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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Guatemala: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Guatemala is placed 121st of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.573 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 29.34 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
121st
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.573GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 29.34Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -1.533Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 33.89Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Guatemala 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.
0.573
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Guatemala: 0.573. 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 Central America
- 0.825 Mexico
- Land neighbours
- Belize 0.339 · Honduras 0.581 · Mexico 0.825 · El Salvador 0.704
29.34
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 129th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Guatemala: 29.34. 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 Central America
- 48.33 Mexico
- Land neighbours
- Belize 22.68 · Honduras 22.96 · Mexico 48.33 · El Salvador 38.88
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-1.533
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Guatemala: -1.533. 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 Central America
- 0.231 Mexico
- Land neighbours
- Honduras -0.382 · Mexico 0.231 · El Salvador -0.997
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
33.89
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Guatemala: 33.89. 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 Central America
- 57.16 Costa Rica
- Land neighbours
- Belize 19.41 · Honduras 14.33 · Mexico 27.77 · El Salvador 13.79
02Over time
Which way Guatemala 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
GuatemalaWorld median
Guatemala fell from 31.18 in 2020 to 29.34 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Guatemala World median 2025 29.3 40.2 2024 36.4 43.3 2023 35.8 41.4 2022 34.9 40.3 2021 32.3 44.1 2020 31.2 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
GuatemalaWorld median
Guatemala rose from -1.928 in 2000 to -1.533 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Guatemala World median 2025 -1.53 0.20 2024 -1.23 0.11 2023 -1.23 0.14 2022 -1.51 0.16 2021 -1.51 0.12 2020 -1.51 0.12 2019 -1.31 0.10 2018 -1.31 -0.05 2017 -1.31 -0.08 2016 -1.31 -0.10 2015 -1.31 -0.17 2014 -1.31 -0.21 2013 -1.31 -0.21 2012 -1.59 -0.25 2011 -1.59 -0.32 2010 -1.93 -0.31 2009 -1.93 -0.50 2008 -1.93 -0.51 2007 -1.93 -0.51 2006 -1.93 -0.55 2005 -1.93 -0.55 2004 -1.93 -0.55 2003 -1.93 -0.55 2002 -1.93 -0.51 2001 -1.93 -0.51 2000 -1.93 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
GuatemalaWorld median
Guatemala rose from 25.19 in 2010 to 33.89 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Guatemala World median 2024 33.9 25.42 2023 36.6 26.03 2022 39.0 26.04 2021 46.1 29.80 2020 47.5 29.47 2019 33.3 18.36 2018 33.7 20.09 2017 32.2 18.32 2016 31.3 18.15 2015 29.2 19.57 2014 28.6 21.00 2013 27.7 20.50 2012 28.4 19.56 2011 25.1 19.21 2010 25.2 19.88
03In context
Guatemala 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.
Guatemala 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | 74th | 0.825 | 48.33 | 0.231 | 27.77 |
 El Salvador | 120th | 0.704 | 38.88 | -0.997 | 13.79 |
| Guatemala | 121st | 0.573 | 29.34 | -1.533 | 33.89 |
 Honduras | 136th | 0.581 | 22.96 | -0.382 | 14.33 |
 Belize | 148th | 0.339 | 22.68 | — | 19.41 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central 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 Guatemala in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Guatemala 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 median8
Statistics on which Guatemala does better than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5052.1370.505No real change since 2015
Guatemala: 2.137 · 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 4th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3993.0662.39No earlier reading
Guatemala: 93.06 · 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 12th of 181 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.8021.023▲ Improved since 2015
Guatemala: 1.802 · 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 34th of 176 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47412.347.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Guatemala: 12.34 · 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 34th of 118 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.882-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Guatemala: 0.882 · 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 55th of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2283.1364.22No earlier reading
Guatemala: 83.13 · 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.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.1440.206No real change since 2015
Guatemala: 0.144 · 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 81st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4517.315.45No real change since 2025
Guatemala: 17.3 · 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.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Guatemala does worse than the middle country measured.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0571.1283.05No earlier reading
Guatemala: 71.12 · 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 94th of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3650.485No real change since 2013
Guatemala: 0.365 · 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 115th of 170 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.20.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Guatemala: 0.2 · 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 87th of 119 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7863.0778.78No earlier reading
Guatemala: 63.07 · 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 102nd of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6880.9791.68No earlier reading
Guatemala: 80.97 · 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 113th of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6522.5851.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Guatemala: 22.58 · 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 90th of 98 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3566.9832.35No earlier reading
Guatemala: 66.98 · 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 12th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
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 141,454479,178141,454No real change since 2020
Guatemala: 479,178 · 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 84,670195,65884,670No real change since 2020
Guatemala: 195,658 · 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 148,714214,493148,714No real change since 2020
Guatemala: 214,493 · 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 0.960.370.96No earlier reading
Guatemala: 0.37 · 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 Guatemala
Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2019) and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2015). 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 Guatemala’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Guatemala’s 10th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability28th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 72nd of 1824/4 keys
- Energy66th of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 91st of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Security85th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation95th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture108th of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties118th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality111th of 1834/4 keys
- Digital & Technology121st of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade113th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital144th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge147th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing156th of 2004/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality133rd of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience167th of 1934/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Guatemala 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 Americas
Brazil4th4/4 keysHighest in Central America
Costa Rica67th4/4 keysThis page
Guatemala121st4/4 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
Guatemala 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 Guatemala rank on digital & technology?
Guatemala is placed 121st 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 Guatemala?
0.573 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 Guatemala?
29.34 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Guatemala compare with Mexico on digital & technology?
Mexico is placed 74th of 198, and Guatemala 121st. GovTech Maturity Index: Mexico 0.825, Guatemala 0.573; Government AI Readiness Index: Mexico 48.33, Guatemala 29.34; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Mexico 0.231, Guatemala -1.533; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Mexico 27.77, Guatemala 33.89.
How have Guatemala’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 31.18 in 2020 to 29.34 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.928 in 2000 to -1.533 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 25.19 in 2010 to 33.89 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Guatemala?
No current reading is published for Guatemala on 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 19 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
Guatemala’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Guatemala (banner) — Arjuno3, 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). Guatemala: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/guatemala/digital