KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysia has climbed seven rungs to 27th place out of 70 economies in the IMD World Digital and AI Ranking (WDAIR) 2026 from 34th place last year, becoming the second-highest-ranked country in ASEAN after Singapore.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the achievement was driven particularly by a 21-place improvement in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption to 14th place globally, a 10-place improvement in efficiency to 28th place, and Malaysia’s implementation of the national AI strategy, which ranked 12th.
“Malaysia also ranks 18th in workforce development, second globally in graduates in sciences, fifth in venture capital, sixth in high-tech exports and eighth in investment incentives for AI.
