The Arab Advisors Group's Digital Index for 2018, which assesses the digitization levels of Arab countries, ranked Lebanon in 10th place among 14 Arab countries included in the survey. The index is a weighted average of four main pillars that are the "Smart Government" pillar with a weight of 40%, the "Digital Readiness" pillar (30%), the "Electronic & Mobile Payments" pillar (20%), and the "Economic & Education" pillar (10%). Each pillar is based on a number of indicators that measure the competitiveness level of Arab countries, and then ranks each country based on the level of digital awareness and adoption. The score of each country ranges from zero percent to 100%, with 100% reflecting the highest level of digitization.

Lebanon received a score of 58.04%, which is lower than the Arab region's average score of 64%. Also, Lebanon's score was lower than the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) average score of 78%, but higher than the non-GCC Arab countries' average score of 53.5%. The digitization level in Lebanon was higher than in Egypt (56.4%), Iraq (52.4%), Algeria (49.4%) and Mauritania (30.3%). The UAE ranked first in the Arab region in terms of digitization with a score of 84.2%, while Mauritania came in last place. 

Also, Lebanon ranked in seventh place among 19 Arab countries with available figures on the "Smart Government" pillar, which measures the implementation of innovative solutions that aim to simplify the lives of residents, including the latest adopted technologies in the information and telecommunications sectors. Lebanon came behind only Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Oman and Iraq on this pillar.