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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
North Macedonia: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
North Macedonia is placed 95th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.76 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 37.57 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
95th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.76GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 37.57Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.877Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 42.69Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place North Macedonia 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.
0.76
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
North Macedonia: 0.76. 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 · Bulgaria 0.762 · Greece 0.883 · Serbia 0.977 · Kosovo 0.851
37.57
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 107th of 195 by Oxford Insights
North Macedonia: 37.57. 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 · Bulgaria 56.6 · Greece 60.51 · 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
-0.877
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
North Macedonia: -0.877. 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 · Bulgaria -0.182 · Greece 1.178 · 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
42.69
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
North Macedonia: 42.69. 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 · Bulgaria 52.48 · Greece 13.2 · Serbia 57.65 · Kosovo 17.09
02Over time
Which way North Macedonia 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
North MacedoniaWorld median
North Macedonia fell from 42.99 in 2020 to 37.57 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year North Macedonia World median 2025 37.6 40.2 2024 45.1 43.3 2023 45.4 41.4 2022 46.1 40.3 2021 43.7 44.1 2020 43.0 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
North MacedoniaWorld median
North Macedonia rose from -1.629 in 2000 to -0.877 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year North Macedonia World median 2025 -0.88 0.20 2024 -0.88 0.11 2023 -0.88 0.14 2022 -0.88 0.16 2021 -0.73 0.12 2020 -0.72 0.12 2019 -0.72 0.10 2018 -0.84 -0.05 2017 -0.84 -0.08 2016 -0.99 -0.10 2015 -1.11 -0.17 2014 -1.32 -0.21 2013 -1.32 -0.21 2012 -1.32 -0.25 2011 -1.32 -0.32 2010 -1.32 -0.31 2009 -1.32 -0.50 2008 -1.63 -0.51 2007 -1.63 -0.51 2006 -1.63 -0.55 2005 -1.63 -0.55 2004 -1.63 -0.55 2003 -1.63 -0.55 2002 -1.63 -0.51 2001 -1.63 -0.51 2000 -1.63 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
North MacedoniaWorld median
North Macedonia rose from 31.25 in 2010 to 42.69 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year North Macedonia World median 2024 42.69 25.42 2023 42.00 26.03 2022 41.50 26.04 2021 39.96 29.80 2020 37.62 29.47 2019 32.76 18.36 2018 28.99 20.09 2017 27.70 18.32 2016 27.56 18.15 2015 23.83 19.57 2014 23.84 21.00 2013 26.04 20.50 2012 25.26 19.56 2011 24.75 19.21 2010 31.25 19.88
03In context
North Macedonia 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.
North Macedonia 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 |
 Greece | 56th | 0.883 | 60.51 | 1.178 | 13.2 |
 Bulgaria | 64th | 0.762 | 56.6 | -0.182 | 52.48 |
| North Macedonia | 95th | 0.76 | 37.57 | -0.877 | 42.69 |
 Albania | 103rd | 0.939 | 43.44 | -1.477 | 12.13 |
 Kosovo | 112th | 0.851 | — | -1.41 | 17.09 |
“—”: 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 North Macedonia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where North Macedonia 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.
Ahead of the world median12
Statistics on which North Macedonia does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47420.917.474▲ Improved since 2014
North Macedonia: 20.91 · 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 16th of 118 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2294.264.22No earlier reading
North Macedonia: 94.2 · 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.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6575.1951.65▲ Improved since 2014
North Macedonia: 75.19 · 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 17th of 98 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3519.7532.35No earlier reading
North Macedonia: 19.75 · 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 127th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3979.6662.39No earlier reading
North Macedonia: 79.66 · 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 44th of 181 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.1010.206▲ Improved since 2015
North Macedonia: 0.101 · 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 95th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.681.023No real change since 2015
North Macedonia: 1.68 · 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 52nd of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.6020.485▲ Improved since 2013
North Macedonia: 0.602 · 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 63rd of 170 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.439-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
North Macedonia: 0.439 · 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 66th of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.7440.505▼ Worsened since 2015
North Macedonia: 0.744 · 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 78th of 176 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0583.1983.05No earlier reading
North Macedonia: 83.19 · 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 70th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7878.9578.78No earlier reading
North Macedonia: 78.95 · 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 70th of 140 · derived.
Behind the world median2
Statistics on which North Macedonia does worse than the middle country measured.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6890.4691.68No earlier reading
North Macedonia: 90.46 · 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 77th of 140 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.650.975No real change since 2014
North Macedonia: 0.65 · 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 72nd of 119 · 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 5.6018.0965.601Moved since 2014
North Macedonia: 8.096 · 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.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,454158,783141,454Moved since 2020
North Macedonia: 158,783 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.960.980.96No earlier reading
North Macedonia: 0.98 · 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 84,67081,77384,670Moved since 2020
North Macedonia: 81,773 · 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 148,71486,874148,714No real change since 2020
North Macedonia: 86,874 · 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 North Macedonia
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population and Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching. 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 North Macedonia’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is North Macedonia’s 12th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 30th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture29th of 1844/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience32nd of 1934/4 keys
- Peace & Security41st of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 55th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation52nd of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions70th of 1944/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality69th of 1593/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties89th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality85th of 1834/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade83rd of 1772/4 keys
- Digital & Technology95th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 87th of 1653/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge122nd of 1983/4 keys
- Work & Labour143rd of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability154th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders North Macedonia 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 Southern Europe
Spain=11th4/4 keysThis page
North Macedonia95th4/4 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
North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia rank on digital & technology?
North Macedonia is placed 95th 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 North Macedonia?
0.76 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 North Macedonia?
37.57 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does North Macedonia compare with Greece on digital & technology?
Greece is placed 56th of 198, and North Macedonia 95th. GovTech Maturity Index: Greece 0.883, North Macedonia 0.76; Government AI Readiness Index: Greece 60.51, North Macedonia 37.57; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Greece 1.178, North Macedonia -0.877; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Greece 13.2, North Macedonia 42.69.
How have North Macedonia’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 42.99 in 2020 to 37.57 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.629 in 2000 to -0.877 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 31.25 in 2010 to 42.69 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for North Macedonia?
No current reading is published for North Macedonia on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population and Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching. 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
North Macedonia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- North Macedonia (banner) — Pudelek (Marcin Szala) 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). North Macedonia: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/north-macedonia/digital