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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Tunisia: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Tunisia is placed 81st of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.715 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 42.23 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
81st
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.715GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 42.23Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 1.633Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 10.66Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Tunisia 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.
0.715
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Tunisia: 0.715. 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
- Algeria 0.555 · Libya 0.204
42.23
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 88th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Tunisia: 42.23. 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
- Algeria 42.05 · Libya 28.38
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.633
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Tunisia: 1.633. 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
- Algeria 0.547 · Libya -2.065
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
10.66
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Tunisia: 10.66. 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
- Algeria 22.54
02Over time
Which way Tunisia 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
TunisiaWorld median
Tunisia fell from 44.39 in 2020 to 42.23 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Tunisia World median 2025 42.2 40.2 2024 43.7 43.3 2023 46.1 41.4 2022 46.8 40.3 2021 45.7 44.1 2020 44.4 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
TunisiaWorld median
Tunisia rose from 0.94 in 2000 to 1.633 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Tunisia World median 2025 1.6 0.20 2024 1.6 0.11 2023 1.6 0.14 2022 1.6 0.16 2021 1.6 0.12 2020 1.6 0.12 2019 1.6 0.10 2018 1.6 -0.05 2017 1.6 -0.08 2016 1.6 -0.10 2015 1.6 -0.17 2014 1.6 -0.21 2013 1.6 -0.21 2012 1.6 -0.25 2011 1.5 -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
TunisiaWorld median
Tunisia fell from 14.25 in 2010 to 10.66 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Tunisia World median 2024 10.7 25.42 2023 — 26.03 2022 12.0 26.04 2021 11.5 29.80 2020 9.8 29.47 2019 8.9 18.36 2018 — 20.09 2017 — 18.32 2016 — 18.15 2015 — 19.57 2014 — 21.00 2013 18.3 20.50 2012 16.4 19.56 2011 18.0 19.21 2010 14.3 19.88
03In context
Tunisia 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.
Tunisia 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 81st | 0.715 | 42.23 | 1.633 | 10.66 |
 Algeria | 91st | 0.555 | 42.05 | 0.547 | 22.54 |
 Libya | =174th | 0.204 | 28.38 | -2.065 | — |
“—”: 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 Tunisia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Tunisia is ahead of the world, and behind
18 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 Tunisia does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3519.8332.35No earlier reading
Tunisia: 19.83 · 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 126th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6895.7691.68No earlier reading
Tunisia: 95.76 · 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 33rd of 140 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.5030.505▲ Improved since 2015
Tunisia: 1.503 · 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 46th of 176 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5310.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Tunisia: 0.531 · 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 75th of 170 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Tunisia: 0 · 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 83rd of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Tunisia does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.0211.023No real change since 2015
Tunisia: 1.021 · 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 89th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3961.9462.39No earlier reading
Tunisia: 61.94 · 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 94th of 181 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4513.915.45No real change since 2025
Tunisia: 13.9 · 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.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7866.9578.78No earlier reading
Tunisia: 66.95 · 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 93rd of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0567.9983.05No earlier reading
Tunisia: 67.99 · 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 101st of 140 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2221.0164.22No earlier reading
Tunisia: 21.01 · 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.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6523.6851.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Tunisia: 23.68 · 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 88th of 98 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.5280.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Tunisia: 0.528 · 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 4th of 125 · 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.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.60114.865.601No real change since 2015
Tunisia: 14.86 · 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.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,454978,669141,454Moved since 2020
Tunisia: 978,669 · 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 84,670420,58284,670No real change since 2020
Tunisia: 420,582 · 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 148,714543,737148,714Moved since 2020
Tunisia: 543,737 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.961.40.96No earlier reading
Tunisia: 1.4 · 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.
No current reading for Tunisia
ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2022) and Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2023). 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 Tunisia’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Tunisia’s 3rd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 48th of 1983/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality43rd of 1593/3 keys
- Digital & Technology81st of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 90th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture84th of 1844/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience90th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital98th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions104th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 108th of 1864/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation103rd of 1764/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties116th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security121st of 1774/4 keys
- Energy119th of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labour145th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality146th of 1834/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade153rd of 1772/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Tunisia 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 Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Egypt=47th4/4 keysThis page
Tunisia81st4/4 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
Tunisia 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 Tunisia rank on digital & technology?
Tunisia is placed 81st 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 Tunisia?
0.715 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 Tunisia?
42.23 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Tunisia compare with Algeria on digital & technology?
Algeria is placed 91st of 198, and Tunisia 81st. GovTech Maturity Index: Algeria 0.555, Tunisia 0.715; Government AI Readiness Index: Algeria 42.05, Tunisia 42.23; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Algeria 0.547, Tunisia 1.633; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Algeria 22.54, Tunisia 10.66.
How have Tunisia’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 44.39 in 2020 to 42.23 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.94 in 2000 to 1.633 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 14.25 in 2010 to 10.66 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Tunisia?
No current reading is published for Tunisia on ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports and Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching. 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 18 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
Tunisia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Tunisia (banner) — Rais67, CC0
- 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). Tunisia: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/tunisia/digital