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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
France: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
France is placed joint 9th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.824 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 80.81 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
joint9th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.824GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 80.81Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 1.96Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 52.58Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place France 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.
0.824
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
France: 0.824. 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 Europe
- 0.929 Austria
- Land neighbours
- Andorra 0.39 · Belgium 0.83 · Brazil 0.986 · Switzerland 0.796 · Germany 0.763 · Spain 0.891 · Italy 0.842 · Luxembourg 0.78 · Monaco 0.366 · Suriname 0.325
80.81
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 2nd of 195 by Oxford Insights
France: 80.81. 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 Europe
- 80.81 France
- Land neighbours
- Andorra 41.51 · Belgium 65.17 · Brazil 69.55 · Switzerland 66.95 · Germany 76.78 · Spain 74.22 · Italy 68.81 · Luxembourg 64.28 · Monaco 38.62 · Suriname 18.37
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.96
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
France: 1.96. 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 Europe
- 1.96 France
- Land neighbours
- Belgium 0.247 · Brazil 1.422 · Switzerland 1.508 · Germany 1.937 · Spain 2.006 · Italy 0.703 · Luxembourg 0.653 · Suriname -1.199
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
52.58
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
France: 52.58. 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 Europe
- 85.39 Luxembourg
- Land neighbours
- Belgium 60.65 · Brazil 63.26 · Switzerland 68.8 · Germany 60.3 · Spain 37.53 · Italy 44.44 · Luxembourg 85.39 · Suriname 27.17
02Over time
Which way France 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
FranceWorld median
France rose from 73.77 in 2020 to 80.81 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year France World median 2025 80.8 40.2 2024 79.4 43.3 2023 76.1 41.4 2022 75.8 40.3 2021 76.4 44.1 2020 73.8 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
FranceWorld median
France rose from 1.879 in 2000 to 1.96 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year France World median 2025 2.0 0.20 2024 2.0 0.11 2023 2.0 0.14 2022 2.0 0.16 2021 2.0 0.12 2020 2.0 0.12 2019 2.0 0.10 2018 2.0 -0.05 2017 2.0 -0.08 2016 2.0 -0.10 2015 2.0 -0.17 2014 2.0 -0.21 2013 2.0 -0.21 2012 2.0 -0.25 2011 2.0 -0.32 2010 2.0 -0.31 2009 2.0 -0.50 2008 2.0 -0.51 2007 2.0 -0.51 2006 1.9 -0.55 2005 1.9 -0.55 2004 1.9 -0.55 2003 1.9 -0.55 2002 1.9 -0.51 2001 1.9 -0.51 2000 1.9 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
FranceWorld median
France rose from 47.07 in 2010 to 52.58 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year France World median 2024 52.6 25.42 2023 51.4 26.03 2022 46.1 26.04 2021 52.2 29.80 2020 54.9 29.47 2019 50.6 18.36 2018 51.2 20.09 2017 48.3 18.32 2016 51.3 18.15 2015 48.6 19.57 2014 49.5 21.00 2013 48.8 20.50 2012 46.6 19.56 2011 45.8 19.21 2010 47.1 19.88
03In context
France 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.
France 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 |
| France | =9th | 0.824 | 80.81 | 1.96 | 52.58 |
 Spain | =11th | 0.891 | 74.22 | 2.006 | 37.53 |
 Germanycompare | 14th | 0.763 | 76.78 | 1.937 | 60.3 |
 Switzerland | 16th | 0.796 | 66.95 | 1.508 | 68.8 |
 Luxembourg | 31st | 0.78 | 64.28 | 0.653 | 85.39 |
 Italy | 37th | 0.842 | 68.81 | 0.703 | 44.44 |
 Belgium | 39th | 0.83 | 65.17 | 0.247 | 60.65 |
 Andorra | 113th | 0.39 | 41.51 | — | — |
 Monaco | =123rd | 0.366 | 38.62 | — | — |
 Suriname | =160th | 0.325 | 18.37 | -1.199 | 27.17 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western 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 France in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where France is ahead of the world, and behind
19 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 median11
Statistics on which France does better than the middle country measured.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4549.615.45No real change since 2025
France: 49.6 · 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 0.4850.9030.485No real change since 2013
France: 0.903 · 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 10th of 170 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0596.4183.05No earlier reading
France: 96.41 · 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 10th of 140 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2295.6464.22No earlier reading
France: 95.64 · 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 62.3988.762.39No earlier reading
France: 88.7 · 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 22nd of 181 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1141.541-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
France: 1.541 · 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 28th of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.1050.206▼ Worsened since 2015
France: 0.105 · 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 92nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9752.960.975▼ Worsened since 2014
France: 2.96 · 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 39th of 119 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7882.6478.78No earlier reading
France: 82.64 · 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 55th of 140 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.331.023No real change since 2015
France: 1.33 · 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 72nd of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.7390.505▲ Improved since 2015
France: 0.739 · 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 80th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which France does worse than the middle country measured.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6890.9991.68No earlier reading
France: 90.99 · 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 75th of 140 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4746.8697.474▼ Worsened since 2014
France: 6.869 · 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 69th of 118 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3551.9932.35No earlier reading
France: 51.99 · 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 31st of 163 · 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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,7147,552,272148,714No real change since 2020
France: 7,552,272 · 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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6704,034,00184,670No real change since 2020
France: 4,034,001 · 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 141,4548,494,768141,454No real change since 2020
France: 8,494,768 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.963.970.96No earlier reading
France: 3.97 · 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 5.6013.8285.601Moved since 2014
France: 3.828 · 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 France
Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2021) and 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 France’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is France’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Economy & Innovation7th of 1764/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 9th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge10th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality10th of 1834/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture16th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 19th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions21st of 1944/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade24th of 1774/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality23rd of 1593/3 keys
- Energy26th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties36th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing42nd of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 41st of 1934/4 keys
- Work & Labour61st of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 95th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability114th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders France 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 Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysHighest in Western Europe
France=9th4/4 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
France 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 France rank on digital & technology?
France is placed joint 9th 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 France?
0.824 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 France?
80.81 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does France compare with Brazil on digital & technology?
Brazil is placed 4th of 198, and France joint 9th. GovTech Maturity Index: Brazil 0.986, France 0.824; Government AI Readiness Index: Brazil 69.55, France 80.81; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Brazil 1.422, France 1.96; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Brazil 63.26, France 52.58.
How have France’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 73.77 in 2020 to 80.81 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 1.879 in 2000 to 1.96 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 47.07 in 2010 to 52.58 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for France?
No current reading is published for France on Made or Received a Digital Payment and 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 19 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
France’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- France (banner) — Tobi 87 derivative work: Jjtkk, 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). France: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/france/digital