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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Rwanda: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Rwanda is placed 83rd of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.829 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 48.54 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
83rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.829GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 48.54Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.619Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 6.894Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Rwanda 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.
0.829
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Rwanda: 0.829. 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 Africa
- 0.944 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 0.413 · DR Congo 0.393 · Tanzania 0.88 · Uganda 0.792
48.54
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 74th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Rwanda: 48.54. 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 Africa
- 52.76 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 17.22 · DR Congo 25.62 · Tanzania 41.45 · Uganda 35.76
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.619
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Rwanda: 0.619. 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 Africa
- 2.223 Ethiopia
- Land neighbours
- Burundi -1.523 · DR Congo -0.869 · Tanzania 0.35 · Uganda -0.107
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
6.894
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Rwanda: 6.894. 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 Africa
- 66.72 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 34.01 · DR Congo 2.36 · Uganda 12.09
02Over time
Which way Rwanda 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
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda rose from 39.57 in 2020 to 48.54 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2025 48.5 40.2 2024 51.3 43.3 2023 45.4 41.4 2022 40.2 40.3 2021 35.2 44.1 2020 39.6 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda rose from 0.438 in 2000 to 0.619 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2025 0.62 0.20 2024 0.62 0.11 2023 0.62 0.14 2022 0.62 0.16 2021 0.83 0.12 2020 0.83 0.12 2019 0.83 0.10 2018 0.83 -0.05 2017 0.83 -0.08 2016 0.83 -0.10 2015 0.57 -0.17 2014 0.57 -0.21 2013 0.57 -0.21 2012 0.57 -0.25 2011 0.57 -0.32 2010 0.57 -0.31 2009 0.44 -0.50 2008 0.44 -0.51 2007 0.44 -0.51 2006 0.44 -0.55 2005 0.44 -0.55 2004 0.44 -0.55 2003 0.44 -0.55 2002 0.44 -0.51 2001 0.44 -0.51 2000 0.44 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda fell from 7.841 in 2010 to 6.894 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2024 6.89 25.42 2023 5.71 26.03 2022 5.12 26.04 2021 8.25 29.80 2020 6.75 29.47 2019 3.59 18.36 2018 3.89 20.09 2017 4.27 18.32 2016 3.90 18.15 2015 4.72 19.57 2014 5.25 21.00 2013 6.49 20.50 2012 5.90 19.56 2011 5.76 19.21 2010 7.84 19.88
03In context
Rwanda 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.
Rwanda 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tanzania | 63rd | 0.88 | 41.45 | 0.35 | — |
| Rwanda | 83rd | 0.829 | 48.54 | 0.619 | 6.894 |
 Uganda | 104th | 0.792 | 35.76 | -0.107 | 12.09 |
 Burundi | 149th | 0.413 | 17.22 | -1.523 | 34.01 |
 DR Congo | 166th | 0.393 | 25.62 | -0.869 | 2.36 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern 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 Rwanda in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Rwanda is ahead of the world, and behind
15 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 Rwanda does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3527.5532.35No earlier reading
Rwanda: 27.55 · 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 99th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.162-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Rwanda: 0.162 · 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 74th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Rwanda does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0230.6931.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Rwanda: 0.693 · 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 101st of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2244.164.22No earlier reading
Rwanda: 44.1 · 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.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6659.4498.66▲ Improved since 2016
Rwanda: 59.44 · 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.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3942.6162.39No earlier reading
Rwanda: 42.61 · 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 138th of 181 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3070.485▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 0.307 · 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 130th of 170 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.370.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Rwanda: 0.37 · 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 19th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-1.5670.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Rwanda: -1.567 · 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 161st of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.457.615.45No real change since 2025
Rwanda: 7.6 · 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.
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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6018.2045.601Moved since 2017
Rwanda: 8.204 · 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 RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,454371,408141,454Moved since 2020
Rwanda: 371,408 · 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 148,714270,617148,714Moved since 2020
Rwanda: 270,617 · 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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67087,85784,670Moved since 2020
Rwanda: 87,857 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.960.20.96No earlier reading
Rwanda: 0.2 · 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 Rwanda
ICT Goods Exports (last 2022), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2017), 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 Rwanda’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Rwanda’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability35th of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality60th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy62nd of 1652/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions81st of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology83rd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge100th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience135th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 125th of 1763/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 128th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties153rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing164th of 2003/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 151st of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 168th of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 158th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality140th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: 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 Rwanda 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 Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysThis page
Rwanda83rd4/4 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
Rwanda 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 Rwanda rank on digital & technology?
Rwanda is placed 83rd 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 Rwanda?
0.829 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 Rwanda?
48.54 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Rwanda compare with DR Congo on digital & technology?
DR Congo is placed 166th of 198, and Rwanda 83rd. GovTech Maturity Index: DR Congo 0.393, Rwanda 0.829; Government AI Readiness Index: DR Congo 25.62, Rwanda 48.54; Government Cyber Security Capacity: DR Congo -0.869, Rwanda 0.619; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: DR Congo 2.36, Rwanda 6.894.
How have Rwanda’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 39.57 in 2020 to 48.54 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.438 in 2000 to 0.619 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 7.841 in 2010 to 6.894 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Rwanda?
No current reading is published for Rwanda on 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 15 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
Rwanda’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Rwanda (banner) — Peace Batuma, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 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). Rwanda: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/rwanda/digital