UAE Business Climate Leads Among Emerging Markets: Here’s Why

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was named one of the most favorable business environments among emerging markets according to the 2025 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index. This annual review appraises 50 nations on various counts dealing with domestic and international logistics capabilities, business climates and digital readiness. According to the latest tackling, the UAE came third overall behind China and India.

The success story of the UAE has been attributed to its strategic investments in infrastructure, technology and regulatory reforms. It earned itself top positions on several sub-indices such as Business Fundamentals – 1st, Digital Readiness -2nd and International Logistics Opportunities was rated 3rd.

Source: https://emli.agility.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Agility-EMLI-2025-Highlights.pdf

Other GCC countries have also performed well. Qatar and Saudi Arabia ranked among the top 10 in many categories. Qatar did best in Business Fundamentals and Digital Readiness while Saudi Arabia demonstrated a great deal of improvement with infrastructure and the ease of doing logistics.

The rise of the UAE in these rankings provides clear evidence of the country’s strategic vision and commitment to creating a good business and investment environment. Building upon a solid foundation of infrastructure investment, embracing technological advancement and its regulatory excellence, UAE has taken firm root in today’s dynamic, global trade and logistics landscape.