Hong Kong ranks 4th in Asia in digital, AI competitiveness

HONG KONG -- The World Digital and AI Ranking 2026, published by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Wednesday, ranked Hong Kong 11th globally among 70 economies and fourth in Asia.

Among the five factors in the benchmark, Hong Kong ranked second in the world in "Workforce development," fifth in "Efficiency" and 10th in "Technology & infrastructure."

With respect to sub-factors, Hong Kong topped the list in "Technological framework," "Practices" and "Education & training," and ranked among the world's top 10 in "Talent," "Societal attitudes" and "Regulatory framework".

In response to the Wednesday ranking, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said that Hong Kong will enhance the institutional framework for innovation and technology development and create a comprehensive industrial ecosystem covering R&D, commercialization, pilot and mass production. The city will also advance new industrialization and empower different sectors of the economy through AI technology.

The World Digital and AI Ranking assesses an economy's capacity to develop, adopt, deploy and govern digital technologies and AI in a manner that produces sustained economic and societal value.