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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kosovo: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Kosovo is placed 112th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.851 (2025); Government Cyber Security Capacity -1.41 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
112th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
- 0.851GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- —Government AI Readiness Index, 2025No reading for this country
- -1.41Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 17.09Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kosovo 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.
0.851
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Kosovo: 0.851. 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
- Albania 0.939 · North Macedonia 0.76 · Montenegro 0.513 · Serbia 0.977
No reading
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Oxford Insights publishes no 2025 figure for Kosovo, 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 Southern Europe
- 74.22 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Albania 43.44 · North Macedonia 37.57 · Montenegro 39.9 · Serbia 60.96
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-1.41
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Kosovo: -1.41. 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
- Albania -1.477 · North Macedonia -0.877 · Montenegro -1.096 · Serbia 0.11
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
17.09
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Kosovo: 17.09. 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
- Albania 12.13 · North Macedonia 42.69 · Montenegro 17.35 · Serbia 57.65
02Over time
Which way Kosovo 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
KosovoWorld median
Kosovo rose from -2.454 in 2000 to -1.41 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Kosovo World median 2025 -1.4 0.20 2024 -1.7 0.11 2023 -2.0 0.14 2022 -2.0 0.16 2021 -2.0 0.12 2020 -2.0 0.12 2019 -2.0 0.10 2018 -2.1 -0.05 2017 -2.1 -0.08 2016 -2.1 -0.10 2015 -2.3 -0.17 2014 -2.3 -0.21 2013 -2.3 -0.21 2012 -2.3 -0.25 2011 -2.3 -0.32 2010 -2.4 -0.31 2009 -2.4 -0.50 2008 -2.5 -0.51 2007 -2.5 -0.51 2006 -2.5 -0.55 2005 -2.5 -0.55 2004 -2.5 -0.55 2003 -2.5 -0.55 2002 -2.5 -0.51 2001 -2.5 -0.51 2000 -2.5 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
KosovoWorld median
Kosovo fell from 20.41 in 2010 to 17.09 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Kosovo World median 2024 17.087 25.42 2023 17.437 26.03 2022 15.530 26.04 2021 13.860 29.80 2020 27.362 29.47 2019 13.390 18.36 2018 13.368 20.09 2017 14.154 18.32 2016 11.588 18.15 2015 14.155 19.57 2014 18.835 21.00 2013 11.708 20.50 2012 13.382 19.56 2011 15.876 19.21 2010 20.405 19.88
03In context
Kosovo 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.
Kosovo 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia | =34th | 0.977 | 60.96 | 0.11 | 57.65 |
 North Macedonia | 95th | 0.76 | 37.57 | -0.877 | 42.69 |
 Albania | 103rd | 0.939 | 43.44 | -1.477 | 12.13 |
| Kosovo | 112th | 0.851 | — | -1.41 | 17.09 |
 Montenegro | 128th | 0.513 | 39.9 | -1.096 | 17.35 |
“—”: 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 Kosovo in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kosovo 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 median9
Statistics on which Kosovo does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3992.6862.39No earlier reading
Kosovo: 92.68 · 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 13th of 181 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0595.8483.05No earlier reading
Kosovo: 95.84 · 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 14th of 140 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.0610.206▲ Improved since 2015
Kosovo: 0.061 · 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 115th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7888.1278.78No earlier reading
Kosovo: 88.12 · 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 32nd of 140 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.856-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Kosovo: 0.856 · 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 56th of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2281.5664.22No earlier reading
Kosovo: 81.56 · 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 Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.1040.505▲ Improved since 2015
Kosovo: 1.104 · 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 61st of 176 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47410.077.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Kosovo: 10.07 · 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 46th of 118 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.2691.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Kosovo: 1.269 · 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 76th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Kosovo does worse than the middle country measured.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6891.1591.68No earlier reading
Kosovo: 91.15 · 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 74th of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6547.1451.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Kosovo: 47.14 · 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 63rd of 98 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3549.1332.35No earlier reading
Kosovo: 49.13 · 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 38th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
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 141,45485,375141,454Moved since 2021
Kosovo: 85,375 · 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 84,67048,83284,670Moved since 2021
Kosovo: 48,832 · 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 148,71474,253148,714Moved since 2022
Kosovo: 74,253 · 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 Kosovo
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, Government AI Readiness Index, ICT Goods Exports, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. 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 Kosovo’s 8 topics
Digital & Technology is Kosovo’s 7th best-placed topic of 8. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Health & Wellbeing61st of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation60th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties75th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions93rd of 1943/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 95th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security93rd of 1773/4 keys
- Digital & Technology112th of 1983/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality121st of 1592/3 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Education & Knowledge, Development & Human Capital, Environment & Sustainability, Risk & Resilience, Mobility & Trade, Food & Agriculture, 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 Kosovo 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 Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Spain=11th4/4 keysThis page
Kosovo112th3/4 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
Kosovo 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 Kosovo rank on digital & technology?
Kosovo is placed 112th 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 Kosovo?
0.851 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 Kosovo?
-1.41 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 Kosovo compare with Serbia on digital & technology?
Serbia is placed joint 34th of 198, and Kosovo 112th. GovTech Maturity Index: Serbia 0.977, Kosovo 0.851; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Serbia 0.11, Kosovo -1.41; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Serbia 57.65, Kosovo 17.09.
How have Kosovo’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -2.454 in 2000 to -1.41 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 20.41 in 2010 to 17.09 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Kosovo?
No current reading is published for Kosovo on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, Government AI Readiness Index, ICT Goods Exports, 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 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
Kosovo’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kosovo (banner) — The original uploader was Marko Markovic at English Wikipedia . derivative work: Jjtkk, 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). Kosovo: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kosovo/digital