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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Guyana: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Guyana is placed 167th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.379 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 25.47 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
167th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.379GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 25.47Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -1.6Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 7.46Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Guyana 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.
0.379
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Guyana: 0.379. 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 · Suriname 0.325 · Venezuela 0.342
25.47
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 146th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Guyana: 25.47. 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 · Suriname 18.37 · 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
-1.6
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Guyana: -1.6. 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 · Suriname -1.199 · 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
7.46
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Guyana: 7.46. 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 · Suriname 27.17
02Over time
Which way Guyana 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
GuyanaWorld median
Guyana fell from 30.55 in 2020 to 25.47 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Guyana World median 2025 25.5 40.2 2024 37.2 43.3 2023 36.8 41.4 2022 33.5 40.3 2021 — 44.1 2020 30.6 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
GuyanaWorld median
Guyana rose from -1.625 in 2000 to -1.6 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Guyana World median 2025 -1.60 0.20 2024 -1.60 0.11 2023 -1.60 0.14 2022 -1.60 0.16 2021 -1.88 0.12 2020 -1.63 0.12 2019 -1.63 0.10 2018 -1.63 -0.05 2017 -1.63 -0.08 2016 -1.63 -0.10 2015 -1.63 -0.17 2014 -1.63 -0.21 2013 -1.63 -0.21 2012 -1.63 -0.25 2011 -1.63 -0.32 2010 -1.63 -0.31 2009 -1.63 -0.50 2008 -1.63 -0.51 2007 -1.63 -0.51 2006 -1.63 -0.55 2005 -1.63 -0.55 2004 -1.63 -0.55 2003 -1.63 -0.55 2002 -1.63 -0.51 2001 -1.63 -0.51 2000 -1.63 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
GuyanaWorld median
Guyana fell from 57.71 in 2010 to 7.46 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Guyana World median 2024 7 25.42 2023 18 26.03 2022 59 26.04 2021 57 29.80 2020 41 29.47 2019 32 18.36 2018 28 20.09 2017 20 18.32 2016 17 18.15 2015 34 19.57 2014 35 21.00 2013 33 20.50 2012 64 19.56 2011 55 19.21 2010 58 19.88
03In context
Guyana 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.
Guyana 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 |
 Venezuela | 126th | 0.342 | 25.55 | 0.472 | — |
 Suriname | =160th | 0.325 | 18.37 | -1.199 | 27.17 |
| Guyana | 167th | 0.379 | 25.47 | -1.6 | 7.46 |
“—”: 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 Guyana in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Guyana is ahead of the world, and behind
11 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 median1
Statistics on which Guyana does better than the middle country measured.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.7321.023No real change since 2015
Guyana: 1.732 · 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 45th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Guyana does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.2940.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Guyana: 0.294 · 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 95th of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.420.485▲ Improved since 2013
Guyana: 0.42 · 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 97th of 170 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6679.3398.66▲ Improved since 2023
Guyana: 79.33 · 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.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4511.315.45▲ Improved since 2025
Guyana: 11.3 · 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.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3946.0562.39No earlier reading
Guyana: 46.05 · 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 127th of 181 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.225-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Guyana: -1.225 · 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 132nd of 176 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.010.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Guyana: 0.01 · 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 115th of 119 · derived.
No better end3
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 84,67011,19384,670No real change since 2020
Guyana: 11,193 · 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 141,4549,645141,454No real change since 2020
Guyana: 9,645 · 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 148,7147,783148,714Moved since 2020
Guyana: 7,783 · 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.
No current reading for Guyana
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2012) and Smartphone Ownership. 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 Guyana’s 14 topics
Digital & Technology is Guyana’s 12th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security26th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 34th of 1843/4 keys
- Gender & Equality55th of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability56th of 1862/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital68th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties98th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing112th of 2004/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions109th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience112th of 1933/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 125th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge148th of 1983/4 keys
- Digital & Technology167th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 150th of 1652/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade161st of 1774/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Poverty & Inequality: 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 Guyana 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
Guyana167th4/4 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
Guyana 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 Guyana rank on digital & technology?
Guyana is placed 167th 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 Guyana?
0.379 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 Guyana?
25.47 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Guyana compare with Brazil on digital & technology?
Brazil is placed 4th of 198, and Guyana 167th. GovTech Maturity Index: Brazil 0.986, Guyana 0.379; Government AI Readiness Index: Brazil 69.55, Guyana 25.47; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Brazil 1.422, Guyana -1.6; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Brazil 63.26, Guyana 7.46.
How have Guyana’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 30.55 in 2020 to 25.47 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.625 in 2000 to -1.6 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 57.71 in 2010 to 7.46 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Guyana?
No current reading is published for Guyana on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Smartphone Ownership. 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 11 statistics on this page come from 6 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
Guyana’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Guyana (banner) — Bill Cameron, 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). Guyana: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/guyana/digital