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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Benin: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Benin is placed 96th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.723 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 41.71 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
96th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.723GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 41.71Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.205Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 14.52Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Benin 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.
0.723
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Benin: 0.723. 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 Africa
- 0.774 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 0.433 · Niger 0.147 · Nigeria 0.512 · Togo 0.587
41.71
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 90th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Benin: 41.71. 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 Africa
- 50.79 Nigeria
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 29.45 · Niger 17.44 · Nigeria 50.79 · Togo 30.59
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.205
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Benin: 0.205. 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 Africa
- 0.81 Côte d’Ivoire
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 0.553 · Niger -0.08 · Nigeria 0.24 · Togo 0.435
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
14.52
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Benin: 14.52. 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 Africa
- 79.37 Guinea
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 33.84 · Niger 45.21 · Nigeria 33.96
02Over time
Which way Benin 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
BeninWorld median
Benin rose from 31.67 in 2020 to 41.71 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Benin World median 2025 42 40.2 2024 43 43.3 2023 41 41.4 2022 36 40.3 2021 29 44.1 2020 32 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
BeninWorld median
Benin rose from -1.075 in 2000 to 0.205 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Benin World median 2025 0.2 0.20 2024 0.2 0.11 2023 -0.1 0.14 2022 -0.5 0.16 2021 -0.5 0.12 2020 -0.9 0.12 2019 -0.9 0.10 2018 -0.9 -0.05 2017 -0.9 -0.08 2016 -0.9 -0.10 2015 -0.9 -0.17 2014 -0.9 -0.21 2013 -0.9 -0.21 2012 -0.9 -0.25 2011 -0.9 -0.32 2010 -1.1 -0.31 2009 -1.1 -0.50 2008 -1.1 -0.51 2007 -1.1 -0.51 2006 -1.1 -0.55 2005 -1.1 -0.55 2004 -1.1 -0.55 2003 -1.1 -0.55 2002 -1.1 -0.51 2001 -1.1 -0.51 2000 -1.1 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
BeninWorld median
Benin rose from 14.03 in 2010 to 14.52 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Benin World median 2024 14.524 25.42 2023 14.523 26.03 2022 7.138 26.04 2021 7.891 29.80 2020 10.185 29.47 2019 16.693 18.36 2018 25.710 20.09 2017 6.446 18.32 2016 11.940 18.15 2015 14.299 19.57 2014 19.204 21.00 2013 19.064 20.50 2012 24.616 19.56 2011 16.111 19.21 2010 14.034 19.88
03In context
Benin 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.
Benin and the countries it borders
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria | 82nd | 0.512 | 50.79 | 0.24 | 33.96 |
| Benin | 96th | 0.723 | 41.71 | 0.205 | 14.52 |
 Burkina Faso | 97th | 0.433 | 29.45 | 0.553 | 33.84 |
 Togo | 101st | 0.587 | 30.59 | 0.435 | — |
 Niger | 132nd | 0.147 | 17.44 | -0.08 | 45.21 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Benin in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Benin is ahead of the world, and behind
18 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 median5
Statistics on which Benin does better than the middle country measured.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1141.576-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Benin: 1.576 · 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 26th of 176 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3528.7432.35No earlier reading
Benin: 28.74 · 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 92nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.1191.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Benin: 1.119 · 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 83rd of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.2030.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Benin: 0.203 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 67th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.5290.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Benin: 0.529 · 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 88th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Benin does worse than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6547.7551.65▲ Improved since 2014
Benin: 47.75 · world median 51.65 · Adults who made or received a digital payment in the past year (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 12.26 to 94.91; higher is better.
Position 61st of 98 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2237.8464.22No earlier reading
Benin: 37.84 · 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.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4510.415.45▼ Worsened since 2025
Benin: 10.4 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.180.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Benin: 0.18 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 89th of 119 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3939.562.39No earlier reading
Benin: 39.5 · 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 146th of 181 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.2050.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Benin: 0.205 · 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 148th of 170 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0534.3483.05No earlier reading
Benin: 34.34 · 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 126th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6877.0391.68No earlier reading
Benin: 77.03 · 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 126th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7829.0378.78No earlier reading
Benin: 29.03 · 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 127th of 140 · derived.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,454117,896141,454Moved since 2020
Benin: 117,896 · 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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67066,46784,670Moved since 2020
Benin: 66,467 · 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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71491,186148,714Moved since 2020
Benin: 91,186 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.960.390.96No earlier reading
Benin: 0.39 · 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.
No current reading for Benin
ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2022). 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 Benin’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Benin’s 6th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability20th of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality70th of 1834/4 keys
- Work & Labour70th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Security69th of 1774/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions89th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology96th of 1984/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties111th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 126th of 1934/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade123rd of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 129th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality112th of 1593/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation124th of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge162nd of 1984/4 keys
- Energy147th of 1653/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing183rd of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital186th of 1963/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Benin can most readily be measured against.
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EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
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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 Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Ghana66th4/4 keysThis page
Benin96th4/4 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
Benin 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 Benin rank on digital & technology?
Benin is placed 96th 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 Benin?
0.723 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 Benin?
41.71 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Benin compare with Nigeria on digital & technology?
Nigeria is placed 82nd of 198, and Benin 96th. GovTech Maturity Index: Nigeria 0.512, Benin 0.723; Government AI Readiness Index: Nigeria 50.79, Benin 41.71; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Nigeria 0.24, Benin 0.205; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Nigeria 33.96, Benin 14.52.
How have Benin’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 31.67 in 2020 to 41.71 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.075 in 2000 to 0.205 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 14.03 in 2010 to 14.52 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Benin?
No current reading is published for Benin on ICT Services Exports, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. 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 18 statistics on this page come from 7 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
Benin’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Benin (banner) — Shubert Ciencia derivative work: JamesA, 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). Benin: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/benin/digital