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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kazakhstan: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Kazakhstan is placed 49th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.945 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 56.7 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
49th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.945GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 56.7Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 1.097Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 26.74Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kazakhstan 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.
0.945
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 0.945. 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 Asia
- 0.958 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- China 0.651 · Kyrgyzstan 0.626 · Russia 0.96 · Turkmenistan 0.146 · Uzbekistan 0.958
56.7
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 58th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Kazakhstan: 56.7. 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 Asia
- 56.7 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 76.27 · Kyrgyzstan 33.28 · Russia 59.57 · Turkmenistan 22.5 · Uzbekistan 56.11
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.097
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 1.097. 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 Asia
- 1.097 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 3.226 · Kyrgyzstan -0.589 · Russia 2.107 · Turkmenistan -0.787 · Uzbekistan -0.617
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
26.74
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 26.74. 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 Asia
- 26.74 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 50.47 · Russia 24.25 · Uzbekistan 16.22
02Over time
Which way Kazakhstan 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
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 46.55 in 2020 to 56.7 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2025 57 40.2 2024 51 43.3 2023 49 41.4 2022 46 40.3 2021 48 44.1 2020 47 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from -0.21 in 2000 to 1.097 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2025 1.10 0.20 2024 1.10 0.11 2023 1.10 0.14 2022 1.10 0.16 2021 0.77 0.12 2020 1.47 0.12 2019 1.01 0.10 2018 1.01 -0.05 2017 1.01 -0.08 2016 1.01 -0.10 2015 0.85 -0.17 2014 0.85 -0.21 2013 0.63 -0.21 2012 0.63 -0.25 2011 0.63 -0.32 2010 0.63 -0.31 2009 -0.21 -0.50 2008 -0.21 -0.51 2007 -0.21 -0.51 2006 -0.21 -0.55 2005 -0.21 -0.55 2004 -0.21 -0.55 2003 -0.21 -0.55 2002 -0.21 -0.51 2001 -0.21 -0.51 2000 -0.21 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 12.84 in 2010 to 26.74 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2024 26.7 25.42 2023 26.1 26.03 2022 19.0 26.04 2021 14.8 29.80 2020 15.3 29.47 2019 10.1 18.36 2018 8.1 20.09 2017 8.7 18.32 2016 9.4 18.15 2015 9.6 19.57 2014 10.0 21.00 2013 11.1 20.50 2012 10.7 19.56 2011 13.0 19.21 2010 12.8 19.88
03In context
Kazakhstan 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.
Kazakhstan 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 |
 Russia | =34th | 0.96 | 59.57 | 2.107 | 24.25 |
| Kazakhstan | 49th | 0.945 | 56.7 | 1.097 | 26.74 |
 Uzbekistan | 79th | 0.958 | 56.11 | -0.617 | 16.22 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 116th | 0.626 | 33.28 | -0.589 | — |
 Turkmenistan | 172nd | 0.146 | 22.5 | -0.787 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central 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 Kazakhstan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kazakhstan is ahead of the world, and behind
20 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 median9
Statistics on which Kazakhstan does better than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6585.0251.65▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 85.02 · 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 6th of 98 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.359.81232.35No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 9.812 · 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 145th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2020
Kazakhstan: 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 83.0588.3883.05No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 88.38 · 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 45th of 140 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2276.564.22No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 76.5 · 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.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5810.485No real change since 2013
Kazakhstan: 0.581 · 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 66th of 170 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7881.1278.78No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 81.12 · 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 63rd of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6892.1791.68No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 92.17 · 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 64th of 140 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4516.915.45No real change since 2025
Kazakhstan: 16.9 · 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.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Kazakhstan does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.870.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Kazakhstan: 0.87 · 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 63rd of 119 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4747.37.474▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 7.3 · 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 64th of 118 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.357-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Kazakhstan: -1.357 · 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 135th of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-1.1830.505▲ Improved since 2015
Kazakhstan: -1.183 · 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 146th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3932.1662.39No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 32.16 · 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 154th of 181 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-1.2621.023No real change since 2015
Kazakhstan: -1.262 · 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 154th of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.6070.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Kazakhstan: 0.607 · 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 2nd of 125 · 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 DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670463,40384,670Moved since 2020
Kazakhstan: 463,403 · 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 141,454944,642141,454Moved since 2020
Kazakhstan: 944,642 · 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 148,714560,275148,714Moved since 2020
Kazakhstan: 560,275 · 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 0.960.710.96No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 0.71 · 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 Kazakhstan
Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2020). 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 Kazakhstan’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Kazakhstan’s 3rd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality14th of 1593/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital44th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology49th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience61st of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation65th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing75th of 2003/4 keys
- Work & Labour69th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge76th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 91st of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions99th of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Security97th of 1774/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade99th of 1772/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture107th of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties138th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability177th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Energy: 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 Kazakhstan 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 keysHighest in Central Asia
Kazakhstan49th4/4 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
Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan rank on digital & technology?
Kazakhstan is placed 49th 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 Kazakhstan?
0.945 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 Kazakhstan?
56.7 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Kazakhstan compare with China on digital & technology?
China is placed joint 23rd of 198, and Kazakhstan 49th. GovTech Maturity Index: China 0.651, Kazakhstan 0.945; Government AI Readiness Index: China 76.27, Kazakhstan 56.7; Government Cyber Security Capacity: China 3.226, Kazakhstan 1.097; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: China 50.47, Kazakhstan 26.74.
How have Kazakhstan’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 46.55 in 2020 to 56.7 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -0.21 in 2000 to 1.097 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 12.84 in 2010 to 26.74 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Kazakhstan?
No current reading is published for Kazakhstan on 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 20 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
Kazakhstan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kazakhstan (banner) — Dmitry A. Mottl (original) This derivative work (cropped): SHB2000, 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). Kazakhstan: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kazakhstan/digital