UAE ranks first globally for 5th year in a row in entrepreneurship environment

The UAE maintained its global leadership in the entrepreneurship environment, ranking first globally for the fifth consecutive year in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2025/2026 report, surpassing many advanced economies and affirming its position as the best environment for starting and conducting new businesses worldwide.

The UAE ranked first among high-income economies in 8 indicators in the report, including: physical infrastructure, government policies in terms of support and suitability, government policies related to taxes and bureaucracy, government entrepreneurship programmes, R&D transfer, ease of entry in terms of market dynamics, ease of entry in terms of burdens and regulations, and entrepreneurial education, which reflects the integration and advancement of the supportive environment for entrepreneurship and the establishment of entrepreneurial ventures and startups.

The UAE also ranked second globally in the entrepreneurial finance and ease of access to entrepreneurial finance indicators, which confirms the strength of the financial system and its ability to support entrepreneurs, and the readiness of the country's economic environment to empower emerging projects and enhance their growth and expansion opportunities.

The country is also among only 4 nations that have successfully achieved or exceeded the "sufficiency" level in all conditions of the index's entrepreneurial framework, ensuring that the entrepreneurial environment in the UAE remains among the best globally, supported by infrastructure, government policies, and digital readiness.