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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Egypt: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Egypt is placed joint 47th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.911 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 59.1 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
joint47th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.911GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 59.1Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 2.662Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 14.59Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Egypt 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.
0.911
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Egypt: 0.911. 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 Northern Africa
- 0.911 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Israel 0.629 · Libya 0.204 · Sudan 0.143
59.1
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 52nd of 195 by Oxford Insights
Egypt: 59.1. 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 Northern Africa
- 59.1 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Israel 71.32 · Libya 28.38 · Palestine 35.54 · Sudan 16.21
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2.662
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Egypt: 2.662. 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 Northern Africa
- 2.662 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Israel 3.497 · Libya -2.065 · Sudan -0.516
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
14.59
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Egypt: 14.59. 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 Northern Africa
- 24.97 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Israel 82.14 · Palestine 20.16
02Over time
Which way Egypt 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
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 49.19 in 2020 to 59.1 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2025 59.1 40.2 2024 55.6 43.3 2023 52.7 41.4 2022 49.4 40.3 2021 49.8 44.1 2020 49.2 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 1.017 in 2000 to 2.662 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2025 2.662 0.20 2024 1.554 0.11 2023 1.554 0.14 2022 1.554 0.16 2021 1.153 0.12 2020 1.550 0.12 2019 1.297 0.10 2018 1.081 -0.05 2017 1.081 -0.08 2016 1.081 -0.10 2015 1.119 -0.17 2014 1.119 -0.21 2013 0.823 -0.21 2012 0.823 -0.25 2011 0.823 -0.32 2010 1.075 -0.31 2009 1.017 -0.50 2008 1.017 -0.51 2007 1.017 -0.51 2006 1.017 -0.55 2005 1.017 -0.55 2004 1.017 -0.55 2003 1.017 -0.55 2002 1.017 -0.51 2001 1.017 -0.51 2000 1.017 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 8.956 in 2010 to 14.59 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2024 14.59 25.42 2023 11.33 26.03 2022 12.01 26.04 2021 14.24 29.80 2020 15.98 29.47 2019 8.70 18.36 2018 7.59 20.09 2017 8.47 18.32 2016 14.78 18.15 2015 11.19 19.57 2014 9.13 21.00 2013 9.67 20.50 2012 9.08 19.56 2011 10.24 19.21 2010 8.96 19.88
03In context
Egypt 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.
Egypt 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 13th | 0.629 | 71.32 | 3.497 | 82.14 |
| Egypt | =47th | 0.911 | 59.1 | 2.662 | 14.59 |
 Palestine | 108th | — | 35.54 | — | 20.16 |
 Libya | =174th | 0.204 | 28.38 | -2.065 | — |
 Sudan | =178th | 0.143 | 16.21 | -0.516 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern 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 Egypt in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Egypt is ahead of the world, and behind
21 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 median4
Statistics on which Egypt does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9752.270.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 2.27 · 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 44th of 119 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3527.9932.35No earlier reading
Egypt: 27.99 · 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 97th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4515.515.45No real change since 2025
Egypt: 15.5 · 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.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.4870.485No real change since 2013
Egypt: 0.487 · 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 85th of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Egypt does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3958.4162.39No earlier reading
Egypt: 58.41 · 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 105th of 181 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4745.7857.474No real change since 2018
Egypt: 5.785 · 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 75th of 118 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0230.1141.023▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: 0.114 · 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 115th of 176 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6884.5691.68No earlier reading
Egypt: 84.56 · 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 101st of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6536.3351.65▲ Improved since 2014
Egypt: 36.33 · 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 73rd of 98 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.7850.505▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: -0.785 · 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 132nd of 176 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7855.6778.78No earlier reading
Egypt: 55.67 · 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 107th of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0554.8883.05No earlier reading
Egypt: 54.88 · 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 108th of 140 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2231.5264.22No earlier reading
Egypt: 31.52 · 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 Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.643-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: -1.643 · 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 144th of 176 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6632.5198.66▼ Worsened since 2016
Egypt: 32.51 · 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.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.370.206▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: 0.37 · 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 18th 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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6701,626,41884,670No real change since 2020
Egypt: 1,626,418 · 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 141,4543,336,763141,454Moved since 2020
Egypt: 3,336,763 · 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 148,7142,264,375148,714Moved since 2020
Egypt: 2,264,375 · 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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.3075.601Moved since 2016
Egypt: 5.307 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.960.360.96No earlier reading
Egypt: 0.36 · 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.
“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 Egypt’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Egypt’s best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technologyjoint 47th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality47th of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture55th of 1844/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade71st of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital97th of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability96th of 1864/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions110th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge121st of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing133rd of 2004/4 keys
- Peace & Security119th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation128th of 1764/4 keys
- Work & Labour154th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience164th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties172nd of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality162nd of 1834/4 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 Egypt 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 Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Egypt=47th4/4 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
Egypt 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 Egypt rank on digital & technology?
Egypt is placed joint 47th 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 Egypt?
0.911 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 Egypt?
59.1 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Egypt compare with Sudan on digital & technology?
Sudan is placed joint 178th of 198, and Egypt joint 47th. GovTech Maturity Index: Sudan 0.143, Egypt 0.911; Government AI Readiness Index: Sudan 16.21, Egypt 59.1; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Sudan -0.516, Egypt 2.662.
How have Egypt’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 49.19 in 2020 to 59.1 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 1.017 in 2000 to 2.662 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 8.956 in 2010 to 14.59 in 2024.
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 21 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
Egypt’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Egypt (banner) — Rudolph.A.furtado, CC0
- 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). Egypt: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/egypt/digital