Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Paraguay: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Paraguay is placed joint 143rd of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.718 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 36.84 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
joint143rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.718GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 36.84Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -1.023Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 1.352Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Paraguay 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.
0.718
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Paraguay: 0.718. 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 South America
- 0.986 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 0.753 · Bolivia 0.572 · Brazil 0.986
36.84
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 111th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Paraguay: 36.84. 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 South America
- 69.55 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 58.25 · Bolivia 27.48 · Brazil 69.55
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-1.023
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Paraguay: -1.023. 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 South America
- 1.601 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 0.721 · Bolivia -0.381 · Brazil 1.422
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
1.352
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Paraguay: 1.352. 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 South America
- 63.26 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 47.81 · Bolivia 6.58 · Brazil 63.26
02Over time
Which way Paraguay 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
ParaguayWorld median
Paraguay rose from 35.15 in 2020 to 36.84 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Paraguay World median 2025 36.8 40.2 2024 39.5 43.3 2023 36.9 41.4 2022 35.5 40.3 2021 37.3 44.1 2020 35.1 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
ParaguayWorld median
Paraguay rose from -1.376 in 2000 to -1.023 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Paraguay World median 2025 -1.02 0.20 2024 -1.21 0.11 2023 -1.21 0.14 2022 -1.21 0.16 2021 -1.21 0.12 2020 -0.90 0.12 2019 -1.23 0.10 2018 -1.23 -0.05 2017 -1.23 -0.08 2016 -1.23 -0.10 2015 -1.23 -0.17 2014 -1.23 -0.21 2013 -1.38 -0.21 2012 -1.38 -0.25 2011 -1.38 -0.32 2010 -1.38 -0.31 2009 -1.38 -0.50 2008 -1.38 -0.51 2007 -1.38 -0.51 2006 -1.38 -0.55 2005 -1.38 -0.55 2004 -1.38 -0.55 2003 -1.38 -0.55 2002 -1.38 -0.51 2001 -1.38 -0.51 2000 -1.38 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
ParaguayWorld median
Paraguay fell from 3.75 in 2010 to 1.352 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Paraguay World median 2024 1.352 25.42 2023 1.342 26.03 2022 1.714 26.04 2021 2.100 29.80 2020 2.348 29.47 2019 1.321 18.36 2018 1.397 20.09 2017 1.400 18.32 2016 1.457 18.15 2015 1.634 19.57 2014 1.939 21.00 2013 1.756 20.50 2012 1.703 19.56 2011 2.362 19.21 2010 3.750 19.88
03In context
Paraguay 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.
Paraguay 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 4th | 0.986 | 69.55 | 1.422 | 63.26 |
 Argentina | 53rd | 0.753 | 58.25 | 0.721 | 47.81 |
 Bolivia | 140th | 0.572 | 27.48 | -0.381 | 6.58 |
| Paraguay | =143rd | 0.718 | 36.84 | -1.023 | 1.352 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Paraguay in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Paraguay 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 median8
Statistics on which Paraguay does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3991.0862.39No earlier reading
Paraguay: 91.08 · 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 19th of 181 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.8770.505▲ Improved since 2015
Paraguay: 1.877 · 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 22nd of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.4881.023No real change since 2015
Paraguay: 1.488 · 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 59th of 176 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7882.5678.78No earlier reading
Paraguay: 82.56 · 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 56th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6893.591.68No earlier reading
Paraguay: 93.5 · 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 57th of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6555.4751.65▲ Improved since 2017
Paraguay: 55.47 · 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 42nd of 98 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.055-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Paraguay: 0.055 · 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 79th of 176 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0583.8483.05No earlier reading
Paraguay: 83.84 · 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 67th of 140 · derived.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Paraguay does worse than the middle country measured.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.220.206▲ Improved since 2015
Paraguay: 0.22 · 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 61st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.4260.485▲ Improved since 2013
Paraguay: 0.426 · 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 94th of 170 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2259.0664.22No earlier reading
Paraguay: 59.06 · 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.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4512.615.45No real change since 2025
Paraguay: 12.6 · 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.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.070.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Paraguay: 0.07 · 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 99th of 119 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3553.6132.35No earlier reading
Paraguay: 53.61 · 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 28th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4740.6597.474▲ Improved since 2014
Paraguay: 0.659 · 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 109th of 118 · derived.
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 141,454163,202141,454Moved since 2020
Paraguay: 163,202 · 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 84,67093,77984,670No real change since 2020
Paraguay: 93,779 · 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 148,714105,017148,714Moved since 2020
Paraguay: 105,017 · 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 0.960.590.96No earlier reading
Paraguay: 0.59 · 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 Paraguay
Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2019) and 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 Paraguay’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Paraguay’s 14th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy19th of 1653/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability53rd of 1864/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience65th of 1934/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 64th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Security65th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation75th of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality79th of 1834/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing94th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture97th of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties110th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital113th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality103rd of 1593/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions126th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 143rd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 144th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade158th of 1773/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Paraguay 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 Americas
Brazil4th4/4 keysThis page
Paraguay=143rd4/4 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
Paraguay 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 Paraguay rank on digital & technology?
Paraguay is placed joint 143rd 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 Paraguay?
0.718 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 Paraguay?
36.84 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Paraguay compare with Brazil on digital & technology?
Brazil is placed 4th of 198, and Paraguay joint 143rd. GovTech Maturity Index: Brazil 0.986, Paraguay 0.718; Government AI Readiness Index: Brazil 69.55, Paraguay 36.84; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Brazil 1.422, Paraguay -1.023; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Brazil 63.26, Paraguay 1.352.
How have Paraguay’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 35.15 in 2020 to 36.84 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.376 in 2000 to -1.023 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 3.75 in 2010 to 1.352 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Paraguay?
No current reading is published for Paraguay 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
Paraguay’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Paraguay (banner) — Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA, 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). Paraguay: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/paraguay/digital