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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Mexico: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Mexico is placed 74th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.825 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 48.33 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
74th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.825GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 48.33Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.231Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 27.77Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Mexico 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.
0.825
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Mexico: 0.825. 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 America
- 0.825 Mexico
- Land neighbours
- Belize 0.339 · Guatemala 0.573 · United States 0.771
48.33
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 77th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Mexico: 48.33. 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 America
- 48.33 Mexico
- Land neighbours
- Belize 22.68 · Guatemala 29.34 · United States 88.36
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.231
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Mexico: 0.231. 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 America
- 0.231 Mexico
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala -1.533 · United States 2.555
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
27.77
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Mexico: 27.77. 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 America
- 57.16 Costa Rica
- Land neighbours
- Belize 19.41 · Guatemala 33.89 · United States 65.92
02Over time
Which way Mexico 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
MexicoWorld median
Mexico fell from 49.36 in 2020 to 48.33 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Mexico World median 2025 48.3 40.2 2024 53.3 43.3 2023 50.4 41.4 2022 51.8 40.3 2021 52.6 44.1 2020 49.4 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
MexicoWorld median
Mexico rose from -0.182 in 2000 to 0.231 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Mexico World median 2025 0.2 0.20 2024 0.2 0.11 2023 0.2 0.14 2022 0.3 0.16 2021 0.7 0.12 2020 0.4 0.12 2019 0.5 0.10 2018 0.5 -0.05 2017 0.1 -0.08 2016 0.1 -0.10 2015 0.1 -0.17 2014 0.1 -0.21 2013 0.1 -0.21 2012 -0.1 -0.25 2011 -0.1 -0.32 2010 -0.1 -0.31 2009 -0.1 -0.50 2008 -0.1 -0.51 2007 -0.1 -0.51 2006 -0.2 -0.55 2005 -0.2 -0.55 2004 -0.2 -0.55 2003 -0.2 -0.55 2002 -0.2 -0.51 2001 -0.2 -0.51 2000 -0.2 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
MexicoWorld median
Mexico rose from 25.25 in 2010 to 27.77 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Mexico World median 2024 27.8 25.42 2023 26.1 26.03 2022 28.2 26.04 2021 29.8 29.80 2020 36.5 29.47 2019 27.1 18.36 2018 22.3 20.09 2017 27.6 18.32 2016 26.8 18.15 2015 27.2 19.57 2014 28.8 21.00 2013 25.5 20.50 2012 25.8 19.56 2011 28.1 19.21 2010 25.2 19.88
03In context
Mexico 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.
Mexico 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Statescompare | 8th | 0.771 | 88.36 | 2.555 | 65.92 |
| Mexico | 74th | 0.825 | 48.33 | 0.231 | 27.77 |
 Guatemala | 121st | 0.573 | 29.34 | -1.533 | 33.89 |
 Belize | 148th | 0.339 | 22.68 | — | 19.41 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Mexico in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Mexico is ahead of the world, and behind
21 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 median8
Statistics on which Mexico does better than the middle country measured.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.040.206▲ Improved since 2015
Mexico: 0.04 · 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 124th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.358.4232.35No earlier reading
Mexico: 8.42 · 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 150th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.97512.450.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Mexico: 12.45 · 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 13th of 119 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3978.8462.39No earlier reading
Mexico: 78.84 · 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 46th of 181 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.4260.505No real change since 2015
Mexico: 1.426 · 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 49th of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.6290.485No real change since 2013
Mexico: 0.629 · 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 54th of 170 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.4681.023No real change since 2015
Mexico: 1.468 · 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 62nd of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4521.415.45No real change since 2025
Mexico: 21.4 · 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.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Mexico does worse than the middle country measured.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2263.5764.22No earlier reading
Mexico: 63.57 · 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.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0577.5283.05No earlier reading
Mexico: 77.52 · 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 85th of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6541.3951.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Mexico: 41.39 · 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 68th of 98 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7864.5178.78No earlier reading
Mexico: 64.51 · 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 98th of 140 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.179-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Mexico: -1.179 · 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 131st of 176 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4742.7527.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Mexico: 2.752 · 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 89th of 118 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6883.2691.68No earlier reading
Mexico: 83.26 · 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 106th of 140 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6643.9198.66▼ Worsened since 2016
Mexico: 43.91 · 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.
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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6702,865,15184,670No real change since 2020
Mexico: 2,865,151 · 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 141,4544,777,192141,454No real change since 2020
Mexico: 4,777,192 · 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 148,7142,670,594148,714Moved since 2020
Mexico: 2,670,594 · 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 0.960.630.96No earlier reading
Mexico: 0.63 · 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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6014.3185.601Moved since 2014
Mexico: 4.318 · 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.
“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 Mexico’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Mexico’s 7th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge24th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 55th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 61st of 1844/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation59th of 1764/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital72nd of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labour67th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology74th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 83rd of 2004/4 keys
- Gender & Equality89th of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 101st of 1944/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality97th of 1593/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties126th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 117th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience142nd of 1934/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability148th of 1864/4 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 Mexico 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
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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 Americas
Brazil4th4/4 keysHighest in Central America
Costa Rica67th4/4 keysThis page
Mexico74th4/4 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
Mexico 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 Mexico rank on digital & technology?
Mexico is placed 74th 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 Mexico?
0.825 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 Mexico?
48.33 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Mexico compare with United States on digital & technology?
United States is placed 8th of 198, and Mexico 74th. GovTech Maturity Index: United States 0.771, Mexico 0.825; Government AI Readiness Index: United States 88.36, Mexico 48.33; Government Cyber Security Capacity: United States 2.555, Mexico 0.231; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: United States 65.92, Mexico 27.77.
How have Mexico’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 49.36 in 2020 to 48.33 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -0.182 in 2000 to 0.231 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 25.25 in 2010 to 27.77 in 2024.
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 21 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
Mexico’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Mexico (banner) — Jujutacular 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). Mexico: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/mexico/digital