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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Liberia: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Liberia is placed 189th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.36 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 15.65 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
189th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Liberia 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.
0.36
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Liberia: 0.36. 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 Africa
- 0.774 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 0.663 · Guinea 0.51 · Sierra Leone 0.421
15.65
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 189th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Liberia: 15.65. 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 Africa
- 50.79 Nigeria
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 40.74 · Guinea 17.81 · Sierra Leone 19.68
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-2.66
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Liberia: -2.66. 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 Africa
- 0.81 Côte d’Ivoire
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 0.81 · Guinea 0.642 · Sierra Leone -1.153
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 Liberia, 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 Africa
- 79.37 Guinea
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 16.74 · Guinea 79.37
02Over time
Which way Liberia 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
LiberiaWorld median
Liberia fell from 28.14 in 2021 to 15.65 in 2025; the world median went from 44.05 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Liberia World median 2025 15.7 40.2 2024 23.1 43.3 2023 22.2 41.4 2022 22.1 40.3 2021 28.1 44.1 2020 — 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
LiberiaWorld median
Liberia rose from -2.836 in 2000 to -2.66 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Liberia World median 2025 -2.7 0.20 2024 -2.7 0.11 2023 -2.7 0.14 2022 -2.7 0.16 2021 -2.7 0.12 2020 -2.7 0.12 2019 -2.7 0.10 2018 -2.4 -0.05 2017 -2.4 -0.08 2016 -2.4 -0.10 2015 -2.4 -0.17 2014 -2.4 -0.21 2013 -2.4 -0.21 2012 -2.4 -0.25 2011 -2.4 -0.32 2010 -2.4 -0.31 2009 -2.8 -0.50 2008 -2.8 -0.51 2007 -2.8 -0.51 2006 -2.8 -0.55 2005 -2.8 -0.55 2004 -2.8 -0.55 2003 -2.8 -0.55 2002 -2.8 -0.51 2001 -2.8 -0.51 2000 -2.8 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
LiberiaWorld median
Liberia rose from 2.275 in 2014 to 54.47 in 2022; the world median went from 21 to 26.04.
Every year’s figures
Year Liberia World median 2024 — 25.42 2023 — 26.03 2022 54 26.04 2021 57 29.80 2020 60 29.47 2019 81 18.36 2018 98 20.09 2017 — 18.32 2016 28 18.15 2015 3 19.57 2014 2 21.00 2013 — 20.50 2012 — 19.56 2011 — 19.21 2010 — 19.88
03In context
Liberia 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.
Liberia 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Côte d’Ivoire | 84th | 0.663 | 40.74 | 0.81 | 16.74 |
 Guinea | 90th | 0.51 | 17.81 | 0.642 | 79.37 |
 Sierra Leone | 169th | 0.421 | 19.68 | -1.153 | — |
| Liberia | 189th | 0.36 | 15.65 | -2.66 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Liberia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Liberia is ahead of the world, and behind
16 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 median3
Statistics on which Liberia does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.359.06832.35No earlier reading
Liberia: 9.068 · 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 146th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3967.8962.39No earlier reading
Liberia: 67.89 · 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 71st of 181 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.5610.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Liberia: 0.561 · 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 86th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Liberia does worse than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6550.1951.65▲ Improved since 2017
Liberia: 50.19 · 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 54th of 98 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.449-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Liberia: -0.449 · 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 101st of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.2410.206No real change since 2015
Liberia: 0.241 · 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 53rd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0230.4911.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Liberia: 0.491 · 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 107th of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2246.3764.22No earlier reading
Liberia: 46.37 · 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.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4510.415.45▼ Worsened since 2025
Liberia: 10.4 · 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.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.2110.485No real change since 2013
Liberia: 0.211 · 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 144th of 170 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0532.9283.05No earlier reading
Liberia: 32.92 · 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 128th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.687091.68No earlier reading
Liberia: 70 · 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 130th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7822.6878.78No earlier reading
Liberia: 22.68 · 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 132nd of 140 · derived.
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 141,45420,271141,454Moved since 2020
Liberia: 20,271 · 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 84,67011,95484,670Moved since 2020
Liberia: 11,954 · 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 148,71415,274148,714Moved since 2020
Liberia: 15,274 · 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 Liberia
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2022), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services 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 Liberia’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Liberia’s 14th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability39th of 1864/4 keys
- Energy55th of 1652/3 keys
- Peace & Security77th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties104th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 97th of 1834/4 keys
- Work & Labour101st of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade131st of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 119th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience153rd of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions155th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation144th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture160th of 1843/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge188th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology189th of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 192nd of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital190th of 1963/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Liberia 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 Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Ghana66th4/4 keysThis page
Liberia189th3/4 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
Liberia 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 Liberia rank on digital & technology?
Liberia is placed 189th 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 Liberia?
0.36 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 Liberia?
15.65 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Liberia compare with Côte d’Ivoire on digital & technology?
Côte d’Ivoire is placed 84th of 198, and Liberia 189th. GovTech Maturity Index: Côte d’Ivoire 0.663, Liberia 0.36; Government AI Readiness Index: Côte d’Ivoire 40.74, Liberia 15.65; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Côte d’Ivoire 0.81, Liberia -2.66.
How have Liberia’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 28.14 in 2021 to 15.65 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -2.836 in 2000 to -2.66 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 2.275 in 2014 to 54.47 in 2022.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Liberia?
No current reading is published for Liberia on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services 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 16 statistics on this page come from 6 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
Liberia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Liberia (banner) — Sahmeditor derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- 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). Liberia: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/liberia/digital