the sameeducational institute.
Currently, Ahmed is a Senior Consultant helping organizations linkstrategy to operations, operate the Office of Strategy Management andultimately achieving effective strategy execution.
Had the pleasure to meet Dr.Kaplan the co-author of theBSC and XPP
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