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Saudi Arabia Ranks First in ITU's 2025 ICT Development Index
Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia secured the top global position in the UN International Telecommunication Union’s information and communications technology (ICT) Development Index for 2025, which evaluates the digital progress of 164 economies across two key dimensions: universal connectivity and effective connectivity.
The Saudi Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) stated that this achievement reflects the Kingdom’s ongoing sustainable development in the ICT sector and sustained national efforts to enhance competitiveness.
The CST also emphasized that the Kingdom’s advanced digital infrastructure plays a pivotal role in enabling the growth of its digital economy, which achieved SAR459 billion in 2024, contributing 15% to the gross domestic product (GDP).
The Kingdom’s ICT market, valued at SAR180 billion in 2024, is the largest and fastest growing in the Middle East and North Africa. Mobile subscription penetration reached 212% of the population, and the average monthly data consumption per user was three times the global average.
