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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Mali: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Mali is placed joint 143rd of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.326 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 23.78 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint143rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.326GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 23.78Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -1.602Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 42.01Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Mali 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.
0.326
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Mali: 0.326. 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
- Burkina Faso 0.433 · Côte d’Ivoire 0.663 · Algeria 0.555 · Guinea 0.51 · Mauritania 0.374 · Niger 0.147 · Senegal 0.434
23.78
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 152nd of 195 by Oxford Insights
Mali: 23.78. 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
- Burkina Faso 29.45 · Côte d’Ivoire 40.74 · Algeria 42.05 · Guinea 17.81 · Mauritania 27.58 · Niger 17.44 · Senegal 40.64
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-1.602
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Mali: -1.602. 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
- Burkina Faso 0.553 · Côte d’Ivoire 0.81 · Algeria 0.547 · Guinea 0.642 · Mauritania 0.441 · Niger -0.08 · Senegal 0.675
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
42.01
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Mali: 42.01. 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
- Burkina Faso 33.84 · Côte d’Ivoire 16.74 · Algeria 22.54 · Guinea 79.37 · Niger 45.21 · Senegal 29.46
02Over time
Which way Mali 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
MaliWorld median
Mali fell from 30.02 in 2020 to 23.78 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Mali World median 2025 23.8 40.2 2024 32.3 43.3 2023 27.4 41.4 2022 27.3 40.3 2021 30.1 44.1 2020 30.0 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
MaliWorld median
Mali rose from -2.56 in 2000 to -1.602 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Mali World median 2025 -1.60 0.20 2024 -1.60 0.11 2023 -2.53 0.14 2022 -2.22 0.16 2021 -1.94 0.12 2020 -1.94 0.12 2019 -1.94 0.10 2018 -1.94 -0.05 2017 -1.94 -0.08 2016 -1.94 -0.10 2015 -1.94 -0.17 2014 -1.94 -0.21 2013 -1.94 -0.21 2012 -2.20 -0.25 2011 -2.20 -0.32 2010 -2.20 -0.31 2009 -2.56 -0.50 2008 -2.56 -0.51 2007 -2.56 -0.51 2006 -2.56 -0.55 2005 -2.56 -0.55 2004 -2.56 -0.55 2003 -2.56 -0.55 2002 -2.56 -0.51 2001 -2.56 -0.51 2000 -2.56 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
MaliWorld median
Mali rose from 33.99 in 2010 to 42.01 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Mali World median 2024 42.0 25.42 2023 41.9 26.03 2022 42.4 26.04 2021 41.1 29.80 2020 55.4 29.47 2019 31.4 18.36 2018 38.1 20.09 2017 42.6 18.32 2016 46.0 18.15 2015 46.8 19.57 2014 41.2 21.00 2013 44.0 20.50 2012 47.9 19.56 2011 37.8 19.21 2010 34.0 19.88
03In context
Mali 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.
Mali 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 |
 Senegal | 89th | 0.434 | 40.64 | 0.675 | 29.46 |
 Guinea | 90th | 0.51 | 17.81 | 0.642 | 79.37 |
 Algeria | 91st | 0.555 | 42.05 | 0.547 | 22.54 |
 Burkina Faso | 97th | 0.433 | 29.45 | 0.553 | 33.84 |
 Mauritania | =117th | 0.374 | 27.58 | 0.441 | — |
 Niger | 132nd | 0.147 | 17.44 | -0.08 | 45.21 |
| Mali | =143rd | 0.326 | 23.78 | -1.602 | 42.01 |
“—”: 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 Mali in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Mali 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 median1
Statistics on which Mali does better than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6551.7751.65▲ Improved since 2014
Mali: 51.77 · 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 48th of 98 · derived.
Behind the world median11
Statistics on which Mali does worse than the middle country measured.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.2250.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Mali: 0.225 · 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 59th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.664-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Mali: -0.664 · 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 112th of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4510.415.45▼ Worsened since 2025
Mali: 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.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6884.2491.68No earlier reading
Mali: 84.24 · 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 103rd of 140 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-0.6481.023▲ Improved since 2015
Mali: -0.648 · 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 134th of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.8660.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Mali: -0.866 · 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 138th of 176 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7848.5478.78No earlier reading
Mali: 48.54 · 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 113th of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0545.9983.05No earlier reading
Mali: 45.99 · 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 115th of 140 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2222.464.22No earlier reading
Mali: 22.4 · 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 0.4850.210.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Mali: 0.21 · 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 147th of 170 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3910.3162.39No earlier reading
Mali: 10.31 · 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 179th of 181 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3532.3532.35No earlier reading
Mali: 32.35 · 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 82nd 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 DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67021,29284,670Moved since 2020
Mali: 21,292 · 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 141,45428,271141,454Moved since 2020
Mali: 28,271 · 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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71415,787148,714Moved since 2020
Mali: 15,787 · 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 Mali
Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2023) 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 Mali’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Mali’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability94th of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labour105th of 1824/4 keys
- Energy103rd of 1652/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions133rd of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 143rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing151st of 2004/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience148th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality122nd of 1593/3 keys
- Gender & Equality153rd of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties168th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture161st of 1843/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 174th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation158th of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 160th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital185th of 1963/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: 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 Mali 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
Mali=143rd4/4 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
Mali 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 Mali rank on digital & technology?
Mali is placed joint 143rd 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 Mali?
0.326 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 Mali?
23.78 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Mali compare with Algeria on digital & technology?
Algeria is placed 91st of 198, and Mali joint 143rd. GovTech Maturity Index: Algeria 0.555, Mali 0.326; Government AI Readiness Index: Algeria 42.05, Mali 23.78; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Algeria 0.547, Mali -1.602; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Algeria 22.54, Mali 42.01.
How have Mali’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 30.02 in 2020 to 23.78 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -2.56 in 2000 to -1.602 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 33.99 in 2010 to 42.01 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Mali?
No current reading is published for Mali on Anthropic AI Usage Index, 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
Mali’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Mali (banner) — Arensond, 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). Mali: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/mali/digital