Photo: Nassif.seif · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Lebanon: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Lebanon is placed joint 133rd of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.26 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 34.26 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
joint133rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Lebanon 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.
0.26
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Lebanon: 0.26. 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 Western Asia
- 0.996 Saudi Arabia
- Land neighbours
- Israel 0.629 · Syria 0.053
34.26
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 117th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Lebanon: 34.26. 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 Western Asia
- 71.57 Saudi Arabia
- Land neighbours
- Israel 71.32 · Syria 21.72
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.058
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Lebanon: -0.058. 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 Western Asia
- 3.497 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Israel 3.497 · Syria -0.914
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Lebanon, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Western Asia
- 82.14 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Israel 82.14
02Over time
Which way Lebanon 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
LebanonWorld median
Lebanon fell from 35.91 in 2020 to 34.26 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Lebanon World median 2025 34 40.2 2024 47 43.3 2023 48 41.4 2022 46 40.3 2021 40 44.1 2020 36 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
LebanonWorld median
Lebanon rose from -0.337 in 2000 to -0.058 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Lebanon World median 2025 -0.058 0.20 2024 -0.058 0.11 2023 -0.136 0.14 2022 -0.056 0.16 2021 -0.134 0.12 2020 -0.149 0.12 2019 -0.072 0.10 2018 -0.072 -0.05 2017 -0.072 -0.08 2016 -0.072 -0.10 2015 -0.164 -0.17 2014 -0.308 -0.21 2013 -0.308 -0.21 2012 -0.308 -0.25 2011 -0.308 -0.32 2010 -0.308 -0.31 2009 -0.337 -0.50 2008 -0.337 -0.51 2007 -0.337 -0.51 2006 -0.337 -0.55 2005 -0.337 -0.55 2004 -0.337 -0.55 2003 -0.337 -0.55 2002 -0.337 -0.51 2001 -0.337 -0.51 2000 -0.337 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
LebanonWorld median
Lebanon fell from 35.36 in 2010 to 25.3 in 2023; the world median went from 19.88 to 26.03.
Every year’s figures
Year Lebanon World median 2024 — 25.42 2023 25.30 26.03 2022 28.54 26.04 2021 35.52 29.80 2020 40.89 29.47 2019 30.24 18.36 2018 35.46 20.09 2017 39.37 18.32 2016 44.46 18.15 2015 44.32 19.57 2014 43.91 21.00 2013 47.93 20.50 2012 43.72 19.56 2011 46.08 19.21 2010 35.36 19.88
03In context
Lebanon 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.
Lebanon 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 13th | 0.629 | 71.32 | 3.497 | 82.14 |
| Lebanon | =133rd | 0.26 | 34.26 | -0.058 | — |
 Syria | 188th | 0.053 | 21.72 | -0.914 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western 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 Lebanon in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Lebanon is ahead of the world, and behind
17 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 median6
Statistics on which Lebanon does better than the middle country measured.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0594.283.05No earlier reading
Lebanon: 94.2 · 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 22nd of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7889.5678.78No earlier reading
Lebanon: 89.56 · 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 22nd of 140 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4527.715.45No real change since 2025
Lebanon: 27.7 · 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.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6893.9891.68No earlier reading
Lebanon: 93.98 · 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 53rd of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5160.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Lebanon: 0.516 · 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 78th of 170 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3963.562.39No earlier reading
Lebanon: 63.5 · 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 89th of 181 · derived.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Lebanon does worse than the middle country measured.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6684.1298.66No real change since 2018
Lebanon: 84.12 · 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.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.50.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Lebanon: 0.5 · 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 75th of 119 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.021-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Lebanon: -1.021 · 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 125th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-0.351.023▲ Improved since 2015
Lebanon: -0.35 · 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 126th of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.8070.505No real change since 2015
Lebanon: -0.807 · 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 134th of 176 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6520.2551.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Lebanon: 20.25 · 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 94th of 98 · 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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6018.8465.601Moved since 2021
Lebanon: 8.846 · 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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670165,28284,670No real change since 2020
Lebanon: 165,282 · 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 141,454236,105141,454No real change since 2020
Lebanon: 236,105 · 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 148,714195,576148,714Moved since 2020
Lebanon: 195,576 · 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 0.960.960.96No earlier reading
Lebanon: 0.96 · 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 Lebanon
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, ICT Services Exports (last 2023) and Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically. 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 Lebanon’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Lebanon’s 10th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture71st of 1843/4 keys
- Energy81st of 1653/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing104th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 106th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation102nd of 1763/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality96th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience119th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 124th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 117th of 1773/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 133rd of 1983/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 143rd of 1864/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions163rd of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge167th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality163rd of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security169th of 1774/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour: 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 Lebanon 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 Western Asia
Israel13th4/4 keysThis page
Lebanon=133rd3/4 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
Lebanon 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 Lebanon rank on digital & technology?
Lebanon is placed joint 133rd of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index and Government Cyber Security Capacity). 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 Lebanon?
0.26 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 Lebanon?
34.26 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Lebanon compare with Syria on digital & technology?
Syria is placed 188th of 198, and Lebanon joint 133rd. GovTech Maturity Index: Syria 0.053, Lebanon 0.26; Government AI Readiness Index: Syria 21.72, Lebanon 34.26; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Syria -0.914, Lebanon -0.058.
How have Lebanon’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 35.91 in 2020 to 34.26 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -0.337 in 2000 to -0.058 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 35.36 in 2010 to 25.3 in 2023.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Lebanon?
No current reading is published for Lebanon on Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, ICT Services Exports and Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically. 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 17 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
Lebanon’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Lebanon (banner) — Nassif.seif, CC0
- 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). Lebanon: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/lebanon/digital