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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Mozambique: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Mozambique is placed 165th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.393 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 22.31 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
165th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.393GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 22.31Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.566Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 2.518Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Mozambique 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.
0.393
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Mozambique: 0.393. 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 Africa
- 0.944 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 0.328 · Eswatini 0.459 · Tanzania 0.88 · South Africa 0.623 · Zambia 0.602 · Zimbabwe 0.452
22.31
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 161st of 195 by Oxford Insights
Mozambique: 22.31. 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 Africa
- 52.76 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 24.22 · Eswatini 27.7 · Tanzania 41.45 · South Africa 53.94 · Zambia 43.9 · Zimbabwe 29.53
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.566
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Mozambique: -0.566. 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 Africa
- 2.223 Ethiopia
- Land neighbours
- Malawi -1.788 · Eswatini -0.196 · Tanzania 0.35 · South Africa 0.517 · Zambia 0.391 · Zimbabwe 0.095
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
2.518
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Mozambique: 2.518. 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 Africa
- 66.72 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 36.66 · South Africa 52.92 · Zambia 20.02 · Zimbabwe 5.438
02Over time
Which way Mozambique 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
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique fell from 25.28 in 2020 to 22.31 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2025 22.3 40.2 2024 24.2 43.3 2023 25.6 41.4 2022 22.5 40.3 2021 26.2 44.1 2020 25.3 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique rose from -1.768 in 2000 to -0.566 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2025 -0.57 0.20 2024 -0.57 0.11 2023 -0.77 0.14 2022 -1.09 0.16 2021 -1.09 0.12 2020 -1.35 0.12 2019 -1.35 0.10 2018 -1.10 -0.05 2017 -1.10 -0.08 2016 -1.10 -0.10 2015 -1.10 -0.17 2014 -1.10 -0.21 2013 -1.10 -0.21 2012 -1.77 -0.25 2011 -1.77 -0.32 2010 -1.77 -0.31 2009 -1.77 -0.50 2008 -1.77 -0.51 2007 -1.77 -0.51 2006 -1.77 -0.55 2005 -1.77 -0.55 2004 -1.77 -0.55 2003 -1.77 -0.55 2002 -1.77 -0.51 2001 -1.77 -0.51 2000 -1.77 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique fell from 21.49 in 2010 to 2.518 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2024 2.52 25.42 2023 2.89 26.03 2022 3.67 26.04 2021 5.98 29.80 2020 7.09 29.47 2019 6.00 18.36 2018 4.78 20.09 2017 5.81 18.32 2016 11.31 18.15 2015 10.02 19.57 2014 4.93 21.00 2013 7.85 20.50 2012 15.58 19.56 2011 14.54 19.21 2010 21.49 19.88
03In context
Mozambique 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.
Mozambique 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 61st | 0.623 | 53.94 | 0.517 | 52.92 |
 Tanzania | 63rd | 0.88 | 41.45 | 0.35 | — |
 Zambia | 94th | 0.602 | 43.9 | 0.391 | 20.02 |
 Eswatini | 129th | 0.459 | 27.7 | -0.196 | — |
 Zimbabwe | 138th | 0.452 | 29.53 | 0.095 | 5.438 |
 Malawi | 146th | 0.328 | 24.22 | -1.788 | 36.66 |
| Mozambique | 165th | 0.393 | 22.31 | -0.566 | 2.518 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern 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 Mozambique in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Mozambique is ahead of the world, and behind
19 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.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Mozambique does worse than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6550.5151.65▲ Improved since 2017
Mozambique: 50.51 · 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 52nd of 98 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3956.8962.39No earlier reading
Mozambique: 56.89 · 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 110th of 181 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3537.732.35No earlier reading
Mozambique: 37.7 · 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 64th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4511.415.45No real change since 2025
Mozambique: 11.4 · 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.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.5590.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: -0.559 · 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 122nd of 176 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.048-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: -1.048 · 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 127th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-0.9311.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: -0.931 · 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 143rd of 176 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4740.7957.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Mozambique: 0.795 · 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 107th of 118 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.4290.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: 0.429 · 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 13th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.1630.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Mozambique: 0.163 · 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 160th of 170 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.020.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Mozambique: 0.02 · 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 112th of 119 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6862.1791.68No earlier reading
Mozambique: 62.17 · 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 133rd of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0527.1183.05No earlier reading
Mozambique: 27.11 · 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 134th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7820.3578.78No earlier reading
Mozambique: 20.35 · 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 134th of 140 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.227.4764.22No earlier reading
Mozambique: 7.47 · 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.
No better end4
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 141,45485,511141,454Moved since 2020
Mozambique: 85,511 · 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 84,67048,75184,670Moved since 2020
Mozambique: 48,751 · 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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71459,778148,714Moved since 2020
Mozambique: 59,778 · 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 0.960.080.96No earlier reading
Mozambique: 0.08 · 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.
No current reading for Mozambique
Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2018). 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 Mozambique’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Mozambique’s 9th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability29th of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labour66th of 1824/4 keys
- Energy67th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 97th of 1834/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge139th of 1982/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 126th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 150th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties162nd of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology165th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital165th of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security150th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation165th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing189th of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience186th of 1934/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture178th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality159th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Mozambique 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 keysThis page
Mozambique165th4/4 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
Mozambique 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 Mozambique rank on digital & technology?
Mozambique is placed 165th 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 Mozambique?
0.393 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 Mozambique?
22.31 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Mozambique compare with Tanzania on digital & technology?
Tanzania is placed 63rd of 198, and Mozambique 165th. GovTech Maturity Index: Tanzania 0.88, Mozambique 0.393; Government AI Readiness Index: Tanzania 41.45, Mozambique 22.31; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Tanzania 0.35, Mozambique -0.566.
How have Mozambique’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 25.28 in 2020 to 22.31 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.768 in 2000 to -0.566 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 21.49 in 2010 to 2.518 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Mozambique?
No current reading is published for Mozambique on 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 19 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
Mozambique’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Mozambique (banner) — Stig Nygaard derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- 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). Mozambique: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/mozambique/digital