Photo: Dirk.heldmaier Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Montenegro: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Montenegro is placed 128th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.513 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 39.9 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
128th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.513GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 39.9Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -1.096Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 17.35Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Montenegro 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.
0.513
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Montenegro: 0.513. 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 Southern Europe
- 0.977 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- Albania 0.939 · Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.433 · Croatia 0.774 · Serbia 0.977 · Kosovo 0.851
39.9
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 100th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Montenegro: 39.9. 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 Southern Europe
- 74.22 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Albania 43.44 · Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.67 · Croatia 49.79 · Serbia 60.96
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-1.096
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Montenegro: -1.096. 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 Southern Europe
- 2.006 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Albania -1.477 · Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.607 · Croatia 0.498 · Serbia 0.11 · Kosovo -1.41
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
17.35
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Montenegro: 17.35. 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 Southern Europe
- 57.65 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- Albania 12.13 · Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.94 · Croatia 20.92 · Serbia 57.65 · Kosovo 17.09
02Over time
Which way Montenegro 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
MontenegroWorld median
Montenegro fell from 43.66 in 2020 to 39.9 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Montenegro World median 2025 39.9 40.2 2024 47.4 43.3 2023 47.1 41.4 2022 45.2 40.3 2021 46.1 44.1 2020 43.7 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
MontenegroWorld median
Montenegro fell from -0.056 in 2000 to -1.096 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Montenegro World median 2025 -1.1 0.20 2024 -1.1 0.11 2023 -1.5 0.14 2022 -1.5 0.16 2021 -0.2 0.12 2020 0.2 0.12 2019 0.1 0.10 2018 0.1 -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 -0.1 -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
MontenegroWorld median
Montenegro rose from 9.763 in 2010 to 17.35 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Montenegro World median 2024 17.4 25.42 2023 16.9 26.03 2022 17.9 26.04 2021 18.9 29.80 2020 31.5 29.47 2019 12.2 18.36 2018 12.3 20.09 2017 11.7 18.32 2016 11.8 18.15 2015 10.9 19.57 2014 10.2 21.00 2013 9.9 20.50 2012 10.5 19.56 2011 8.5 19.21 2010 9.8 19.88
03In context
Montenegro 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.
Montenegro 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia | =34th | 0.977 | 60.96 | 0.11 | 57.65 |
 Croatia | 76th | 0.774 | 49.79 | 0.498 | 20.92 |
 Albania | 103rd | 0.939 | 43.44 | -1.477 | 12.13 |
 Kosovo | 112th | 0.851 | — | -1.41 | 17.09 |
| Montenegro | 128th | 0.513 | 39.9 | -1.096 | 17.35 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 130th | 0.433 | 35.67 | -0.607 | 14.94 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern 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 Montenegro in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Montenegro 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 median12
Statistics on which Montenegro does better than the middle country measured.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2294.9864.22No earlier reading
Montenegro: 94.98 · 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 1.0231.8521.023▲ Improved since 2015
Montenegro: 1.852 · 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 25th of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.0830.206▲ Improved since 2015
Montenegro: 0.083 · 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 101st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.5230.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Montenegro: 1.523 · 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 45th of 176 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6564.3451.65▲ Improved since 2014
Montenegro: 64.34 · 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 28th of 98 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3972.8562.39No earlier reading
Montenegro: 72.85 · 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 56th of 181 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.433-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Montenegro: 0.433 · 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 67th of 176 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6893.6591.68No earlier reading
Montenegro: 93.65 · 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 55th of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5450.485No real change since 2013
Montenegro: 0.545 · 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 71st of 170 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7879.7678.78No earlier reading
Montenegro: 79.76 · 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 67th of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0583.8183.05No earlier reading
Montenegro: 83.81 · 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 68th of 140 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4747.4747.474▲ Improved since 2014
Montenegro: 7.474 · 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 59th of 118 · derived.
Behind the world median2
Statistics on which Montenegro does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.710.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Montenegro: 0.71 · 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 68th of 119 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3538.3932.35No earlier reading
Montenegro: 38.39 · 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 61st 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 RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45467,841141,454Moved since 2020
Montenegro: 67,841 · 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 84,67029,42584,670No real change since 2020
Montenegro: 29,425 · 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 148,71455,426148,714Moved since 2020
Montenegro: 55,426 · 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 Montenegro
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2019). 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 Montenegro’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Montenegro’s 14th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Health & Wellbeing37th of 2004/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge45th of 1983/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience45th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital47th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 63rd of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 62nd of 1834/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation62nd of 1763/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality65th of 1593/3 keys
- Energy69th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties85th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security90th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 95th of 1844/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 101st of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology128th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour124th of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability141st of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Montenegro 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 Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Spain=11th4/4 keysThis page
Montenegro128th4/4 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
Montenegro 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 Montenegro rank on digital & technology?
Montenegro is placed 128th 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 Montenegro?
0.513 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 Montenegro?
39.9 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Montenegro compare with Serbia on digital & technology?
Serbia is placed joint 34th of 198, and Montenegro 128th. GovTech Maturity Index: Serbia 0.977, Montenegro 0.513; Government AI Readiness Index: Serbia 60.96, Montenegro 39.9; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Serbia 0.11, Montenegro -1.096; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Serbia 57.65, Montenegro 17.35.
How have Montenegro’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 43.66 in 2020 to 39.9 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from -0.056 in 2000 to -1.096 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 9.763 in 2010 to 17.35 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Montenegro?
No current reading is published for Montenegro on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, 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 17 statistics on this page come from 5 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
Montenegro’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Montenegro (banner) — Dirk.heldmaier Derivative work by Globe-trotter, 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). Montenegro: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/montenegro/digital