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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Saint Lucia: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Saint Lucia is placed 170th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.353 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 26.66 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
170th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Saint Lucia 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.
0.353
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Saint Lucia: 0.353. 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 Caribbean
- 0.823 Dominican Republic
26.66
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 142nd of 195 by Oxford Insights
Saint Lucia: 26.66. 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 Caribbean
- 43.73 Dominican Republic
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg publishes no 2025 figure for Saint Lucia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Caribbean
- 0.601 Cuba
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
1.991
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Saint Lucia: 1.991. 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 Caribbean
- 29.34 Dominica
02Over time
Which way Saint Lucia 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
Saint LuciaWorld median
Saint Lucia fell from 35.04 in 2020 to 26.66 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Saint Lucia World median 2025 26.7 40.2 2024 39.1 43.3 2023 36.5 41.4 2022 35.9 40.3 2021 36.6 44.1 2020 35.0 39.6 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
Saint LuciaWorld median
Saint Lucia fell from 3.643 in 2010 to 1.991 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Saint Lucia World median 2024 1.99 25.42 2023 2.28 26.03 2022 2.43 26.04 2021 3.79 29.80 2020 5.66 29.47 2019 2.30 18.36 2018 2.49 20.09 2017 2.90 18.32 2016 3.04 18.15 2015 3.02 19.57 2014 3.25 21.00 2013 3.35 20.50 2012 3.89 19.56 2011 4.12 19.21 2010 3.64 19.88
03In context
Saint Lucia 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.
Saint Lucia and Caribbean
Saint Lucia has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominican Republic | 92nd | 0.823 | 43.73 | 0.27 | 9.257 |
 Cuba | =106th | 0.432 | 27.92 | 0.601 | — |
 Jamaica | 125th | 0.543 | 40.09 | -0.104 | 5.27 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 139th | 0.459 | 32.73 | -1.219 | 18.18 |
 Dominica | 145th | 0.322 | 19.76 | — | 29.34 |
 Bahamas | =150th | 0.502 | 31.18 | — | 3.072 |
 Barbados | 157th | 0.318 | 23.33 | -0.322 | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 168th | 0.194 | 25.04 | — | 7.61 |
| Saint Lucia | 170th | 0.353 | 26.66 | — | 1.991 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | =174th | 0.339 | 21.5 | — | 5.263 |
 Haiti | =178th | 0.138 | 14.94 | -2.507 | 23.95 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 180th | 0.288 | 20.85 | — | 5.979 |
 Grenada | 187th | 0.306 | 19.36 | — | 4.172 |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | — | — | 3.882 |
 Aruba | not placed | — | — | — | 4.048 |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | — | — | — | 19.4 |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | — | — | 12.34 |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | — | — | — | 7.116 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
- Dominican Republic92nd
- Cuba=106th
- Jamaica125th
- Trinidad and Tobago139th
- Dominica145th
- Bahamas=150th
- Barbados157th
- Antigua and Barbuda168th
- Saint Lucia170th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines=174th
- Haiti=178th
- Saint Kitts and Nevis180th
- Grenada187th
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Saint Lucia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Saint Lucia is ahead of the world, and behind
8 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.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Saint Lucia does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3958.9262.39No earlier reading
Saint Lucia: 58.92 · 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 103rd of 181 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3770.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Saint Lucia: 0.377 · 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 111th of 170 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3540.5632.35No earlier reading
Saint Lucia: 40.56 · 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 57th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2242.364.22No earlier reading
Saint Lucia: 42.3 · 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.
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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6016.7275.601No earlier reading
Saint Lucia: 6.727 · 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 DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6704,28384,670No real change since 2020
Saint Lucia: 4,283 · 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 141,4544,602141,454No real change since 2020
Saint Lucia: 4,602 · 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 148,7143,829148,714No earlier reading
Saint Lucia: 3,829 · 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.
No current reading for Saint Lucia
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity, Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic), Government Internet Shutdowns, Government Social Media Censorship, ICT Goods Exports (last 2020), ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2023) 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 Saint Lucia’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Saint Lucia’s 14th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Risk & Resilience23rd of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 23rd of 1842/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation34th of 1762/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 47th of 1982/4 keys
- Gender & Equality45th of 1832/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions66th of 1943/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality60th of 1593/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge97th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour91st of 1824/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 110th of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing121st of 2002/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 121st of 1864/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 126th of 1772/4 keys
- Digital & Technology170th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy152nd of 1652/3 keys
No standing on Peace & Security: 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 Saint Lucia 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 keysHighest in Caribbean
Dominican Republic92nd4/4 keysThis page
Saint Lucia170th3/4 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
Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia rank on digital & technology?
Saint Lucia is placed 170th 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 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 Saint Lucia?
0.353 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 Saint Lucia?
26.66 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How have Saint Lucia’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 35.04 in 2020 to 26.66 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 3.643 in 2010 to 1.991 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Saint Lucia?
No current reading is published for Saint Lucia on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity, Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic), Government Internet Shutdowns, Government Social Media Censorship, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching 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 8 statistics on this page come from 4 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
Saint Lucia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Saint Lucia (banner) — Mjr74, 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). Saint Lucia: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/saint-lucia/digital