KOF Swiss Economic Institute, an organization that provides insights into the field of economic research, released its 2021 KOF Index of Globalization in which it ranks 208 nations based on three main dimensions of globalization, namely economic, social and political for the period spanning from 1970 until 2019. In details, economic globalization covers both trade flows as well as financial flows, whereas social globalization comprises interpersonal contact, flows of information and cultural proximity. The dimension of political globalization takes into consideration the number of embassies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), along with participation in UN peacekeeping missions, and memberships in international organizations and international treaties.

The Netherlands appears to be the most globalized country in the world, enjoying the highest KOF Index of Globalization score of 90.91, closely followed by Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden and the United Kingdom with respective index scores of 90.45, 90.33, 89.44 and 89.31.

Regionally, the United Arab Emirates topped the list (global rank 42) with a Globalization Index score of 75.78, followed by Qatar (score: 75.73; global rank: 43) and Jordan (score: 73.49; global rank: 47). On the local front, Lebanon ranked 71^st in the world in the 2021 KOF Index of Globalization with a score of 67.60. Lebanon came in 9^th among the Middle East and North African countries, followed by Saudi Arabia (score: 67.60; global rank: 72) and Oman (score: 63.45; global rank: 88) only to name a few. More specifically, Lebanon scored 69.09 (global rank: 55) in economic globalization, 65.99 (global rank: 109) in social globalization and 67.60 (global rank: 101) in political globalization.