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UAE tops global entrepreneurship

rankings for fourth consecutive year

International index also recognises Emirates for its support of small and medium businesses

The National
April 02, 2025

The UAE has retained the top spot in an international entrepreneurship league table for the
fourth year in a row, outperforming major economies such as the US, the UK and South Korea.

The Emirates was recognised for cementing its status as a world-leading business hub in The
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (Gem) Report 2024/25.

The country placed first in Gem's National Entrepreneurship Context Index, which measures the
quality of a nation's entrepreneurial environment across 13 key indicators. The report also

ranked the UAE as the best country for small and medium-sized enterprises, among the 56
economies assessed this year.

The report stated that the UAE “maintains a strong entrepreneurial landscape”, noting that it
secured first place in 11 of the 13 categories. It found that the UAE excelled in areas such as
entrepreneurial finance, ease of access to funding, commercial and professional infrastructure

and its efforts to ease regulatory constraints on those seeking to do business in the country.

Government policies promoting entrepreneurship, including education programmes for young
people, were also praised.

Alia Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, said the achievement was testament to

the UAE's forward-looking strategy to build an integrated entrepreneurship and small and

medium enterprise ecosystem, state news agency Wam reported. She said the top ranking
demonstrated the “UAE’s commitment to providing an attractive and impactful entrepreneurship
climate”.

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