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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Ireland: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Ireland is placed joint 28th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.897 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 70.58 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
joint28th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.897GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 70.58Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.164Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 87.15Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Ireland 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.
0.897
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ireland: 0.897. 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 Europe
- 0.99 Estonia
- Land neighbours
- United Kingdom 0.858
70.58
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 17th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Ireland: 70.58. 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 Europe
- 77.75 United Kingdom
- Land neighbours
- United Kingdom 77.75
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.164
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Ireland: -0.164. 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 Europe
- 3.715 Estonia
- Land neighbours
- United Kingdom 1.2
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
87.15
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Ireland: 87.15. 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 Europe
- 87.15 Ireland
- Land neighbours
- United Kingdom 77.29
02Over time
Which way Ireland 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
IrelandWorld median
Ireland rose from 68.24 in 2020 to 70.58 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Ireland World median 2025 70.6 40.2 2024 73.2 43.3 2023 69.8 41.4 2022 70.8 40.3 2021 72.8 44.1 2020 68.2 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
IrelandWorld median
Ireland fell from 0.075 in 2000 to -0.164 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Ireland World median 2025 -0.16 0.20 2024 -0.16 0.11 2023 -0.16 0.14 2022 0.20 0.16 2021 0.20 0.12 2020 0.20 0.12 2019 0.53 0.10 2018 0.18 -0.05 2017 0.18 -0.08 2016 0.18 -0.10 2015 0.18 -0.17 2014 0.18 -0.21 2013 0.18 -0.21 2012 0.08 -0.25 2011 0.08 -0.32 2010 0.08 -0.31 2009 0.08 -0.50 2008 0.08 -0.51 2007 0.08 -0.51 2006 0.08 -0.55 2005 0.08 -0.55 2004 0.08 -0.55 2003 0.08 -0.55 2002 0.08 -0.51 2001 0.08 -0.51 2000 0.08 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
IrelandWorld median
Ireland rose from 76.85 in 2010 to 87.15 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Ireland World median 2024 87.1 25.42 2023 83.0 26.03 2022 83.2 26.04 2021 82.7 29.80 2020 82.1 29.47 2019 76.4 18.36 2018 75.6 20.09 2017 74.0 18.32 2016 70.1 18.15 2015 69.4 19.57 2014 69.6 21.00 2013 72.3 20.50 2012 71.0 19.56 2011 76.6 19.21 2010 76.8 19.88
03In context
Ireland 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.
Ireland 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | 6th | 0.858 | 77.75 | 1.2 | 77.29 |
| Ireland | =28th | 0.897 | 70.58 | -0.164 | 87.15 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern 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 Ireland in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Ireland is ahead of the world, and behind
18 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 median13
Statistics on which Ireland does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47456.257.474▲ Improved since 2014
Ireland: 56.25 · 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 1st of 118 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4549.915.45No real change since 2025
Ireland: 49.9 · 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.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5052.1160.505▲ Improved since 2015
Ireland: 2.116 · 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 5th of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.9090.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Ireland: 0.909 · 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 9th of 170 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3993.662.39No earlier reading
Ireland: 93.6 · 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 10th of 181 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1142.053-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Ireland: 2.053 · 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 13th of 176 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0594.8183.05No earlier reading
Ireland: 94.81 · 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 20th of 140 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2294.4764.22No earlier reading
Ireland: 94.47 · 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.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9756.590.975No real change since 2014
Ireland: 6.59 · 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 23rd of 119 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.7891.023▲ Improved since 2015
Ireland: 1.789 · 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 36th of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.0830.206No real change since 2015
Ireland: 0.083 · 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 101st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7884.9878.78No earlier reading
Ireland: 84.98 · 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 45th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6892.7191.68No earlier reading
Ireland: 92.71 · 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 62nd of 140 · derived.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which Ireland does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3536.1632.35No earlier reading
Ireland: 36.16 · 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 68th 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.963.230.96No earlier reading
Ireland: 3.23 · 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.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,4541,314,075141,454Moved since 2020
Ireland: 1,314,075 · 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 84,670487,50284,670No real change since 2020
Ireland: 487,502 · 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 148,714778,755148,714Moved since 2020
Ireland: 778,755 · 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 Ireland
Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2021), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2022). 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 Ireland’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Ireland’s 11th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Development & Human Capital6th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 8th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 10th of 1944/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality9th of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security13th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture17th of 1844/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation19th of 1764/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience22nd of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge23rd of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality22nd of 1834/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 28th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade33rd of 1774/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing40th of 2003/4 keys
- Energy41st of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 83rd of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability101st of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Ireland 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 Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysThis page
Ireland=28th4/4 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
Ireland 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 Ireland rank on digital & technology?
Ireland is placed joint 28th 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 Ireland?
0.897 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 Ireland?
70.58 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Ireland compare with United Kingdom on digital & technology?
United Kingdom is placed 6th of 198, and Ireland joint 28th. GovTech Maturity Index: United Kingdom 0.858, Ireland 0.897; Government AI Readiness Index: United Kingdom 77.75, Ireland 70.58; Government Cyber Security Capacity: United Kingdom 1.2, Ireland -0.164; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: United Kingdom 77.29, Ireland 87.15.
How have Ireland’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 68.24 in 2020 to 70.58 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from 0.075 in 2000 to -0.164 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 76.85 in 2010 to 87.15 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Ireland?
No current reading is published for Ireland on Made or Received a Digital Payment, 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 18 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
Ireland’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Ireland (banner) — derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 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). Ireland: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/ireland/digital