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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Qatar: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Qatar is placed 27th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.864 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 58.61 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
27th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Qatar 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.
0.864
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Qatar: 0.864. 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
- Saudi Arabia 0.996
58.61
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 54th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Qatar: 58.61. 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
- Saudi Arabia 71.57
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.894
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Qatar: 1.894. 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
- Saudi Arabia 1.76
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Qatar, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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
- Saudi Arabia 7.429
02Over time
Which way Qatar 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
QatarWorld median
Qatar rose from 56.78 in 2020 to 58.61 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2025 59 40.2 2024 68 43.3 2023 64 41.4 2022 62 40.3 2021 67 44.1 2020 57 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar rose from 0.888 in 2000 to 1.894 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2025 1.89 0.20 2024 1.89 0.11 2023 1.89 0.14 2022 1.89 0.16 2021 1.89 0.12 2020 1.60 0.12 2019 1.91 0.10 2018 1.91 -0.05 2017 1.34 -0.08 2016 1.09 -0.10 2015 1.09 -0.17 2014 1.09 -0.21 2013 1.09 -0.21 2012 1.09 -0.25 2011 1.09 -0.32 2010 1.09 -0.31 2009 0.89 -0.50 2008 0.89 -0.51 2007 0.89 -0.51 2006 0.89 -0.55 2005 0.89 -0.55 2004 0.89 -0.55 2003 0.89 -0.55 2002 0.89 -0.51 2001 0.89 -0.51 2000 0.89 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar fell from 18.47 in 2010 to 11.09 in 2023; the world median went from 19.88 to 26.03.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2024 — 25.42 2023 11.0929 26.03 2022 10.2450 26.04 2021 11.0930 29.80 2020 17.3069 29.47 2019 10.7601 18.36 2018 10.3352 20.09 2017 6.8444 18.32 2016 9.1060 18.15 2015 9.8360 19.57 2014 12.1965 21.00 2013 10.6011 20.50 2012 12.6092 19.56 2011 6.6269 19.21 2010 18.4745 19.88
03In context
Qatar 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.
Qatar 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 27th | 0.864 | 58.61 | 1.894 | — |
 Saudi Arabia | 45th | 0.996 | 71.57 | 1.76 | 7.429 |
“—”: 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 Qatar in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Qatar is ahead of the world, and behind
14 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 median5
Statistics on which Qatar does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.350.73532.35No earlier reading
Qatar: 0.735 · 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 163rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4543.515.45No real change since 2025
Qatar: 43.5 · 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.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2016
Qatar: 100 · 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.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2289.0264.22No earlier reading
Qatar: 89.02 · 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.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5530.485▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 0.553 · 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 69th of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Qatar does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3961.3562.39No earlier reading
Qatar: 61.35 · 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 95th of 181 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.255-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Qatar: -0.255 · 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 96th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-0.911.023No real change since 2015
Qatar: -0.91 · 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 141st of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-1.6150.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Qatar: -1.615 · 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 162nd of 176 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.961.660.96No earlier reading
Qatar: 1.66 · 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 84,670109,05784,670No real change since 2020
Qatar: 109,057 · 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 141,454158,368141,454Moved since 2020
Qatar: 158,368 · 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 148,71483,751148,714Moved since 2020
Qatar: 83,751 · 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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6014.0215.601Moved since 2016
Qatar: 4.021 · 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.
No current reading for Qatar
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership and Smartphone Ownership. 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 Qatar’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Qatar’s 3rd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 16th of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology27th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade27th of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality25th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 34th of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 59th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital82nd of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security75th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge84th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture82nd of 1842/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation84th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 124th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 110th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality179th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability186th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Qatar can most readily be measured against.
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EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
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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
Qatar27th3/4 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
Qatar 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 Qatar rank on digital & technology?
Qatar is placed 27th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index and Government Cyber Security Capacity). 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 Qatar?
0.864 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 Qatar?
58.61 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Qatar compare with Saudi Arabia on digital & technology?
Saudi Arabia is placed 45th of 198, and Qatar 27th. GovTech Maturity Index: Saudi Arabia 0.996, Qatar 0.864; Government AI Readiness Index: Saudi Arabia 71.57, Qatar 58.61; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Saudi Arabia 1.76, Qatar 1.894.
How have Qatar’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 56.78 in 2020 to 58.61 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.888 in 2000 to 1.894 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 18.47 in 2010 to 11.09 in 2023.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Qatar?
No current reading is published for Qatar on Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership and Smartphone Ownership. 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 14 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
Qatar’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Qatar (banner) — Haakon S. Krohn derivative work: JamesA, 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). Qatar: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/qatar/digital