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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Moldova: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Moldova is placed 51st of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.854 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 50.59 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
51st
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.854GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 50.59Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.858Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 36.38Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Moldova 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.
0.854
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Moldova: 0.854. 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 Eastern Europe
- 0.96 Russia
- Land neighbours
- Romania 0.602 · Ukraine 0.866
50.59
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 71st of 195 by Oxford Insights
Moldova: 50.59. 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 Eastern Europe
- 69.14 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Romania 56.73 · Ukraine 60.84
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.858
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Moldova: 0.858. 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 Eastern Europe
- 2.563 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Romania 0.057 · Ukraine 1.158
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
36.38
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Moldova: 36.38. 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 Eastern Europe
- 57.72 Ukraine
- Land neighbours
- Romania 50.49 · Ukraine 57.72
02Over time
Which way Moldova 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
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova rose from 41.74 in 2020 to 50.59 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2025 50.59 40.2 2024 56.03 43.3 2023 42.97 41.4 2022 42.04 40.3 2021 41.71 44.1 2020 41.74 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova rose from 0.136 in 2000 to 0.858 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2025 0.9 0.20 2024 0.9 0.11 2023 0.9 0.14 2022 0.9 0.16 2021 0.9 0.12 2020 0.8 0.12 2019 0.6 0.10 2018 0.6 -0.05 2017 0.6 -0.08 2016 0.6 -0.10 2015 0.4 -0.17 2014 0.4 -0.21 2013 0.4 -0.21 2012 0.4 -0.25 2011 0.4 -0.32 2010 0.4 -0.31 2009 0.3 -0.50 2008 0.3 -0.51 2007 0.3 -0.51 2006 0.3 -0.55 2005 0.1 -0.55 2004 0.1 -0.55 2003 0.1 -0.55 2002 0.1 -0.51 2001 0.1 -0.51 2000 0.1 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova rose from 27.12 in 2010 to 36.38 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2024 36.4 25.42 2023 36.6 26.03 2022 30.1 26.04 2021 36.8 29.80 2020 34.5 29.47 2019 26.2 18.36 2018 24.3 20.09 2017 22.9 18.32 2016 23.8 18.15 2015 26.7 19.57 2014 25.9 21.00 2013 25.5 20.50 2012 26.9 19.56 2011 25.6 19.21 2010 27.1 19.88
03In context
Moldova 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.
Moldova 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ukraine | =23rd | 0.866 | 60.84 | 1.158 | 57.72 |
| Moldova | 51st | 0.854 | 50.59 | 0.858 | 36.38 |
 Romania | =68th | 0.602 | 56.73 | 0.057 | 50.49 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern 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 Moldova in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Moldova is ahead of the world, and behind
20 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 median7
Statistics on which Moldova does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47425.747.474▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 25.74 · 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 11th of 118 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2294.7164.22No earlier reading
Moldova: 94.71 · 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 Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.7841.023▲ Improved since 2015
Moldova: 1.784 · 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 37th of 176 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.36-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Moldova: 0.36 · 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 70th of 176 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3527.9832.35No earlier reading
Moldova: 27.98 · 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 98th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4519.115.45No real change since 2025
Moldova: 19.1 · 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 0.4850.5390.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 0.539 · 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 73rd of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Moldova does worse than the middle country measured.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6891.5891.68No earlier reading
Moldova: 91.58 · 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 71st of 140 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6698.0798.66▲ Improved since 2016
Moldova: 98.07 · 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.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6550.4651.65▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 50.46 · 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 53rd of 98 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7871.6878.78No earlier reading
Moldova: 71.68 · 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 82nd of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0578.6783.05No earlier reading
Moldova: 78.67 · 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 83rd of 140 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.580.975▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 0.58 · 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 73rd of 119 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.130.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Moldova: -0.13 · 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 110th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3948.3962.39No earlier reading
Moldova: 48.39 · 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 124th of 181 · 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 5.6017.3185.601Moved since 2014
Moldova: 7.318 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.961.450.96No earlier reading
Moldova: 1.45 · 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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670140,75184,670No real change since 2020
Moldova: 140,751 · 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 141,454286,891141,454No real change since 2020
Moldova: 286,891 · 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 148,714178,866148,714No real change since 2020
Moldova: 178,866 · 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 Moldova
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index. 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 Moldova’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Moldova’s 6th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge7th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour11th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 15th of 1834/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality18th of 1593/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions47th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology51st of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security67th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 73rd of 1863/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 73rd of 1844/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 78th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital84th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties86th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation98th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing128th of 2003/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade138th of 1772/4 keys
- Energy134th of 1653/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Moldova 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 Eastern Europe
Czechia22nd4/4 keysThis page
Moldova51st4/4 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
Moldova 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 Moldova rank on digital & technology?
Moldova is placed 51st 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 Moldova?
0.854 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 Moldova?
50.59 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Moldova compare with Ukraine on digital & technology?
Ukraine is placed joint 23rd of 198, and Moldova 51st. GovTech Maturity Index: Ukraine 0.866, Moldova 0.854; Government AI Readiness Index: Ukraine 60.84, Moldova 50.59; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Ukraine 1.158, Moldova 0.858; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Ukraine 57.72, Moldova 36.38.
How have Moldova’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 41.74 in 2020 to 50.59 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.136 in 2000 to 0.858 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 27.12 in 2010 to 36.38 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Moldova?
No current reading is published for Moldova on Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index. 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 20 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
Moldova’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Moldova (banner) — User:Zserghei 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). Moldova: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/moldova/digital