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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Peru: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Peru is placed 78th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.921 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 56.52 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
78th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.921GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 56.52Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.919Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 26.88Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Peru 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.
0.921
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Peru: 0.921. 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
- Bolivia 0.572 · Brazil 0.986 · Chile 0.872 · Colombia 0.817 · Ecuador 0.822
56.52
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 60th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Peru: 56.52. 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
- Bolivia 27.48 · Brazil 69.55 · Chile 59.3 · Colombia 56.02 · Ecuador 53.04
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.919
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Peru: -0.919. 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
- Bolivia -0.381 · Brazil 1.422 · Chile 1.601 · Colombia -1.254 · Ecuador 0.19
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
26.88
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Peru: 26.88. 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
- Bolivia 6.58 · Brazil 63.26 · Chile 33.07 · Colombia 23.71 · Ecuador 9.869
02Over time
Which way Peru 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
PeruWorld median
Peru rose from 36.57 in 2020 to 56.52 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Peru World median 2025 56.5 40.2 2024 57.1 43.3 2023 54.9 41.4 2022 52.0 40.3 2021 40.6 44.1 2020 36.6 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
PeruWorld median
Peru rose from -1.195 in 2000 to -0.919 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Peru World median 2025 -0.919 0.20 2024 -0.919 0.11 2023 -0.996 0.14 2022 -0.996 0.16 2021 -0.960 0.12 2020 -0.602 0.12 2019 -0.924 0.10 2018 -0.924 -0.05 2017 -0.924 -0.08 2016 -0.924 -0.10 2015 -0.924 -0.17 2014 -0.924 -0.21 2013 -0.924 -0.21 2012 -1.017 -0.25 2011 -1.017 -0.32 2010 -1.017 -0.31 2009 -1.017 -0.50 2008 -1.017 -0.51 2007 -1.195 -0.51 2006 -1.195 -0.55 2005 -1.195 -0.55 2004 -1.195 -0.55 2003 -1.195 -0.55 2002 -1.195 -0.51 2001 -1.195 -0.51 2000 -1.195 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
PeruWorld median
Peru rose from 17.84 in 2010 to 26.88 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Peru World median 2024 26.88 25.42 2023 29.57 26.03 2022 32.55 26.04 2021 52.81 29.80 2020 56.89 29.47 2019 26.71 18.36 2018 24.81 20.09 2017 23.21 18.32 2016 23.22 18.15 2015 24.64 19.57 2014 24.87 21.00 2013 21.81 20.50 2012 26.17 19.56 2011 19.49 19.21 2010 17.84 19.88
03In context
Peru 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.
Peru 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 |
 Chile | 38th | 0.872 | 59.3 | 1.601 | 33.07 |
| Peru | 78th | 0.921 | 56.52 | -0.919 | 26.88 |
 Ecuador | =87th | 0.822 | 53.04 | 0.19 | 9.869 |
 Colombia | =98th | 0.817 | 56.02 | -1.254 | 23.71 |
 Bolivia | 140th | 0.572 | 27.48 | -0.381 | 6.58 |
“—”: 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 Peru in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Peru 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 median8
Statistics on which Peru does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3982.1862.39No earlier reading
Peru: 82.18 · 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 38th of 181 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2286.7164.22No earlier reading
Peru: 86.71 · 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.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.2640.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Peru: 1.264 · 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 56th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.5061.023No real change since 2015
Peru: 1.506 · 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 57th of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4517.315.45No real change since 2025
Peru: 17.3 · 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.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5070.485▲ Improved since 2013
Peru: 0.507 · 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 80th of 170 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6551.7151.65▲ Improved since 2014
Peru: 51.71 · 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 49th of 98 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.107-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Peru: -0.107 · 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 88th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Peru does worse than the middle country measured.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0578.1583.05No earlier reading
Peru: 78.15 · 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 84th of 140 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.2810.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Peru: 0.281 · 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 42nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6885.7491.68No earlier reading
Peru: 85.74 · 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 98th of 140 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3546.2932.35No earlier reading
Peru: 46.29 · 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 48th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7863.4978.78No earlier reading
Peru: 63.49 · 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 101st of 140 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6646.6698.66▼ Worsened since 2016
Peru: 46.66 · 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.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4742.1597.474No real change since 2014
Peru: 2.159 · 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 96th of 118 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.040.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Peru: 0.04 · 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 109th of 119 · 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 DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670907,05284,670Moved since 2020
Peru: 907,052 · 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 RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,4541,726,117141,454Moved since 2020
Peru: 1,726,117 · 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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,7141,279,191148,714Moved since 2020
Peru: 1,279,191 · 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 0.961.050.96No earlier reading
Peru: 1.05 · 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 Peru
Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2017). 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 Peru’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Peru’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 19th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality49th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability54th of 1864/4 keys
- Energy50th of 1653/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade60th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture65th of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology78th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing79th of 2004/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 80th of 1764/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties90th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour87th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 96th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 106th of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security105th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 131st of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality109th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Peru 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
Peru78th4/4 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
Peru 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 Peru rank on digital & technology?
Peru is placed 78th 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 Peru?
0.921 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 Peru?
56.52 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Peru compare with Brazil on digital & technology?
Brazil is placed 4th of 198, and Peru 78th. GovTech Maturity Index: Brazil 0.986, Peru 0.921; Government AI Readiness Index: Brazil 69.55, Peru 56.52; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Brazil 1.422, Peru -0.919; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Brazil 63.26, Peru 26.88.
How have Peru’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 36.57 in 2020 to 56.52 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.195 in 2000 to -0.919 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 17.84 in 2010 to 26.88 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Peru?
No current reading is published for Peru on 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 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
Peru’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Peru (banner) — Martin St-Amant (S23678), CC BY 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). Peru: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/peru/digital