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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Spain: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Spain is placed joint 11th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.891 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 74.22 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint11th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.891GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 74.22Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 2.006Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 37.53Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Spain 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.
0.891
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Spain: 0.891. 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 Southern Europe
- 0.977 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- Andorra 0.39 · France 0.824 · Portugal 0.9
74.22
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 13th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Spain: 74.22. 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 Southern Europe
- 74.22 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Andorra 41.51 · France 80.81 · Portugal 66.09
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2.006
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Spain: 2.006. 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 Southern Europe
- 2.006 Spain
- Land neighbours
- France 1.96 · Portugal 1.571
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
37.53
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Spain: 37.53. 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 Southern Europe
- 57.65 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- France 52.58 · Portugal 27.97
02Over time
Which way Spain 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
SpainWorld median
Spain rose from 68.04 in 2020 to 74.22 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Spain World median 2025 74.2 40.2 2024 69.3 43.3 2023 67.5 41.4 2022 67.8 40.3 2021 67.7 44.1 2020 68.0 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
SpainWorld median
Spain rose from 1.243 in 2000 to 2.006 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Spain World median 2025 2.01 0.20 2024 2.01 0.11 2023 2.01 0.14 2022 2.01 0.16 2021 1.96 0.12 2020 1.83 0.12 2019 1.83 0.10 2018 1.71 -0.05 2017 1.71 -0.08 2016 1.71 -0.10 2015 1.66 -0.17 2014 1.66 -0.21 2013 1.66 -0.21 2012 1.66 -0.25 2011 1.24 -0.32 2010 1.24 -0.31 2009 1.24 -0.50 2008 1.24 -0.51 2007 1.24 -0.51 2006 1.24 -0.55 2005 1.24 -0.55 2004 1.24 -0.55 2003 1.24 -0.55 2002 1.24 -0.51 2001 1.24 -0.51 2000 1.24 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
SpainWorld median
Spain rose from 30.39 in 2010 to 37.53 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Spain World median 2024 37.5 25.42 2023 37.8 26.03 2022 37.4 26.04 2021 48.3 29.80 2020 53.6 29.47 2019 32.1 18.36 2018 30.8 20.09 2017 31.0 18.32 2016 32.0 18.15 2015 31.4 19.57 2014 31.3 21.00 2013 28.9 20.50 2012 31.9 19.56 2011 31.8 19.21 2010 30.4 19.88
03In context
Spain 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.
Spain 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | =9th | 0.824 | 80.81 | 1.96 | 52.58 |
| Spain | =11th | 0.891 | 74.22 | 2.006 | 37.53 |
 Portugalcompare | 36th | 0.9 | 66.09 | 1.571 | 27.97 |
 Andorra | 113th | 0.39 | 41.51 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern 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 Spain in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Spain 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 Spain does better than the middle country measured.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0232.0811.023No real change since 2015
Spain: 2.081 · 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 1st of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4545.115.45No real change since 2025
Spain: 45.1 · 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.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0596.5283.05No earlier reading
Spain: 96.52 · 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 9th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7892.2178.78No earlier reading
Spain: 92.21 · 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 12th of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.8380.485No real change since 2013
Spain: 0.838 · 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 22nd of 170 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1141.61-0.114No real change since 2015
Spain: 1.61 · 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 23rd of 176 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6897.4891.68No earlier reading
Spain: 97.48 · 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 20th of 140 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3987.7862.39No earlier reading
Spain: 87.78 · 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 26th of 181 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2293.8664.22No earlier reading
Spain: 93.86 · 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 98.6610098.66No real change since 2016
Spain: 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.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.5310.505▲ Improved since 2015
Spain: 1.531 · 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 44th of 176 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4749.4937.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Spain: 9.493 · 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 49th of 118 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9751.560.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Spain: 1.56 · 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 52nd of 119 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.1810.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Spain: 0.181 · 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 74th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3530.9832.35No earlier reading
Spain: 30.98 · 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 86th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,7144,906,180148,714No real change since 2020
Spain: 4,906,180 · 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 RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,4546,144,295141,454No real change since 2020
Spain: 6,144,295 · 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 DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6702,802,08584,670No real change since 2020
Spain: 2,802,085 · 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 0.962.690.96No earlier reading
Spain: 2.69 · 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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.685.601Moved since 2014
Spain: 5.68 · 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 Spain
Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2021). 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 Spain’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Spain’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technologyjoint 11th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 12th of 1834/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing14th of 2003/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation16th of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 23rd of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 27th of 1963/3 keys
- Energy25th of 1653/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge34th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 38th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade35th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience51st of 1934/4 keys
- Peace & Security48th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 50th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality54th of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labour77th of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability111th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Spain 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 Southern Europe
Spain=11th4/4 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
Spain 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 Spain rank on digital & technology?
Spain is placed joint 11th 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 Spain?
0.891 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 Spain?
74.22 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Spain compare with France on digital & technology?
France is placed joint 9th of 198, and Spain joint 11th. GovTech Maturity Index: France 0.824, Spain 0.891; Government AI Readiness Index: France 80.81, Spain 74.22; Government Cyber Security Capacity: France 1.96, Spain 2.006; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: France 52.58, Spain 37.53.
How have Spain’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 68.04 in 2020 to 74.22 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 1.243 in 2000 to 2.006 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 30.39 in 2010 to 37.53 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Spain?
No current reading is published for Spain 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
Spain’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Spain (banner) — Poco a poco derivative work: Jjtkk, 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). Spain: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/spain/digital