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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Palestine: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Palestine is placed 108th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Government AI Readiness Index 35.54 (2025); Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports 20.16 (2024).
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Digital & Technology
108th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- —GovTech Maturity Index, 2025No reading for this country
- 35.54Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- —Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025No reading for this country
- 20.16Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Palestine 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.
No reading
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2025 figure for Palestine, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Asia
- 0.996 Saudi Arabia
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 0.911 · Israel 0.629 · Jordan 0.914
35.54
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 115th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Palestine: 35.54. 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 Asia
- 71.57 Saudi Arabia
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 59.1 · Israel 71.32 · Jordan 56.07
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg publishes no 2025 figure for Palestine, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Asia
- 3.497 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 2.662 · Israel 3.497 · Jordan 0.887
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
20.16
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Palestine: 20.16. 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 Asia
- 82.14 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 14.59 · Israel 82.14 · Jordan 3.195
02Over time
Which way Palestine 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
PalestineWorld median
Palestine rose from 33.14 in 2023 to 35.54 in 2025; the world median went from 41.37 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2025 36 40.2 2024 38 43.3 2023 33 41.4 2022 — 40.3 2021 — 44.1 2020 — 39.6 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
PalestineWorld median
Palestine rose from 9.765 in 2010 to 20.16 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2024 20.2 25.42 2023 14.2 26.03 2022 6.9 26.04 2021 5.8 29.80 2020 6.7 29.47 2019 4.4 18.36 2018 19.0 20.09 2017 17.3 18.32 2016 14.6 18.15 2015 16.0 19.57 2014 15.8 21.00 2013 15.2 20.50 2012 10.3 19.56 2011 4.8 19.21 2010 9.8 19.88
03In context
Palestine 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.
Palestine 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 13th | 0.629 | 71.32 | 3.497 | 82.14 |
 Egypt | =47th | 0.911 | 59.1 | 2.662 | 14.59 |
 Jordan | 75th | 0.914 | 56.07 | 0.887 | 3.195 |
| Palestine | 108th | — | 35.54 | — | 20.16 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western 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 Palestine in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Palestine is ahead of the world, and behind
13 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 median6
Statistics on which Palestine does better than the middle country measured.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0594.0883.05No earlier reading
Palestine: 94.08 · 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 23rd of 140 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47416.567.474No real change since 2014
Palestine: 16.56 · 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 24th of 118 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3519.9632.35No earlier reading
Palestine: 19.96 · 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 125th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7886.678.78No earlier reading
Palestine: 86.6 · 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 38th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6894.8691.68No earlier reading
Palestine: 94.86 · 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 43rd of 140 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3970.0362.39No earlier reading
Palestine: 70.03 · 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 63rd of 181 · derived.
Behind the world median2
Statistics on which Palestine does worse than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6520.8351.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 20.83 · 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 92nd of 98 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.223.26464.22No earlier reading
Palestine: 3.264 · 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 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 5.6016.4565.601Moved since 2015
Palestine: 6.456 · 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 141,454244,383141,454No real change since 2020
Palestine: 244,383 · 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 84,670112,56784,670No real change since 2020
Palestine: 112,567 · 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 148,714133,015148,714Moved since 2020
Palestine: 133,015 · 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 0.960.430.96No earlier reading
Palestine: 0.43 · 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 Palestine
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity, Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic), Government Internet Shutdowns, Government Social Media Censorship, GovTech Maturity Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023) and Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2023). 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 Palestine’s 12 topics
Digital & Technology is Palestine’s 4th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability24th of 1862/4 keys
- Energy70th of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 70th of 1592/3 keys
- Digital & Technology108th of 1982/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital119th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience125th of 1932/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing140th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge140th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions140th of 1942/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation156th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties180th of 1982/4 keys
- Gender & Equality177th of 1833/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Peace & Security, Mobility & Trade, Food & Agriculture: 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 Palestine 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 Western Asia
Israel13th4/4 keysThis page
Palestine108th2/4 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
Palestine 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 Palestine rank on digital & technology?
Palestine is placed 108th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Government AI Readiness Index 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 Government AI Readiness Index figure for Palestine?
35.54 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
What is the latest Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports figure for Palestine?
20.16 in 2024 (digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 25.42.
How does Palestine compare with Egypt on digital & technology?
Egypt is placed joint 47th of 198, and Palestine 108th. Government AI Readiness Index: Egypt 59.1, Palestine 35.54; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Egypt 14.59, Palestine 20.16.
How have Palestine’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 33.14 in 2023 to 35.54 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 9.765 in 2010 to 20.16 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Palestine?
No current reading is published for Palestine on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity, Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic), Government Internet Shutdowns, Government Social Media Censorship, GovTech Maturity Index, ICT Goods Exports 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 13 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
Palestine’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Palestine (banner) — KlausFoehl 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). Palestine: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/palestine/digital