Photo: Peter from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bahrain: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Bahrain is placed 40th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.936 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 59.57 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
40th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.936GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 59.57Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.514Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 42.96Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bahrain on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.936
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Bahrain: 0.936. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.996 Saudi Arabia
59.57
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 48th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Bahrain: 59.57. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Western Asia
- 71.57 Saudi Arabia
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.514
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Bahrain: 0.514. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Western Asia
- 3.497 Israel
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
42.96
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Bahrain: 42.96. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Western Asia
- 82.14 Israel
02Over time
Which way Bahrain is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
BahrainWorld median
Bahrain rose from 54.75 in 2020 to 59.57 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahrain World median 2025 59.6 40.2 2024 54.3 43.3 2023 56.1 41.4 2022 53.6 40.3 2021 53.5 44.1 2020 54.7 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
BahrainWorld median
Bahrain rose from 0.421 in 2000 to 0.514 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahrain World median 2025 0.5 0.20 2024 0.5 0.11 2023 0.5 0.14 2022 0.5 0.16 2021 0.5 0.12 2020 0.5 0.12 2019 0.2 0.10 2018 0.8 -0.05 2017 0.8 -0.08 2016 0.8 -0.10 2015 0.8 -0.17 2014 0.7 -0.21 2013 0.7 -0.21 2012 0.7 -0.25 2011 0.7 -0.32 2010 0.4 -0.31 2009 0.4 -0.50 2008 0.4 -0.51 2007 0.4 -0.51 2006 0.4 -0.55 2005 0.4 -0.55 2004 0.4 -0.55 2003 0.4 -0.55 2002 0.4 -0.51 2001 0.4 -0.51 2000 0.4 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
BahrainWorld median
Bahrain rose from 41.23 in 2010 to 42.96 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahrain World median 2024 43.0 25.42 2023 46.1 26.03 2022 49.0 26.04 2021 50.9 29.80 2020 54.6 29.47 2019 54.1 18.36 2018 52.8 20.09 2017 48.0 18.32 2016 51.9 18.15 2015 60.7 19.57 2014 61.9 21.00 2013 61.7 20.50 2012 63.2 19.56 2011 31.2 19.21 2010 41.2 19.88
03In context
Bahrain beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Bahrain and Western Asia
Bahrain has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 13th | 0.6291 | 71.32 | 3.497 | 82.14 |
 United Arab Emirates | 26th | 0.9181 | 69.86 | 1.897 | 27.7 |
 Qatar | 27th | 0.8640 | 58.61 | 1.894 | — |
| Bahrain | 40th | 0.9359 | 59.57 | 0.514 | 42.96 |
 Cyprus | 42nd | 0.7897 | 59.71 | 0.525 | 69.29 |
 Saudi Arabia | 45th | 0.9964 | 71.57 | 1.76 | 7.429 |
 Kuwait | =47th | 0.6842 | 43.79 | 2.097 | 57.96 |
 Azerbaijan | =59th | 0.7689 | 51.91 | 1.085 | 31.12 |
 Türkiye | 70th | 0.8124 | 58.91 | 0.801 | 13.18 |
 Armenia | 73rd | 0.7690 | 38.95 | 0.718 | 32.31 |
 Jordan | 75th | 0.9143 | 56.07 | 0.887 | 3.195 |
 Oman | 80th | 0.8535 | 56.29 | 0.201 | 12.85 |
 Georgia | 93rd | 0.6318 | 42.75 | 0.447 | 18.27 |
 Palestine | 108th | — | 35.54 | — | 20.16 |
 Lebanon | =133rd | 0.2596 | 34.26 | -0.058 | — |
 Iraq | 141st | 0.4642 | 29.37 | -0.619 | 9.308 |
 Syria | 188th | 0.0528 | 21.72 | -0.914 | — |
 Yemen | 198th | 0.0715 | 14.48 | -1.301 | — |
| Northern Cyprus | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Bahrain in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Bahrain is ahead of the world, and behind
17 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Bahrain does better than the middle country measured.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0597.4683.05No earlier reading
Bahrain: 97.46 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 7th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7893.878.78No earlier reading
Bahrain: 93.8 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 7th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6897.7191.68No earlier reading
Bahrain: 97.71 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 19th of 140 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3516.3632.35No earlier reading
Bahrain: 16.36 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 132nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3982.2162.39No earlier reading
Bahrain: 82.21 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 37th of 181 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2016
Bahrain: 100 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5980.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Bahrain: 0.598 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 65th of 170 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4748.2627.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 8.262 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 54th of 118 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2267.1164.22No earlier reading
Bahrain: 67.11 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Bahrain does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.596-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Bahrain: -0.596 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 109th of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.7750.505▲ Improved since 2015
Bahrain: -0.775 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 130th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-1.0241.023▲ Improved since 2015
Bahrain: -1.024 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 146th of 176 · derived.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.961.50.96No earlier reading
Bahrain: 1.5 · world median 0.96 · Claude usage index (1 = in proportion to working-age population). Anthropic, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 6.4.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67062,65684,670No real change since 2020
Bahrain: 62,656 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45494,347141,454Moved since 2020
Bahrain: 94,347 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.2055.601Moved since 2015
Bahrain: 5.205 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71477,023148,714Moved since 2020
Bahrain: 77,023 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Bahrain
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023) and Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2017). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Bahrain’s 14 topics
Digital & Technology is Bahrain’s 3rd best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour19th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience31st of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology40th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital49th of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing50th of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation53rd of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade59th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions123rd of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 149th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge163rd of 1983/4 keys
- Energyjoint 137th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality159th of 1833/4 keys
- Peace & Security164th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability183rd of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Bahrain can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
=1
South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
South Korea=1st4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel13th4/4 keysThis page
Bahrain40th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Bahrain on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bahrain rank on digital & technology?
Bahrain is placed 40th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Bahrain?
0.936 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Bahrain?
59.57 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How have Bahrain’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 54.75 in 2020 to 59.57 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.421 in 2000 to 0.514 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 41.23 in 2010 to 42.96 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Bahrain?
No current reading is published for Bahrain on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, ICT Goods Exports and Made or Received a Digital Payment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 17 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bahrain’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bahrain (banner) — Peter from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bahrain: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bahrain/digital