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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Tajikistan: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Tajikistan is placed 122nd of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.294 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 29.08 (2025).
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122nd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.294GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 29.08Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 24.67Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Tajikistan 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.
0.294
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Tajikistan: 0.294. 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 Central Asia
- 0.958 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 0.121 · China 0.651 · Kyrgyzstan 0.626 · Uzbekistan 0.958
29.08
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 130th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Tajikistan: 29.08. 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 Central Asia
- 56.7 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 15.72 · China 76.27 · Kyrgyzstan 33.28 · Uzbekistan 56.11
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
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Tajikistan: 0. 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 Central Asia
- 1.097 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan -1.031 · China 3.226 · Kyrgyzstan -0.589 · Uzbekistan -0.617
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
24.67
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Tajikistan: 24.67. 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 Central Asia
- 26.74 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 50.47 · Uzbekistan 16.22
02Over time
Which way Tajikistan 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
TajikistanWorld median
Tajikistan fell from 35.01 in 2020 to 29.08 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Tajikistan World median 2025 29 40.2 2024 37 43.3 2023 39 41.4 2022 36 40.3 2021 38 44.1 2020 35 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
TajikistanWorld median
Tajikistan rose from -1.815 in 2000 to 0 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Tajikistan World median 2025 0.0 0.20 2024 -0.4 0.11 2023 -0.4 0.14 2022 -0.7 0.16 2021 -0.5 0.12 2020 -0.6 0.12 2019 -1.0 0.10 2018 -1.3 -0.05 2017 -1.3 -0.08 2016 -1.3 -0.10 2015 -1.3 -0.17 2014 -1.3 -0.21 2013 -1.3 -0.21 2012 -1.3 -0.25 2011 -1.3 -0.32 2010 -1.3 -0.31 2009 -1.8 -0.50 2008 -1.8 -0.51 2007 -1.8 -0.51 2006 -1.8 -0.55 2005 -1.8 -0.55 2004 -1.8 -0.55 2003 -1.8 -0.55 2002 -1.8 -0.51 2001 -1.8 -0.51 2000 -1.8 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
TajikistanWorld median
Tajikistan rose from 7.188 in 2010 to 24.67 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Tajikistan World median 2024 24.67 25.42 2023 9.49 26.03 2022 5.16 26.04 2021 3.55 29.80 2020 4.44 29.47 2019 3.49 18.36 2018 3.86 20.09 2017 2.84 18.32 2016 5.01 18.15 2015 6.62 19.57 2014 5.82 21.00 2013 5.00 20.50 2012 2.40 19.56 2011 4.20 19.21 2010 7.19 19.88
03In context
Tajikistan 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.
Tajikistan 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | =23rd | 0.651 | 76.27 | 3.226 | 50.47 |
 Uzbekistan | 79th | 0.958 | 56.11 | -0.617 | 16.22 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 116th | 0.626 | 33.28 | -0.589 | — |
| Tajikistan | 122nd | 0.294 | 29.08 | 0 | 24.67 |
 Afghanistan | 194th | 0.121 | 15.72 | -1.031 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Kazakhstan49th- Uzbekistan79th
- Kyrgyzstan116th
- Tajikistan122nd
Turkmenistan172nd
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Tajikistan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Tajikistan is ahead of the world, and behind
16 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 Tajikistan does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3513.7732.35No earlier reading
Tajikistan: 13.77 · 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 139th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Tajikistan does worse than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6549.3351.65▲ Improved since 2014
Tajikistan: 49.33 · world median 51.65 · Adults who made or received a digital payment in the past year (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 12.26 to 94.91; higher is better.
Position 56th of 98 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7864.778.78No earlier reading
Tajikistan: 64.7 · 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 96th of 140 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2239.9264.22No earlier reading
Tajikistan: 39.92 · 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.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0562.5183.05No earlier reading
Tajikistan: 62.51 · 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 104th of 140 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.676-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Tajikistan: -1.676 · 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 145th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3927.3162.39No earlier reading
Tajikistan: 27.31 · 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 161st of 181 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4741.0327.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Tajikistan: 1.032 · 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 105th of 118 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6877.5191.68No earlier reading
Tajikistan: 77.51 · 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 125th of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.1670.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Tajikistan: 0.167 · 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 158th of 170 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-2.2310.505No real change since 2015
Tajikistan: -2.231 · 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 166th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-2.3291.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Tajikistan: -2.329 · 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 171st of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.456.315.45No real change since 2025
Tajikistan: 6.3 · 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.
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 RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45460,274141,454Moved since 2020
Tajikistan: 60,274 · 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 84,67026,11184,670Moved since 2020
Tajikistan: 26,111 · 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 Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71440,027148,714Moved since 2020
Tajikistan: 40,027 · 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 Tajikistan
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2017). 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 Tajikistan’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Tajikistan’s 7th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy45th of 1653/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability69th of 1864/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience73rd of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital104th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge108th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 118th of 2004/4 keys
- Digital & Technology122nd of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 115th of 1844/4 keys
- Peace & Security115th of 1774/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality104th of 1592/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 155th of 1834/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation154th of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions170th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties185th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour172nd of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: 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 Tajikistan 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 Asia
South Korea=1st4/4 keysHighest in Central Asia
Kazakhstan49th4/4 keysThis page
Tajikistan122nd4/4 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
Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan rank on digital & technology?
Tajikistan is placed 122nd 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 Tajikistan?
0.294 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 Tajikistan?
29.08 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Tajikistan compare with China on digital & technology?
China is placed joint 23rd of 198, and Tajikistan 122nd. GovTech Maturity Index: China 0.651, Tajikistan 0.294; Government AI Readiness Index: China 76.27, Tajikistan 29.08; Government Cyber Security Capacity: China 3.226, Tajikistan 0; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: China 50.47, Tajikistan 24.67.
How have Tajikistan’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 35.01 in 2020 to 29.08 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.815 in 2000 to 0 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 7.188 in 2010 to 24.67 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Tajikistan?
No current reading is published for Tajikistan on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, ICT Goods Exports, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. 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 16 statistics on this page come from 5 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
Tajikistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Tajikistan (banner) — Hylgeriak, 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). Tajikistan: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/tajikistan/digital