Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Hong Kong: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Hong Kong is placed 57th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.652 (2025); Government Cyber Security Capacity 0.816 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
57th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 0.652GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- —Government AI Readiness Index, 2025No reading for this country
- 0.816Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 45.34Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Hong Kong 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.
0.652
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Hong Kong: 0.652. 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 Eastern Asia
- 0.997 South Korea
- Land neighbours
- China 0.651
No reading
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Oxford Insights publishes no 2025 figure for Hong Kong, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Eastern Asia
- 76.89 South Korea
- Land neighbours
- China 76.27
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.816
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Hong Kong: 0.816. 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 Eastern Asia
- 3.226 China
- Land neighbours
- China 3.226
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
45.34
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Hong Kong: 45.34. 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 Eastern Asia
- 52.9 Japan
- Land neighbours
- China 50.47
02Over time
Which way Hong Kong 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 Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
Hong KongWorld median
Hong Kong rose from 0.625 in 2000 to 0.816 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Hong Kong World median 2025 0.82 0.20 2024 0.82 0.11 2023 0.82 0.14 2022 0.76 0.16 2021 0.76 0.12 2020 0.76 0.12 2019 0.54 0.10 2018 0.68 -0.05 2017 0.68 -0.08 2016 0.68 -0.10 2015 0.68 -0.17 2014 0.68 -0.21 2013 0.68 -0.21 2012 0.68 -0.25 2011 0.68 -0.32 2010 0.68 -0.31 2009 0.63 -0.50 2008 0.63 -0.51 2007 0.63 -0.51 2006 0.63 -0.55 2005 0.63 -0.55 2004 0.63 -0.55 2003 0.63 -0.55 2002 0.63 -0.51 2001 0.63 -0.51 2000 0.63 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
Hong KongWorld median
Hong Kong rose from 34.53 in 2010 to 45.34 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Hong Kong World median 2024 45.3 25.42 2023 46.4 26.03 2022 54.5 26.04 2021 54.4 29.80 2020 59.1 29.47 2019 40.1 18.36 2018 37.6 20.09 2017 38.0 18.32 2016 37.4 18.15 2015 36.1 19.57 2014 33.5 21.00 2013 32.2 20.50 2012 33.0 19.56 2011 32.9 19.21 2010 34.5 19.88
03In context
Hong Kong 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.
Hong Kong 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | =23rd | 0.651 | 76.27 | 3.226 | 50.47 |
| Hong Kong | 57th | 0.652 | — | 0.816 | 45.34 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Hong Kong in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Hong Kong is ahead of the world, and behind
15 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 median7
Statistics on which Hong Kong does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.97561.450.975No real change since 2014
Hong Kong: 61.45 · 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 1st of 119 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7892.4378.78No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 92.43 · 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 10th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6898.3791.68No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 98.37 · 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 11th of 140 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.357.58832.35No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 7.588 · 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 151st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.890.485▲ Improved since 2013
Hong Kong: 0.89 · 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 14th of 170 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66▲ Improved since 2016
Hong Kong: 100 · 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.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0588.5283.05No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 88.52 · 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 44th of 140 · derived.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Hong Kong does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3959.6762.39No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 59.67 · 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 101st of 181 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0230.4681.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Hong Kong: 0.468 · 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 108th of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.950.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Hong Kong: -0.95 · 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 142nd of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2222.2964.22No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 22.29 · 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 -0.114-2.353-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Hong Kong: -2.353 · 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 164th of 176 · 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 RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45410,849,015141,454Moved since 2020
Hong Kong: 10,849,015 · 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 84,6703,485,55184,670Moved since 2020
Hong Kong: 3,485,551 · 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 148,7143,724,230148,714Moved since 2020
Hong Kong: 3,724,230 · 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 Hong Kong
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Government AI Readiness Index, ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2021) and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2005). 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 Hong Kong’s 12 topics
Digital & Technology is Hong Kong’s 9th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade3rd of 1774/4 keys
- Peace & Security15th of 1773/4 keys
- Work & Labour22nd of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions36th of 1943/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge40th of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital40th of 1962/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation37th of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality42nd of 1834/4 keys
- Digital & Technology57th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties129th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture137th of 1842/4 keys
- Energy141st of 1653/3 keys
No standing on Health & Wellbeing, Environment & Sustainability, Risk & Resilience, 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 Hong Kong 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 Asia
South Korea=1st4/4 keysThis page
Hong Kong57th3/4 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
Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong rank on digital & technology?
Hong Kong is placed 57th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity 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 Hong Kong?
0.652 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 Cyber Security Capacity figure for Hong Kong?
0.816 in 2025 (original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity), according to V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg. The world median in the same edition was 0.196.
How does Hong Kong compare with China on digital & technology?
China is placed joint 23rd of 198, and Hong Kong 57th. GovTech Maturity Index: China 0.651, Hong Kong 0.652; Government Cyber Security Capacity: China 3.226, Hong Kong 0.816; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: China 50.47, Hong Kong 45.34.
How have Hong Kong’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.625 in 2000 to 0.816 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 34.53 in 2010 to 45.34 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Hong Kong?
No current reading is published for Hong Kong on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Government AI Readiness Index, ICT Services Exports, Made or Received a Digital Payment 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 15 statistics on this page come from 5 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
Hong Kong’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Hong Kong (banner) — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, 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). Hong Kong: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/hong-kong/digital