KOF Swiss Economic Institute, an organization that provides insights into the field of economic research, released its 2025 KOF Index of Globalization in which it ranks 215 nations based on three main dimensions of globalization, namely economic, social and political for the period spanning between the years 1970 and 2023. 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 appeared to be the most globalized country in the world in the 2025 KOF Index of Globalization, enjoying the highest score of 88.90, followed closely by Switzerland (score: 88.69), Belgium (score: 88.55), the United Kingdom (score: 87.45) and Sweden (score: 86.87). As far as economic globalization is concerned, Singapore topped the list with a score of 93.33 and was followed by the Netherlands (score: 89.80) and Belgium (score: 88.33). As to social globalization, Luxembourg led all 215 nations with a score of 90.44 followed by Hong Kong (score: 89.86) and Monaco (score: 89.26). On the political globalization front, the United Kingdom outperformed all covered countries with a score of 96.74, followed by France (score: 96.27) and Germany (score: 96.19).

Regionally, the United Arab Emirates topped the list (global rank 35) with a Globalization Index score of 77.33, followed by Qatar (score: 73.26; global rank: 44) and Jordan (score: 72.51; global rank: 45). On the local front, Lebanon ranked 66^th in the world in the 2025 KOF Index of Globalization with a score of 68.05, losing 5 positions from the 2024 KOF Index results when it scored 73.70. Lebanon came in 8^th among its Middle Eastern and North African counterparts, followed by Saudi Arabia (score: 66.01; global rank: 71) and preceded by Tunisia (score: 69.03; global rank: 61). More specifically, Lebanon scored 73.69 in economic globalization (global rank: 39), 64.78 in social globalization (global rank: 110) and 65.46 in political globalization (global rank: 99).