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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is placed 130th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.433 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 35.67 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
130th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.433GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 35.67Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.607Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 14.94Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.
0.433
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.433. 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 Southern Europe
- 0.977 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 0.774 · Montenegro 0.513 · Serbia 0.977
35.67
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 114th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 35.67. 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 Southern Europe
- 74.22 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 49.79 · Montenegro 39.9 · Serbia 60.96
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.607
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: -0.607. 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 Southern Europe
- 2.006 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 0.498 · Montenegro -1.096 · Serbia 0.11
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
14.94
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 14.94. 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 Southern Europe
- 57.65 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 20.92 · Montenegro 17.35 · Serbia 57.65
02Over time
Which way Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina fell from 36.25 in 2020 to 35.67 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2025 35.7 40.2 2024 37.0 43.3 2023 36.5 41.4 2022 35.2 40.3 2021 38.7 44.1 2020 36.3 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from -2.938 in 2000 to -0.607 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2025 -0.61 0.20 2024 -0.61 0.11 2023 -0.87 0.14 2022 -0.87 0.16 2021 -0.62 0.12 2020 -0.70 0.12 2019 -0.70 0.10 2018 -0.70 -0.05 2017 -0.70 -0.08 2016 -0.70 -0.10 2015 -0.70 -0.17 2014 -0.70 -0.21 2013 -0.70 -0.21 2012 -0.70 -0.25 2011 -0.76 -0.32 2010 -0.76 -0.31 2009 -1.74 -0.50 2008 -1.74 -0.51 2007 -1.89 -0.51 2006 -1.89 -0.55 2005 -1.89 -0.55 2004 -2.59 -0.55 2003 -2.94 -0.55 2002 -2.94 -0.51 2001 -2.94 -0.51 2000 -2.94 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 9.11 in 2010 to 14.94 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2024 14.94 25.42 2023 14.87 26.03 2022 15.32 26.04 2021 18.76 29.80 2020 24.46 29.47 2019 12.31 18.36 2018 11.68 20.09 2017 10.36 18.32 2016 10.47 18.15 2015 9.78 19.57 2014 9.38 21.00 2013 9.72 20.50 2012 9.90 19.56 2011 9.36 19.21 2010 9.11 19.88
03In context
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia | =34th | 0.977 | 60.96 | 0.11 | 57.65 |
 Croatia | 76th | 0.774 | 49.79 | 0.498 | 20.92 |
 Montenegro | 128th | 0.513 | 39.9 | -1.096 | 17.35 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 130th | 0.433 | 35.67 | -0.607 | 14.94 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Bosnia and Herzegovina in the topic’s list.
Cameroon127th- Montenegro128th
Eswatini129th- Bosnia and Herzegovina130th
Cambodia131st
Niger132nd
Brunei=133rd
04Context, no vote
Where Bosnia and Herzegovina is ahead of the world, and behind
20 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 median12
Statistics on which Bosnia and Herzegovina does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.358.68232.35No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 8.682 · 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 149th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.8641.023▲ Improved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.864 · 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 23rd of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2294.6664.22No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 94.66 · 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.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3987.4162.39No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 87.41 · 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 28th of 181 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47412.557.474▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12.55 · 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 33rd of 118 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6562.0751.65▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 62.07 · 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 32nd of 98 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4523.215.45No real change since 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 23.2 · 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.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.8740.505▲ Improved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.874 · 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 71st of 176 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7882.1178.78No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 82.11 · 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 60th of 140 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.06-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.06 · 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 78th of 176 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0584.7983.05No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 84.79 · 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 66th of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5060.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.506 · 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 81st of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Bosnia and Herzegovina does worse than the middle country measured.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6890.3391.68No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 90.33 · 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 79th of 140 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.330.975▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.33 · 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 81st of 119 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.3610.206▲ Improved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.361 · 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 21st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.9295.601Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.929 · 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 DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67099,25984,670Moved since 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 99,259 · 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 141,454178,869141,454Moved since 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 178,869 · 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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,714108,128148,714No real change since 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 108,128 · 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 0.960.610.96No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.61 · 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching. 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 14th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture33rd of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality31st of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 41st of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing52nd of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital60th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation61st of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 86th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties102nd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade100th of 1772/4 keys
- Gender & Equality104th of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 118th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability117th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology130th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge136th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Energy: 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
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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 Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Spain=11th4/4 keysThis page
Bosnia and Herzegovina130th4/4 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina rank on digital & technology?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is placed 130th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
0.433 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
35.67 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina compare with Serbia on digital & technology?
Serbia is placed joint 34th of 198, and Bosnia and Herzegovina 130th. GovTech Maturity Index: Serbia 0.977, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.433; Government AI Readiness Index: Serbia 60.96, Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.67; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Serbia 0.11, Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.607; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Serbia 57.65, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.94.
How have Bosnia and Herzegovina’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 36.25 in 2020 to 35.67 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -2.938 in 2000 to -0.607 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 9.11 in 2010 to 14.94 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
No current reading is published for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching. 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 20 statistics on this page come from 8 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (banner) — Goran Anđelić Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 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). Bosnia and Herzegovina: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina/digital