Photo: Francisco Antunes · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Italy: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Italy is placed 37th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.842 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 68.81 (2025).
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37th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.842GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 68.81Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.703Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 44.44Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Italy 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.
0.842
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Italy: 0.842. 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 Southern Europe
- 0.977 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- Austria 0.929 · Switzerland 0.796 · France 0.824 · San Marino 0.225 · Slovenia 0.882
68.81
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 25th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Italy: 68.81. 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 Southern Europe
- 74.22 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Austria 69.72 · Switzerland 66.95 · France 80.81 · San Marino 35.89 · Slovenia 62.71
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.703
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Italy: 0.703. 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 Southern Europe
- 2.006 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Austria -0.083 · Switzerland 1.508 · France 1.96 · Slovenia -0.437
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
44.44
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Italy: 44.44. 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 Southern Europe
- 57.65 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- Austria 41.28 · Switzerland 68.8 · France 52.58 · Slovenia 35.09
02Over time
Which way Italy 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
ItalyWorld median
Italy rose from 65.39 in 2020 to 68.81 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2025 68.8 40.2 2024 71.2 43.3 2023 67.6 41.4 2022 68.4 40.3 2021 67.1 44.1 2020 65.4 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
ItalyWorld median
Italy rose from 0.411 in 2000 to 0.703 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2025 0.70 0.20 2024 0.71 0.11 2023 0.71 0.14 2022 0.71 0.16 2021 0.71 0.12 2020 0.71 0.12 2019 0.44 0.10 2018 0.44 -0.05 2017 0.44 -0.08 2016 0.44 -0.10 2015 0.44 -0.17 2014 0.44 -0.21 2013 0.41 -0.21 2012 0.41 -0.25 2011 0.41 -0.32 2010 0.41 -0.31 2009 0.41 -0.50 2008 0.41 -0.51 2007 0.41 -0.51 2006 0.41 -0.55 2005 0.41 -0.55 2004 0.41 -0.55 2003 0.41 -0.55 2002 0.41 -0.51 2001 0.41 -0.51 2000 0.41 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
ItalyWorld median
Italy rose from 39.75 in 2010 to 44.44 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2024 44.44 25.42 2023 44.05 26.03 2022 44.34 26.04 2021 54.37 29.80 2020 55.27 29.47 2019 39.51 18.36 2018 40.10 20.09 2017 41.22 18.32 2016 41.34 18.15 2015 39.76 19.57 2014 41.49 21.00 2013 41.42 20.50 2012 42.53 19.56 2011 40.64 19.21 2010 39.75 19.88
03In context
Italy 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.
Italy 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | =9th | 0.824 | 80.81 | 1.96 | 52.58 |
 Switzerland | 16th | 0.796 | 66.95 | 1.508 | 68.8 |
| Italy | 37th | 0.842 | 68.81 | 0.703 | 44.44 |
 Austria | 46th | 0.929 | 69.72 | -0.083 | 41.28 |
 Slovenia | 58th | 0.882 | 62.71 | -0.437 | 35.09 |
 San Marino | 147th | 0.225 | 35.89 | — | — |
 Vatican City | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern 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 Italy in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Italy 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 median13
Statistics on which Italy does better than the middle country measured.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6898.9991.68No earlier reading
Italy: 98.99 · 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 8th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7890.4978.78No earlier reading
Italy: 90.49 · 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 15th of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.8110.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 0.811 · 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 24th of 170 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.820.505▲ Improved since 2015
Italy: 1.82 · 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 25th of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.0640.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Italy: 0.064 · 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 107th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4531.415.45No real change since 2025
Italy: 31.4 · 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 62.3984.9662.39No earlier reading
Italy: 84.96 · 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 32nd of 181 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2292.8464.22No earlier reading
Italy: 92.84 · 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.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0589.4483.05No earlier reading
Italy: 89.44 · 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 39th of 140 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.6371.023▲ Improved since 2015
Italy: 1.637 · 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 54th of 176 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.729-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Italy: 0.729 · 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 59th of 176 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3525.5232.35No earlier reading
Italy: 25.52 · 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 108th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9752.290.975▲ Improved since 2014
Italy: 2.29 · 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 43rd of 119 · derived.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which Italy does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4745.9697.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Italy: 5.969 · 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 74th of 118 · derived.
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 148,7142,942,236148,714Moved since 2020
Italy: 2,942,236 · 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 84,6701,989,64284,670No real change since 2020
Italy: 1,989,642 · 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 141,4543,301,289141,454Moved since 2020
Italy: 3,301,289 · 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 0.961.70.96No earlier reading
Italy: 1.7 · 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 5.6011.5725.601Moved since 2014
Italy: 1.572 · 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 Italy
Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2021) and Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2016). 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 Italy’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Italy’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality3rd of 1834/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing6th of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation20th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture26th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 32nd of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions34th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology37th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade34th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge46th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties50th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 47th of 1653/3 keys
- Peace & Security55th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience70th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality63rd of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labour86th of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 115th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Italy can most readily be measured against.
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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 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Spain=11th4/4 keysThis page
Italy37th4/4 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
Italy 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 Italy rank on digital & technology?
Italy is placed 37th 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 Italy?
0.842 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 Italy?
68.81 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Italy compare with France on digital & technology?
France is placed joint 9th of 198, and Italy 37th. GovTech Maturity Index: France 0.824, Italy 0.842; Government AI Readiness Index: France 80.81, Italy 68.81; Government Cyber Security Capacity: France 1.96, Italy 0.703; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: France 52.58, Italy 44.44.
How have Italy’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 65.39 in 2020 to 68.81 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.411 in 2000 to 0.703 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 39.75 in 2010 to 44.44 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Italy?
No current reading is published for Italy 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
Italy’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Italy (banner) — Francisco Antunes, 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). Italy: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/italy/digital