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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Suriname: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Suriname is placed joint 160th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.325 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 18.37 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint160th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.325GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 18.37Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -1.199Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 27.17Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Suriname 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.
0.325
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Suriname: 0.325. 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 South America
- 0.986 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 0.986 · France 0.824 · Guyana 0.379
18.37
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 181st of 195 by Oxford Insights
Suriname: 18.37. 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 South America
- 69.55 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 69.55 · France 80.81 · Guyana 25.47
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-1.199
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Suriname: -1.199. 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 South America
- 1.601 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 1.422 · France 1.96 · Guyana -1.6
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
27.17
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Suriname: 27.17. 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 South America
- 63.26 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 63.26 · France 52.58 · Guyana 7.46
02Over time
Which way Suriname 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
SurinameWorld median
Suriname fell from 35.46 in 2020 to 18.37 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2025 18.37 40.2 2024 36.87 43.3 2023 35.52 41.4 2022 35.11 40.3 2021 38.58 44.1 2020 35.46 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname fell from -0.916 in 2000 to -1.199 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2025 -1.2 0.20 2024 -0.7 0.11 2023 -0.7 0.14 2022 -0.7 0.16 2021 -0.7 0.12 2020 -0.7 0.12 2019 -0.7 0.10 2018 -0.7 -0.05 2017 -0.7 -0.08 2016 -0.7 -0.10 2015 -0.9 -0.17 2014 -0.9 -0.21 2013 -0.9 -0.21 2012 -0.9 -0.25 2011 -0.9 -0.32 2010 -0.9 -0.31 2009 -0.9 -0.50 2008 -0.9 -0.51 2007 -0.9 -0.51 2006 -0.9 -0.55 2005 -0.9 -0.55 2004 -0.9 -0.55 2003 -0.9 -0.55 2002 -0.9 -0.51 2001 -0.9 -0.51 2000 -0.9 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname rose from 19.8 in 2010 to 27.17 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2024 27.2 25.42 2023 26.4 26.03 2022 24.4 26.04 2021 27.6 29.80 2020 20.6 29.47 2019 14.4 18.36 2018 15.2 20.09 2017 11.6 18.32 2016 35.6 18.15 2015 20.7 19.57 2014 28.1 21.00 2013 26.0 20.50 2012 35.3 19.56 2011 26.1 19.21 2010 19.8 19.88
03In context
Suriname 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.
Suriname 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 4th | 0.986 | 69.55 | 1.422 | 63.26 |
 France | =9th | 0.824 | 80.81 | 1.96 | 52.58 |
| Suriname | =160th | 0.325 | 18.37 | -1.199 | 27.17 |
 Guyana | 167th | 0.379 | 25.47 | -1.6 | 7.46 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Suriname in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Suriname is ahead of the world, and behind
14 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 median5
Statistics on which Suriname does better than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.8920.505▲ Improved since 2015
Suriname: 1.892 · 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 21st of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.8211.023▲ Improved since 2015
Suriname: 1.821 · 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 30th of 176 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.994-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Suriname: 0.994 · 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 44th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3972.8162.39No earlier reading
Suriname: 72.81 · 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 57th of 181 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47410.577.474▲ Improved since 2014
Suriname: 10.57 · 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 41st of 118 · derived.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Suriname does worse than the middle country measured.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2258.6764.22No earlier reading
Suriname: 58.67 · 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.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4511.315.45▲ Improved since 2025
Suriname: 11.3 · 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.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6657.8998.66No earlier reading
Suriname: 57.89 · 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.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3240.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Suriname: 0.324 · 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 124th of 170 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.090.975▲ Improved since 2014
Suriname: 0.09 · 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 95th of 119 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3574.1332.35No earlier reading
Suriname: 74.13 · 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 7th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
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 84,6708,88784,670No real change since 2020
Suriname: 8,887 · 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 141,4547,373141,454No real change since 2020
Suriname: 7,373 · 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 148,7144,650148,714Moved since 2022
Suriname: 4,650 · 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 Suriname
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes 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 Suriname’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Suriname’s 16th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality38th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties64th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 58th of 1773/4 keys
- Energy57th of 1652/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing93rd of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience91st of 1933/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions94th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation94th of 1762/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality90th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 108th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital122nd of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability120th of 1863/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture119th of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge157th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 1984/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Suriname 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 Americas
Brazil4th4/4 keysThis page
Suriname=160th4/4 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
Suriname 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 Suriname rank on digital & technology?
Suriname is placed joint 160th 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 Suriname?
0.325 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 Suriname?
18.37 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Suriname compare with Brazil on digital & technology?
Brazil is placed 4th of 198, and Suriname joint 160th. GovTech Maturity Index: Brazil 0.986, Suriname 0.325; Government AI Readiness Index: Brazil 69.55, Suriname 18.37; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Brazil 1.422, Suriname -1.199; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Brazil 63.26, Suriname 27.17.
How have Suriname’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 35.46 in 2020 to 18.37 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from -0.916 in 2000 to -1.199 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 19.8 in 2010 to 27.17 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Suriname?
No current reading is published for Suriname on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, 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 14 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
Suriname’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Suriname (banner) — WiDi, 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). Suriname: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/suriname/digital