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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Sudan: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Sudan is placed joint 178th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.143 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 16.21 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint178th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Sudan 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.
0.143
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Sudan: 0.143. 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 Northern Africa
- 0.911 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 0.187 · Egypt 0.911 · Eritrea 0.027 · Ethiopia 0.643 · Libya 0.204 · South Sudan 0.163 · Chad 0.106
16.21
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 186th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Sudan: 16.21. 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 Northern Africa
- 59.1 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 12.8 · Egypt 59.1 · Eritrea 12.7 · Ethiopia 41.58 · Libya 28.38 · South Sudan 12.2 · Chad 18.31
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.516
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Sudan: -0.516. 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 Northern Africa
- 2.662 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic -1.238 · Egypt 2.662 · Eritrea -0.731 · Ethiopia 2.223 · Libya -2.065 · South Sudan -1.436 · Chad -0.307
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Sudan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Northern Africa
- 24.97 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 14.59 · Ethiopia 6.043 · Chad 5.844
02Over time
Which way Sudan 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
SudanWorld median
Sudan fell from 26.35 in 2020 to 16.21 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Sudan World median 2025 16.2 40.2 2024 24.6 43.3 2023 24.5 41.4 2022 22.6 40.3 2021 25.9 44.1 2020 26.4 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
SudanWorld median
Sudan fell from -0.499 in 2000 to -0.516 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Sudan World median 2025 -0.52 0.20 2024 -0.52 0.11 2023 -0.52 0.14 2022 -0.57 0.16 2021 -0.68 0.12 2020 -0.61 0.12 2019 -0.50 0.10 2018 -0.50 -0.05 2017 -0.50 -0.08 2016 -0.50 -0.10 2015 -0.50 -0.17 2014 -0.50 -0.21 2013 -0.50 -0.21 2012 -0.50 -0.25 2011 -0.50 -0.32 2010 -0.50 -0.31 2009 -0.50 -0.50 2008 -0.50 -0.51 2007 -0.50 -0.51 2006 -0.50 -0.55 2005 -0.50 -0.55 2004 -0.50 -0.55 2003 -0.50 -0.55 2002 -0.50 -0.51 2001 -0.50 -0.51 2000 -0.50 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
SudanWorld median
Sudan fell from 4.365 in 2012 to 0.476 in 2022; the world median went from 19.56 to 26.04.
Every year’s figures
Year Sudan World median 2024 — 25.42 2023 — 26.03 2022 0.5 26.04 2021 1.7 29.80 2020 2.4 29.47 2019 1.0 18.36 2018 0.2 20.09 2017 3.6 18.32 2016 3.7 18.15 2015 1.5 19.57 2014 2.5 21.00 2013 2.9 20.50 2012 4.4 19.56 2011 — 19.21 2010 — 19.88
03In context
Sudan 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.
Sudan 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt | =47th | 0.911 | 59.1 | 2.662 | 14.59 |
 Ethiopia | =87th | 0.643 | 41.58 | 2.223 | 6.043 |
 Libya | =174th | 0.204 | 28.38 | -2.065 | — |
 Chad | 177th | 0.106 | 18.31 | -0.307 | 5.844 |
| Sudan | =178th | 0.143 | 16.21 | -0.516 | — |
 Eritrea | 190th | 0.027 | 12.7 | -0.731 | — |
 Central African Republic | 192nd | 0.187 | 12.8 | -1.238 | — |
 South Sudancompare | 197th | 0.163 | 12.2 | -1.436 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern 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 Sudan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Sudan is ahead of the world, and behind
10 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 median1
Statistics on which Sudan does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3964.6962.39No earlier reading
Sudan: 64.69 · 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 81st of 181 · derived.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Sudan does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-1.3790.505▲ Improved since 2015
Sudan: -1.379 · 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 155th of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.45815.45No real change since 2025
Sudan: 8 · 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 Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-2.164-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Sudan: -2.164 · 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 159th of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.1140.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Sudan: 0.114 · 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 163rd of 170 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.5210.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Sudan: 0.521 · 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 6th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-3.5471.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Sudan: -3.547 · 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 176th of 176 · derived.
No better end3
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 84,67049,73284,670Moved since 2020
Sudan: 49,732 · 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 141,45443,583141,454Moved since 2020
Sudan: 43,583 · 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 148,71427,156148,714Moved since 2020
Sudan: 27,156 · 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 Sudan
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2022), Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, ICT Goods Exports (last 2018), ICT Services Exports (last 2022), Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2014), Mobile Phone Ownership, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2015) 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 Sudan’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Sudan’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy24th of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality94th of 1592/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 126th of 1864/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital176th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 178th of 1983/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 160th of 1774/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing185th of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties184th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 190th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade170th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions187th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience188th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation173rd of 1762/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture182nd of 1842/4 keys
- Gender & Equality182nd of 1833/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour: 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 Sudan 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 Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Egypt=47th4/4 keysThis page
Sudan=178th3/4 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
Sudan 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 Sudan rank on digital & technology?
Sudan is placed joint 178th 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 Government Cyber Security Capacity). 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 Sudan?
0.143 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 Sudan?
16.21 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Sudan compare with Ethiopia on digital & technology?
Ethiopia is placed joint 87th of 198, and Sudan joint 178th. GovTech Maturity Index: Ethiopia 0.643, Sudan 0.143; Government AI Readiness Index: Ethiopia 41.58, Sudan 16.21; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Ethiopia 2.223, Sudan -0.516.
How have Sudan’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 26.35 in 2020 to 16.21 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from -0.499 in 2000 to -0.516 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 4.365 in 2012 to 0.476 in 2022.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Sudan?
No current reading is published for Sudan on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, 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, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes 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 10 statistics on this page come from 6 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
Sudan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Sudan (banner) — Retlaw Snellac derivative work: JamesA, CC BY 2.0
- 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). Sudan: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/sudan/digital