Hong Kong climbed to seventh in a survey of economies ranking their global digital competitiveness.

It was the city's highest ranking in three years.

That's according to the latest World Digital Competitiveness Ranking compiled by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development.

The institute said Hong Kong had advanced three places following an improvement in three areas - technology, knowledge and future readiness.

It added that employee training in the city demonstrated a significant enhancement.

In a statement, the SAR government said the result recognised Hong Kong's status as one of the most digitally competitive economies in the world.

"Going forward, the HKSAR Government will continue to collaborate with various sectors of society to further enhance Hong Kong's I&T ecosystem, thereby upholding our competitive edge in the global market and injecting new impetus to economic development," a spokesperson said.

Singapore claimed top spot in the ranking, followed by Switzerland and Denmark.