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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Pakistan: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Pakistan is placed 54th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.679 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 45.38 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
54th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.679GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 45.38Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.743Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 63.58Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Pakistan 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.
0.679
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Pakistan: 0.679. 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 Asia
- 0.969 India
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 0.121 · China 0.651 · India 0.969 · Iran 0.686
45.38
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 81st of 195 by Oxford Insights
Pakistan: 45.38. 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 Asia
- 66.55 India
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 15.72 · China 76.27 · India 66.55 · Iran 48.34
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.743
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Pakistan: 0.743. 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 Asia
- 1.008 India
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan -1.031 · China 3.226 · India 1.008 · Iran -0.66
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
63.58
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Pakistan: 63.58. 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 Asia
- 78.01 India
- Land neighbours
- China 50.47 · India 78.01 · Iran 11.7
02Over time
Which way Pakistan 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
PakistanWorld median
Pakistan rose from 33.49 in 2020 to 45.38 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Pakistan World median 2025 45.4 40.2 2024 40.5 43.3 2023 42.2 41.4 2022 40.2 40.3 2021 34.0 44.1 2020 33.5 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
PakistanWorld median
Pakistan rose from -0.513 in 2000 to 0.743 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Pakistan World median 2025 0.743 0.20 2024 0.843 0.11 2023 0.980 0.14 2022 0.980 0.16 2021 0.980 0.12 2020 1.080 0.12 2019 0.924 0.10 2018 0.823 -0.05 2017 0.745 -0.08 2016 0.745 -0.10 2015 0.745 -0.17 2014 0.263 -0.21 2013 0.263 -0.21 2012 0.124 -0.25 2011 -0.012 -0.32 2010 -0.012 -0.31 2009 -0.313 -0.50 2008 -0.313 -0.51 2007 -0.313 -0.51 2006 -0.377 -0.55 2005 -0.377 -0.55 2004 -0.377 -0.55 2003 -0.377 -0.55 2002 -0.513 -0.51 2001 -0.513 -0.51 2000 -0.513 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
PakistanWorld median
Pakistan rose from 17.44 in 2010 to 63.58 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Pakistan World median 2024 64 25.42 2023 58 26.03 2022 59 26.04 2021 61 29.80 2020 56 29.47 2019 46 18.36 2018 43 20.09 2017 36 18.32 2016 38 18.15 2015 29 19.57 2014 30 21.00 2013 34 20.50 2012 20 19.56 2011 23 19.21 2010 17 19.88
03In context
Pakistan 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.
Pakistan 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiacompare | 5th | 0.969 | 66.55 | 1.008 | 78.01 |
 Chinacompare | =23rd | 0.651 | 76.27 | 3.226 | 50.47 |
| Pakistan | 54th | 0.679 | 45.38 | 0.743 | 63.58 |
 Irancompare | =109th | 0.686 | 48.34 | -0.66 | 11.7 |
 Afghanistancompare | 194th | 0.121 | 15.72 | -1.031 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Pakistan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Pakistan 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 median2
Statistics on which Pakistan does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47444.617.474▲ Improved since 2014
Pakistan: 44.61 · 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 3rd of 118 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3514.8432.35No earlier reading
Pakistan: 14.84 · 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 136th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median14
Statistics on which Pakistan does worse than the middle country measured.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4511.915.45No real change since 2025
Pakistan: 11.9 · 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 Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.671-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Pakistan: -0.671 · 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 114th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3948.7562.39No earlier reading
Pakistan: 48.75 · 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 123rd of 181 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.5440.505No real change since 2015
Pakistan: -0.544 · 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 120th of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3280.485No real change since 2013
Pakistan: 0.328 · 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 121st of 170 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.3080.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Pakistan: 0.308 · 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 34th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.060.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Pakistan: 0.06 · 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 102nd of 119 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2221.6964.22No earlier reading
Pakistan: 21.69 · 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 51.6524.6451.65No real change since 2014
Pakistan: 24.64 · 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 86th of 98 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0535.6883.05No earlier reading
Pakistan: 35.68 · 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 125th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7832.4178.78No earlier reading
Pakistan: 32.41 · 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 125th of 140 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-1.4671.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Pakistan: -1.467 · 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 160th of 176 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6862.9491.68No earlier reading
Pakistan: 62.94 · 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 132nd of 140 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.661.50298.66No earlier reading
Pakistan: 1.502 · 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.
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 141,4545,148,998141,454Moved since 2020
Pakistan: 5,148,998 · 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 84,6702,497,49684,670Moved since 2020
Pakistan: 2,497,496 · 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 148,7142,870,837148,714Moved since 2020
Pakistan: 2,870,837 · 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 0.960.310.96No earlier reading
Pakistan: 0.31 · 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 Pakistan
Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. 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 Pakistan’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Pakistan’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technology54th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability86th of 1864/4 keys
- Energy90th of 1653/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality93rd of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade107th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions136th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 145th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour136th of 1824/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital154th of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture147th of 1844/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing161st of 2004/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 176th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation159th of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality171st of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security168th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience189th of 1934/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Pakistan 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 Asia
South Korea=1st4/4 keysHighest in Southern Asia
India5th4/4 keysThis page
Pakistan54th4/4 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.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Pakistan and digital & technology
08Questions
Pakistan 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 Pakistan rank on digital & technology?
Pakistan is placed 54th 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 Pakistan?
0.679 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 Pakistan?
45.38 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Pakistan compare with India on digital & technology?
India is placed 5th of 198, and Pakistan 54th. GovTech Maturity Index: India 0.969, Pakistan 0.679; Government AI Readiness Index: India 66.55, Pakistan 45.38; Government Cyber Security Capacity: India 1.008, Pakistan 0.743; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: India 78.01, Pakistan 63.58.
How have Pakistan’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 33.49 in 2020 to 45.38 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -0.513 in 2000 to 0.743 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 17.44 in 2010 to 63.58 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Pakistan?
No current reading is published for Pakistan on Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
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 8 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
Pakistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Pakistan (banner) — Shikari7, 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). Pakistan: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/pakistan/digital