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The 2026 Arab Digital Economy Index showed Jordan advancing to the sixth position in the Arab world, achieving its highest score since the launch of the index and leading the group of digitally emerging countries.
Jordan's score in the index rose to 59.6 points in 2026, compared to 52.6 points in 2024, after having maintained the seventh position in the Arab world across four consecutive editions since 2018.
Jordan's score exceeds the Arab average of 44.33 points by a margin of 15.27 points, while the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman occupied the five positions preceding Jordan.
Jordan recorded performance higher than the Arab average across all eight pillars of the index, with its highest performance recorded in the economic and social impact pillar at 71.85 points, followed by the cybersecurity and data sovereignty pillar at 69.7 points, then digital governance and institutions at 60 points, and digital infrastructure at 59.7 points.
Jordan also scored 53.8 points in each of the innovation and technology pillar and the data economy and artificial intelligence pillar, outperforming the Arab average by more than 19 points in each of them.
The index showed a remarkable improvement in a number of indicators during the period 2024–2026, most notably the rise of the e-government services index from 46.8 to 75.9 points, and the increase in the cybersecurity level from 70.5 to 98.3 points.
In the field of innovation and technology, the artificial intelligence strategy score rose from 50 to 100 points, while the adoption of emerging technologies rose from 27.9 to 76.8 points.
The index identified Jordan's key strengths in its artificial intelligence strategy, cybersecurity, domestic industry diversification, adoption of emerging technologies, and integrated e-government services.
Conversely, the index pointed to a number of gaps that require further work, most notably the logistics efficiency for digital trade, online shopping, absorption of technological knowledge, ownership of payment tools, and startup funding.
The Arab Digital Economy Index is issued biennially since 2018, aiming to measure the readiness and maturity of Arab countries in the digital economy and identify gaps to guide policies and investments, while the 2026 edition focuses on digital sovereignty and the ability of countries to control their data, digital infrastructure, and the technologies they rely on.
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