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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Colombia: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Colombia is placed joint 98th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.817 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 56.02 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint98th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.817GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 56.02Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -1.254Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 23.71Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Colombia 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.
0.817
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Colombia: 0.817. 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 South America
- 0.986 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 0.986 · Ecuador 0.822 · Panama 0.762 · Peru 0.921 · Venezuela 0.342
56.02
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 64th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Colombia: 56.02. 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 South America
- 69.55 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 69.55 · Ecuador 53.04 · Panama 39.3 · Peru 56.52 · Venezuela 25.55
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-1.254
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Colombia: -1.254. 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 South America
- 1.601 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 1.422 · Ecuador 0.19 · Panama 0.145 · Peru -0.919 · Venezuela 0.472
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
23.71
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Colombia: 23.71. 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 South America
- 63.26 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 63.26 · Ecuador 9.869 · Panama 15.63 · Peru 26.88
02Over time
Which way Colombia 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
ColombiaWorld median
Colombia rose from 51.26 in 2020 to 56.02 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Colombia World median 2025 56.0 40.2 2024 59.3 43.3 2023 57.9 41.4 2022 59.4 40.3 2021 58.9 44.1 2020 51.3 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
ColombiaWorld median
Colombia fell from -0.789 in 2000 to -1.254 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Colombia World median 2025 -1.25 0.20 2024 -1.59 0.11 2023 -0.67 0.14 2022 -0.34 0.16 2021 -0.78 0.12 2020 -0.80 0.12 2019 -0.93 0.10 2018 -0.69 -0.05 2017 -0.79 -0.08 2016 -0.79 -0.10 2015 -0.79 -0.17 2014 -0.79 -0.21 2013 -0.79 -0.21 2012 -0.79 -0.25 2011 -0.79 -0.32 2010 -0.79 -0.31 2009 -0.79 -0.50 2008 -0.79 -0.51 2007 -0.79 -0.51 2006 -0.79 -0.55 2005 -0.79 -0.55 2004 -0.79 -0.55 2003 -0.79 -0.55 2002 -0.79 -0.51 2001 -0.79 -0.51 2000 -0.79 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
ColombiaWorld median
Colombia rose from 19.88 in 2010 to 23.71 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Colombia World median 2024 23.71 25.42 2023 23.56 26.03 2022 24.25 26.04 2021 26.33 29.80 2020 30.82 29.47 2019 16.62 18.36 2018 17.94 20.09 2017 18.74 18.32 2016 17.87 18.15 2015 16.69 19.57 2014 25.55 21.00 2013 22.74 20.50 2012 23.78 19.56 2011 20.48 19.21 2010 19.88 19.88
03In context
Colombia 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.
Colombia 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 4th | 0.986 | 69.55 | 1.422 | 63.26 |
 Peru | 78th | 0.921 | 56.52 | -0.919 | 26.88 |
 Ecuador | =87th | 0.822 | 53.04 | 0.19 | 9.869 |
| Colombia | =98th | 0.817 | 56.02 | -1.254 | 23.71 |
 Panama | 100th | 0.762 | 39.3 | 0.145 | 15.63 |
 Venezuelacompare | 126th | 0.342 | 25.55 | 0.472 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Colombia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Colombia 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 median6
Statistics on which Colombia does better than the middle country measured.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4525.915.45▲ Improved since 2025
Colombia: 25.9 · 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.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2287.9964.22No earlier reading
Colombia: 87.99 · 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.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.7121.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Colombia: 1.712 · 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 48th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3977.4462.39No earlier reading
Colombia: 77.44 · 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 51st of 181 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.6280.485No real change since 2013
Colombia: 0.628 · 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 55th of 170 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47410.827.474▲ Improved since 2014
Colombia: 10.82 · 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 39th of 118 · derived.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Colombia does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.4740.505▲ Improved since 2015
Colombia: 0.474 · 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 90th of 176 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0580.6983.05No earlier reading
Colombia: 80.69 · 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 78th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7873.2878.78No earlier reading
Colombia: 73.28 · 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 78th of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6549.2351.65No real change since 2014
Colombia: 49.23 · 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 57th of 98 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3536.5232.35No earlier reading
Colombia: 36.52 · 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 66th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6888.0791.68No earlier reading
Colombia: 88.07 · 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 87th of 140 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.350.975▲ Improved since 2014
Colombia: 0.35 · 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 79th of 119 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.2810.206No real change since 2015
Colombia: 0.281 · 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 42nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.494-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Colombia: -1.494 · 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 140th 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.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,4543,935,528141,454No real change since 2020
Colombia: 3,935,528 · 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 84,6701,670,89284,670No real change since 2020
Colombia: 1,670,892 · 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 148,7142,568,139148,714Moved since 2020
Colombia: 2,568,139 · 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 0.961.180.96No earlier reading
Colombia: 1.18 · 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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6014.4015.601Moved since 2014
Colombia: 4.401 · 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.
No current reading for Colombia
Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (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 Colombia’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Colombia’s 11th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy56th of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions67th of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality71st of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability77th of 1864/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 77th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing89th of 2004/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties92nd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge92nd of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital94th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade85th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 98th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture101st of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labour121st of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience151st of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality132nd of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security149th of 1774/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Colombia 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 Americas
Brazil4th4/4 keysThis page
Colombia=98th4/4 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
Colombia 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 Colombia rank on digital & technology?
Colombia is placed joint 98th 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 Colombia?
0.817 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 Colombia?
56.02 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Colombia compare with Brazil on digital & technology?
Brazil is placed 4th of 198, and Colombia joint 98th. GovTech Maturity Index: Brazil 0.986, Colombia 0.817; Government AI Readiness Index: Brazil 69.55, Colombia 56.02; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Brazil 1.422, Colombia -1.254; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Brazil 63.26, Colombia 23.71.
How have Colombia’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 51.26 in 2020 to 56.02 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from -0.789 in 2000 to -1.254 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 19.88 in 2010 to 23.71 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Colombia?
No current reading is published for Colombia 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
Colombia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Colombia (banner) — Julien H, CC BY-SA 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). Colombia: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/colombia/digital