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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Slovakia: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Slovakia is placed 86th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.661 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 48.55 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
86th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.661GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 48.55Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.799Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 44.99Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Slovakia 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.
0.661
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Slovakia: 0.661. 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
- Austria 0.929 · Czechia 0.863 · Hungary 0.854 · Poland 0.67 · Ukraine 0.866
48.55
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 73rd of 195 by Oxford Insights
Slovakia: 48.55. 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
- Austria 69.72 · Czechia 64.56 · Hungary 63.17 · Poland 69.14 · 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
-0.799
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Slovakia: -0.799. 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
- Austria -0.083 · Czechia 1.604 · Hungary 1.277 · Poland 2.563 · 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
44.99
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Slovakia: 44.99. 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
- Austria 41.28 · Czechia 46.12 · Hungary 42.62 · Poland 47.9 · Ukraine 57.72
02Over time
Which way Slovakia 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
SlovakiaWorld median
Slovakia fell from 58.16 in 2020 to 48.55 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Slovakia World median 2025 49 40.2 2024 64 43.3 2023 61 41.4 2022 51 40.3 2021 62 44.1 2020 58 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
SlovakiaWorld median
Slovakia fell from -0.628 in 2000 to -0.799 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Slovakia World median 2025 -0.80 0.20 2024 -0.29 0.11 2023 0.64 0.14 2022 0.61 0.16 2021 0.50 0.12 2020 0.35 0.12 2019 0.35 0.10 2018 -0.08 -0.05 2017 -0.24 -0.08 2016 -0.24 -0.10 2015 -0.24 -0.17 2014 -0.63 -0.21 2013 -0.63 -0.21 2012 -0.63 -0.25 2011 -0.63 -0.32 2010 -0.63 -0.31 2009 -0.63 -0.50 2008 -0.63 -0.51 2007 -0.63 -0.51 2006 -0.63 -0.55 2005 -0.63 -0.55 2004 -0.63 -0.55 2003 -0.63 -0.55 2002 -0.63 -0.51 2001 -0.63 -0.51 2000 -0.63 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
SlovakiaWorld median
Slovakia rose from 23.12 in 2010 to 44.99 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Slovakia World median 2024 45.0 25.42 2023 43.0 26.03 2022 39.0 26.04 2021 44.4 29.80 2020 44.6 29.47 2019 35.8 18.36 2018 36.3 20.09 2017 36.7 18.32 2016 33.3 18.15 2015 33.0 19.57 2014 33.5 21.00 2013 34.1 20.50 2012 31.0 19.56 2011 24.0 19.21 2010 23.1 19.88
03In context
Slovakia 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.
Slovakia 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechia | 22nd | 0.863 | 64.56 | 1.604 | 46.12 |
 Ukraine | =23rd | 0.866 | 60.84 | 1.158 | 57.72 |
 Poland | =28th | 0.67 | 69.14 | 2.563 | 47.9 |
 Hungary | 32nd | 0.854 | 63.17 | 1.277 | 42.62 |
 Austria | 46th | 0.929 | 69.72 | -0.083 | 41.28 |
| Slovakia | 86th | 0.661 | 48.55 | -0.799 | 44.99 |
“—”: 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 Slovakia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Slovakia is ahead of the world, and behind
20 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 median15
Statistics on which Slovakia does better than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5052.0970.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Slovakia: 2.097 · 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 10th of 176 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.97510.220.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Slovakia: 10.22 · 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 15th of 119 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.0620.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Slovakia: 0.062 · 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 110th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2294.6164.22No earlier reading
Slovakia: 94.61 · 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 1.0231.8351.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Slovakia: 1.835 · 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 28th of 176 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47417.937.474▲ Improved since 2014
Slovakia: 17.93 · 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 22nd of 118 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6896.8391.68No earlier reading
Slovakia: 96.83 · 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 26th of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.7420.485No real change since 2013
Slovakia: 0.742 · 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 34th of 170 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2016
Slovakia: 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.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4527.115.45No real change since 2025
Slovakia: 27.1 · 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 62.3978.5262.39No earlier reading
Slovakia: 78.52 · 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 48th of 181 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3522.9732.35No earlier reading
Slovakia: 22.97 · 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 117th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0587.7783.05No earlier reading
Slovakia: 87.77 · 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 48th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7882.5578.78No earlier reading
Slovakia: 82.55 · 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 57th of 140 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.078-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Slovakia: -0.078 · 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 86th 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.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670212,89484,670No real change since 2020
Slovakia: 212,894 · 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 0.961.430.96No earlier reading
Slovakia: 1.43 · 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 RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,454365,227141,454Moved since 2020
Slovakia: 365,227 · 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 148,714306,518148,714No real change since 2020
Slovakia: 306,518 · 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 5.6014.8375.601Moved since 2014
Slovakia: 4.837 · 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 Slovakia
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“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 Slovakia’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Slovakia’s 16th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Risk & Resilience18th of 1934/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture20th of 1843/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade20th of 1772/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation22nd of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 26th of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital31st of 1963/3 keys
- Gender & Equality39th of 1834/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 35th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing44th of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions44th of 1944/4 keys
- Energy40th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties56th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour53rd of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Security54th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability75th of 1864/4 keys
- Digital & Technology86th of 1984/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Slovakia 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
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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 Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Czechia22nd4/4 keysThis page
Slovakia86th4/4 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
Slovakia 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 Slovakia rank on digital & technology?
Slovakia is placed 86th 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 Slovakia?
0.661 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 Slovakia?
48.55 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Slovakia compare with Poland on digital & technology?
Poland is placed joint 28th of 198, and Slovakia 86th. GovTech Maturity Index: Poland 0.67, Slovakia 0.661; Government AI Readiness Index: Poland 69.14, Slovakia 48.55; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Poland 2.563, Slovakia -0.799; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Poland 47.9, Slovakia 44.99.
How have Slovakia’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 58.16 in 2020 to 48.55 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from -0.628 in 2000 to -0.799 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 23.12 in 2010 to 44.99 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Slovakia?
No current reading is published for Slovakia on Made or Received a Digital Payment. 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 20 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
Slovakia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Slovakia (banner) — József Süveg derivative work: Danapit, 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). Slovakia: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/slovakia/digital