Photo: File: Bsm15 derivative work: Lkcl it · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Republic of the Congo: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Republic of the Congo is placed joint 155th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.165 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 18.6 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
joint155th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.165GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 18.6Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.94Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 37.94Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Republic of the Congo 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.
0.165
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Republic of the Congo: 0.165. 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 Middle Africa
- 0.593 Angola
- Land neighbours
- Angola 0.593 · Central African Republic 0.187 · Cameroon 0.378 · DR Congo 0.393 · Gabon 0.258
18.6
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 178th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Republic of the Congo: 18.6. 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 Middle Africa
- 34.91 Cameroon
- Land neighbours
- Angola 27.09 · Central African Republic 12.8 · Cameroon 34.91 · DR Congo 25.62 · Gabon 28.41
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.94
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Republic of the Congo: -0.94. 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 Middle Africa
- 0.383 Gabon
- Land neighbours
- Angola -0.295 · Central African Republic -1.238 · Cameroon -1.244 · DR Congo -0.869 · Gabon 0.383
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
37.94
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Republic of the Congo: 37.94. 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 Middle Africa
- 37.94 Republic of the Congo
- Land neighbours
- Angola 29.98 · Cameroon 33.2 · DR Congo 2.36 · Gabon 30.28
02Over time
Which way Republic of the Congo 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
Republic of the CongoWorld median
Republic of the Congo fell from 30.65 in 2020 to 18.6 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Republic of the Congo World median 2025 19 40.2 2024 25 43.3 2023 24 41.4 2022 26 40.3 2021 30 44.1 2020 31 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
Republic of the CongoWorld median
Republic of the Congo fell from -0.893 in 2000 to -0.94 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Republic of the Congo World median 2025 -0.94 0.20 2024 -0.94 0.11 2023 -0.94 0.14 2022 -0.94 0.16 2021 -0.94 0.12 2020 -1.68 0.12 2019 -1.63 0.10 2018 -0.75 -0.05 2017 -0.75 -0.08 2016 -0.75 -0.10 2015 -0.75 -0.17 2014 -0.75 -0.21 2013 -0.75 -0.21 2012 -0.75 -0.25 2011 -0.75 -0.32 2010 -0.75 -0.31 2009 -0.75 -0.50 2008 -0.75 -0.51 2007 -0.75 -0.51 2006 -0.75 -0.55 2005 -0.75 -0.55 2004 -0.75 -0.55 2003 -0.75 -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
Republic of the CongoWorld median
Republic of the Congo rose from 11.1 in 2010 to 37.94 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Republic of the Congo World median 2024 37.9431 25.42 2023 37.9464 26.03 2022 37.9456 26.04 2021 38.4562 29.80 2020 38.9621 29.47 2019 26.5465 18.36 2018 — 20.09 2017 — 18.32 2016 10.6840 18.15 2015 11.8307 19.57 2014 10.5484 21.00 2013 13.4500 20.50 2012 14.4997 19.56 2011 20.9291 19.21 2010 11.1007 19.88
03In context
Republic of the Congo 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.
Republic of the Congo 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola | =106th | 0.593 | 27.09 | -0.295 | 29.98 |
 Gabon | 114th | 0.258 | 28.41 | 0.383 | 30.28 |
 Cameroon | 127th | 0.378 | 34.91 | -1.244 | 33.2 |
| Republic of the Congo | =155th | 0.165 | 18.6 | -0.94 | 37.94 |
 DR Congo | 166th | 0.393 | 25.62 | -0.869 | 2.36 |
 Central African Republic | 192nd | 0.187 | 12.8 | -1.238 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Republic of the Congo in the topic’s list.
Laos153rd
Myanmar154th
Macau=155th- Republic of the Congo=155th
Barbados157th
Lesotho158th
Tonga159th
04Context, no vote
Where Republic of the Congo is ahead of the world, and behind
17 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 Republic of the Congo does better than the middle country measured.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.1770.206▲ Improved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 0.177 · 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 76th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6554.1751.65▲ Improved since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 54.17 · 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 44th of 98 · derived.
Behind the world median11
Statistics on which Republic of the Congo does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3532.532.35No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 32.5 · 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 81st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.922-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: -0.922 · 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 123rd of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3110.485▲ Improved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 0.311 · 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 129th of 170 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-0.7711.023▲ Improved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: -0.771 · 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 138th of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.459.115.45No real change since 2025
Republic of the Congo: 9.1 · 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.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3934.4162.39No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 34.41 · 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 151st of 181 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2224.3364.22No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 24.33 · 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 0.505-1.210.505▲ Improved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: -1.21 · 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 149th of 176 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0533.9583.05No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 33.95 · 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 127th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6873.2391.68No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 73.23 · 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 128th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7826.5878.78No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 26.58 · 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 130th of 140 · 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 84,67018,24384,670Moved since 2020
Republic of the Congo: 18,243 · 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 141,45423,272141,454Moved since 2020
Republic of the Congo: 23,272 · 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 148,71419,093148,714Moved since 2021
Republic of the Congo: 19,093 · 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 0.960.240.96No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 0.24 · 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 Republic of the Congo
ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2021), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and 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 Republic of the Congo’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Republic of the Congo’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability5th of 1863/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade114th of 1773/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 137th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital153rd of 1962/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 155th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing158th of 2003/4 keys
- Gender & Equality145th of 1833/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation142nd of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge164th of 1983/4 keys
- Energyjoint 137th of 1652/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 169th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience168th of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions175th of 1944/4 keys
- Work & Labour170th of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 176th of 1843/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: 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 Republic of the Congo 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 Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Middle Africa
Angola=106th4/4 keysThis page
Republic of the Congo=155th4/4 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
Republic of the Congo 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 Republic of the Congo rank on digital & technology?
Republic of the Congo is placed joint 155th 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 Republic of the Congo?
0.165 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 Republic of the Congo?
18.6 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Republic of the Congo compare with DR Congo on digital & technology?
DR Congo is placed 166th of 198, and Republic of the Congo joint 155th. GovTech Maturity Index: DR Congo 0.393, Republic of the Congo 0.165; Government AI Readiness Index: DR Congo 25.62, Republic of the Congo 18.6; Government Cyber Security Capacity: DR Congo -0.869, Republic of the Congo -0.94; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: DR Congo 2.36, Republic of the Congo 37.94.
How have Republic of the Congo’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 30.65 in 2020 to 18.6 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from -0.893 in 2000 to -0.94 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 11.1 in 2010 to 37.94 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Republic of the Congo?
No current reading is published for Republic of the Congo on ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, 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 17 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
Republic of the Congo’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Republic of the Congo (banner) — File: Bsm15 derivative work: Lkcl it, 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). Republic of the Congo: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/republic-of-the-congo/digital