Photo: Madalin Pentelie · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Romania: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Romania is placed joint 68th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.602 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 56.73 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint68th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.602GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 56.73Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.057Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 50.49Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Romania 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.
0.602
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Romania: 0.602. 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 Eastern Europe
- 0.96 Russia
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 0.762 · Hungary 0.854 · Moldova 0.854 · Serbia 0.977 · Ukraine 0.866
56.73
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 57th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Romania: 56.73. 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 Eastern Europe
- 69.14 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 56.6 · Hungary 63.17 · Moldova 50.59 · Serbia 60.96 · Ukraine 60.84
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.057
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Romania: 0.057. 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 Eastern Europe
- 2.563 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria -0.182 · Hungary 1.277 · Moldova 0.858 · Serbia 0.11 · Ukraine 1.158
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
50.49
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Romania: 50.49. 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 Eastern Europe
- 57.72 Ukraine
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 52.48 · Hungary 42.62 · Moldova 36.38 · Serbia 57.65 · Ukraine 57.72
02Over time
Which way Romania 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
RomaniaWorld median
Romania rose from 50.78 in 2020 to 56.73 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Romania World median 2025 56.7 40.2 2024 58.1 43.3 2023 52.3 41.4 2022 53.3 40.3 2021 53.2 44.1 2020 50.8 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
RomaniaWorld median
Romania fell from 0.602 in 2000 to 0.057 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Romania World median 2025 0.06 0.20 2024 0.06 0.11 2023 0.82 0.14 2022 0.82 0.16 2021 1.83 0.12 2020 1.83 0.12 2019 1.29 0.10 2018 1.29 -0.05 2017 1.29 -0.08 2016 1.29 -0.10 2015 1.29 -0.17 2014 1.06 -0.21 2013 1.06 -0.21 2012 1.06 -0.25 2011 1.06 -0.32 2010 1.06 -0.31 2009 0.65 -0.50 2008 0.60 -0.51 2007 0.60 -0.51 2006 0.60 -0.55 2005 0.60 -0.55 2004 0.60 -0.55 2003 0.60 -0.55 2002 0.60 -0.51 2001 0.60 -0.51 2000 0.60 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
RomaniaWorld median
Romania rose from 40.39 in 2010 to 50.49 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Romania World median 2024 50.494 25.42 2023 49.681 26.03 2022 49.044 26.04 2021 49.954 29.80 2020 51.324 29.47 2019 43.477 18.36 2018 42.425 20.09 2017 39.892 18.32 2016 40.424 18.15 2015 38.215 19.57 2014 38.179 21.00 2013 37.876 20.50 2012 42.421 19.56 2011 38.489 19.21 2010 40.393 19.88
03In context
Romania 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.
Romania 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ukraine | =23rd | 0.8656 | 60.84 | 1.158 | 57.72 |
 Hungary | 32nd | 0.8536 | 63.17 | 1.277 | 42.62 |
 Serbia | =34th | 0.9767 | 60.96 | 0.11 | 57.65 |
 Moldova | 51st | 0.8539 | 50.59 | 0.858 | 36.38 |
 Bulgaria | 64th | 0.7621 | 56.6 | -0.182 | 52.48 |
| Romania | =68th | 0.6024 | 56.73 | 0.057 | 50.49 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Romania in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Romania 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 median12
Statistics on which Romania does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47422.467.474▲ Improved since 2014
Romania: 22.46 · 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 14th of 118 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3513.632.35No earlier reading
Romania: 13.6 · 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 140th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1141.229-0.114No real change since 2015
Romania: 1.229 · 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 37th of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2290.5164.22No earlier reading
Romania: 90.51 · 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 Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.7431.023▲ Improved since 2015
Romania: 1.743 · 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 44th of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.6890.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Romania: 0.689 · 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 46th of 170 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6895.2391.68No earlier reading
Romania: 95.23 · 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 40th of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6563.6151.65▲ Improved since 2014
Romania: 63.61 · 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 30th of 98 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9753.080.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Romania: 3.08 · 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 37th of 119 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.451815.45No real change since 2025
Romania: 18 · 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.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5050.5820.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Romania: 0.582 · 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 84th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3963.6662.39No earlier reading
Romania: 63.66 · 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 88th of 181 · derived.
Behind the world median2
Statistics on which Romania does worse than the middle country measured.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7874.5678.78No earlier reading
Romania: 74.56 · 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 75th of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0576.9483.05No earlier reading
Romania: 76.94 · 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 88th of 140 · 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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670795,52784,670Moved since 2020
Romania: 795,527 · 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 141,4541,538,575141,454No real change since 2020
Romania: 1,538,575 · 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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6017.2515.601Moved since 2014
Romania: 7.251 · 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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,714892,717148,714Moved since 2020
Romania: 892,717 · 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 0.961.370.96No earlier reading
Romania: 1.37 · 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 Romania
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index and Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching. 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 Romania’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Romania’s 9th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculturejoint 23rd of 1844/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions43rd of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation43rd of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality48th of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital53rd of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 44th of 1593/3 keys
- Energy46th of 1653/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 66th of 1934/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 68th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade66th of 1774/4 keys
- Peace & Security66th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 79th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 78th of 1864/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing85th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge129th of 1983/4 keys
- Work & Labour122nd of 1824/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Romania 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 Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Czechia22nd4/4 keysThis page
Romania=68th4/4 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
Romania 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 Romania rank on digital & technology?
Romania is placed joint 68th 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 Romania?
0.602 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 Romania?
56.73 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Romania compare with Ukraine on digital & technology?
Ukraine is placed joint 23rd of 198, and Romania joint 68th. GovTech Maturity Index: Ukraine 0.866, Romania 0.602; Government AI Readiness Index: Ukraine 60.84, Romania 56.73; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Ukraine 1.158, Romania 0.057; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Ukraine 57.72, Romania 50.49.
How have Romania’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 50.78 in 2020 to 56.73 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from 0.602 in 2000 to 0.057 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 40.39 in 2010 to 50.49 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Romania?
No current reading is published for Romania on Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index 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 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
Romania’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Romania (banner) — Madalin Pentelie, CC0
- 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). Romania: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/romania/digital