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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Niger: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Niger is placed 132nd of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.147 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 17.44 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
132nd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.147GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 17.44Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.08Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 45.21Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Niger 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.
0.147
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Niger: 0.147. 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
- Benin 0.723 · Burkina Faso 0.433 · Algeria 0.555 · Libya 0.204 · Mali 0.326 · Nigeria 0.512 · Chad 0.106
17.44
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 184th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Niger: 17.44. 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
- Benin 41.71 · Burkina Faso 29.45 · Algeria 42.05 · Libya 28.38 · Mali 23.78 · Nigeria 50.79 · Chad 18.31
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.08
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Niger: -0.08. 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
- Benin 0.205 · Burkina Faso 0.553 · Algeria 0.547 · Libya -2.065 · Mali -1.602 · Nigeria 0.24 · Chad -0.307
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
45.21
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Niger: 45.21. 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
- Benin 14.52 · Burkina Faso 33.84 · Algeria 22.54 · Mali 42.01 · Nigeria 33.96 · Chad 5.844
02Over time
Which way Niger 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
NigerWorld median
Niger fell from 29.66 in 2020 to 17.44 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2025 17 40.2 2024 26 43.3 2023 25 41.4 2022 24 40.3 2021 28 44.1 2020 30 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger rose from -1.12 in 2000 to -0.08 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2025 -0.1 0.20 2024 -1.2 0.11 2023 -1.7 0.14 2022 -0.8 0.16 2021 -1.8 0.12 2020 -1.8 0.12 2019 -1.4 0.10 2018 -1.0 -0.05 2017 -1.0 -0.08 2016 -1.0 -0.10 2015 -1.0 -0.17 2014 -1.0 -0.21 2013 -1.0 -0.21 2012 -1.0 -0.25 2011 -1.0 -0.32 2010 -1.0 -0.31 2009 -1.0 -0.50 2008 -1.0 -0.51 2007 -1.1 -0.51 2006 -1.1 -0.55 2005 -1.1 -0.55 2004 -1.1 -0.55 2003 -1.1 -0.55 2002 -1.1 -0.51 2001 -1.1 -0.51 2000 -1.1 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger rose from 13.99 in 2010 to 45.21 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2024 45.21 25.42 2023 44.37 26.03 2022 35.99 26.04 2021 26.99 29.80 2020 28.03 29.47 2019 37.07 18.36 2018 39.14 20.09 2017 45.22 18.32 2016 46.96 18.15 2015 53.96 19.57 2014 55.95 21.00 2013 51.80 20.50 2012 15.95 19.56 2011 12.21 19.21 2010 13.99 19.88
03In context
Niger 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.
Niger 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria | 82nd | 0.512 | 50.79 | 0.24 | 33.96 |
 Algeria | 91st | 0.555 | 42.05 | 0.547 | 22.54 |
 Benin | 96th | 0.723 | 41.71 | 0.205 | 14.52 |
 Burkina Faso | 97th | 0.433 | 29.45 | 0.553 | 33.84 |
| Niger | 132nd | 0.147 | 17.44 | -0.08 | 45.21 |
 Mali | =143rd | 0.326 | 23.78 | -1.602 | 42.01 |
 Libya | =174th | 0.204 | 28.38 | -2.065 | — |
 Chad | 177th | 0.106 | 18.31 | -0.307 | 5.844 |
“—”: 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 Niger in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Niger is ahead of the world, and behind
18 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 median2
Statistics on which Niger does better than the middle country measured.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.3341.023▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 1.334 · 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 70th of 176 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.281-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 0.281 · 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 71st of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Niger does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.4810.505▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 0.481 · 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 89th of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.2450.206▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 0.245 · 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 51st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3544.2532.35No earlier reading
Niger: 44.25 · 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 53rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4510.415.45▼ Worsened since 2025
Niger: 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.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3936.3262.39No earlier reading
Niger: 36.32 · 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 148th of 181 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.1750.485No real change since 2013
Niger: 0.175 · 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 156th of 170 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2217.4764.22No earlier reading
Niger: 17.47 · 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.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7818.2478.78No earlier reading
Niger: 18.24 · 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 135th of 140 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.010.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 0.01 · 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 115th of 119 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0515.5683.05No earlier reading
Niger: 15.56 · 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 137th of 140 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.660.43298.66No real change since 2016
Niger: 0.432 · 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.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6853.7191.68No earlier reading
Niger: 53.71 · 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 138th of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6512.2651.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 12.26 · 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 98th of 98 · derived.
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 141,45415,992141,454Moved since 2020
Niger: 15,992 · 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 84,6709,59884,670Moved since 2020
Niger: 9,598 · 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 148,7148,658148,714Moved since 2022
Niger: 8,658 · 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 Niger
Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Services Exports (last 2023) 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 Niger’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Niger’s 3rd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability83rd of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 95th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology132nd of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 131st of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties140th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 125th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 155th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 155th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security153rd of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital175th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge182nd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing184th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture173rd of 1844/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation166th of 1764/4 keys
- Energy159th of 1653/3 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 Niger 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 Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Ghana66th4/4 keysThis page
Niger132nd4/4 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
Niger 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 Niger rank on digital & technology?
Niger is placed 132nd 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 Niger?
0.147 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 Niger?
17.44 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Niger compare with Nigeria on digital & technology?
Nigeria is placed 82nd of 198, and Niger 132nd. GovTech Maturity Index: Nigeria 0.512, Niger 0.147; Government AI Readiness Index: Nigeria 50.79, Niger 17.44; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Nigeria 0.24, Niger -0.08; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Nigeria 33.96, Niger 45.21.
How have Niger’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 29.66 in 2020 to 17.44 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.12 in 2000 to -0.08 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 13.99 in 2010 to 45.21 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Niger?
No current reading is published for Niger on Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Services Exports 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 18 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
Niger’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Niger (banner) — File: Jacques Taberlet derivative work: Lkcl it, 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). Niger: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/niger/digital