Syed Hussein Al -Qassab
The Kingdom of Bahrain maintained its position among the advanced Arab countries in the 2025 global competitiveness index issued by the Swiss IMD Institute, as it came in fourth in the Arab world and 22 globally from among 69 countries included in the classification, achieving 76.56 points, where this performance is attributed to the improvement of the levels of government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure.
The index measures the performance of countries based on four main axes, which are economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure, and in its evaluation depends on official and administrative statements “two -thirds of evaluation” and opinion polls for international experts “third of the evaluation”.
The United Arab Emirates was at the top of the Arab countries in the index, and ranked fifth in the world, achieving 96.09 points, which reflects a remarkable development in various competitiveness axes. Qatar ranked second in the Arab world and the ninth globally with 89.93 points, followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which ranked third in the Arab world and the 17th globally, with a total of 82.09 points, benefiting from its various economic and structural policies. The Sultanate of Oman ranked fifth in the Arab world and the 28th globally with 72.86 points, while Kuwait advanced to the 36th in the world after it achieved 68.69 points, driven by an improvement in government efficiency and infrastructure. As for Jordan, it ranked seventh in the Arab world and the 47th globally with 57.79 points.
