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title: "Saudi Arabia jumps to sixth in UN e-government ranking"
url: "https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/un-egdi-2024-saudi-sixth"
language: "en"
event_date: "2024-09-17"
published: "2026-10-03"
last_verified: "2026-10-03"
category: "Gov-Tech"
publisher: "Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Saudi Arabia jumps to sixth in UN e-government ranking

- Event date: 17 September 2024 (2024-09-17)
- Topic: Gov-Tech
- In this story: UN, DGA, Riyadh
- URL: https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/un-egdi-2024-saudi-sixth

The 2024 UN E-Government Survey placed Saudi Arabia in the 'Very High' category, sixth worldwide in the E-Government Development Index (EGDI), up 25 places from 31st in 2022, and fourth globally on the Online Service Index. Riyadh ranked third among 193 cities on local online services. Communications Minister Abdullah Alswaha credited Vision 2030 for the progress.

## Key figures

- EGDI rank (overall) (rank): 6
- Online Service Index rank (rank): 4

## Sources

1. [Saudi Arabia sixth globally in e-government ranking, UN report says](https://enterpriseam.com/ksa/2024/09/26/saudi-arabia-sixth-globally-in-e-government-ranking-un-report-says/) — Enterprise, 2024-09-26
2. [Saudi Arabia rises to 4th position globally in UN e-government index](https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1755229) — Argaam, 2024-09-17

Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.

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