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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Vietnam: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Vietnam is placed 62nd of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.736 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 59.98 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
62nd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.736GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 59.98Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 1.346Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 18.11Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Vietnam 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.
0.736
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Vietnam: 0.736. 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-eastern Asia
- 0.927 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- China 0.651 · Cambodia 0.627 · Laos 0.404
59.98
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 45th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Vietnam: 59.98. 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-eastern Asia
- 76.42 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- China 76.27 · Cambodia 33.91 · Laos 29.92
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.346
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Vietnam: 1.346. 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-eastern Asia
- 2.689 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- China 3.226 · Cambodia -0.593 · Laos -0.903
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
18.11
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Vietnam: 18.11. 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-eastern Asia
- 57.41 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- China 50.47 · Cambodia 7.327 · Laos 8.211
02Over time
Which way Vietnam 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
VietnamWorld median
Vietnam rose from 42.82 in 2020 to 59.98 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Vietnam World median 2025 60.0 40.2 2024 61.4 43.3 2023 54.5 41.4 2022 54.0 40.3 2021 51.8 44.1 2020 42.8 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
VietnamWorld median
Vietnam rose from 0.476 in 2000 to 1.346 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Vietnam World median 2025 1.35 0.20 2024 0.73 0.11 2023 0.74 0.14 2022 0.74 0.16 2021 0.74 0.12 2020 0.48 0.12 2019 0.48 0.10 2018 0.48 -0.05 2017 0.48 -0.08 2016 0.48 -0.10 2015 0.48 -0.17 2014 0.48 -0.21 2013 0.48 -0.21 2012 0.48 -0.25 2011 0.48 -0.32 2010 0.48 -0.31 2009 0.48 -0.50 2008 0.48 -0.51 2007 0.48 -0.51 2006 0.48 -0.55 2005 0.48 -0.55 2004 0.48 -0.55 2003 0.48 -0.55 2002 0.48 -0.51 2001 0.48 -0.51 2000 0.48 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
VietnamWorld median
Vietnam fell from 39.56 in 2020 to 18.11 in 2024; the world median went from 29.47 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Vietnam World median 2024 18 25.42 2023 21 26.03 2022 29 26.04 2021 70 29.80 2020 40 29.47 2019 — 18.36 2018 — 20.09 2017 — 18.32 2016 — 18.15 2015 — 19.57 2014 — 21.00 2013 — 20.50 2012 — 19.56 2011 — 19.21 2010 — 19.88
03In context
Vietnam 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.
Vietnam 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 |
| Vietnam | 62nd | 0.736 | 59.98 | 1.346 | 18.11 |
 Cambodia | 131st | 0.627 | 33.91 | -0.593 | 7.327 |
 Laos | 153rd | 0.404 | 29.92 | -0.903 | 8.211 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Vietnam in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Vietnam is ahead of the world, and behind
19 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 median7
Statistics on which Vietnam does better than the middle country measured.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6897.7891.68No earlier reading
Vietnam: 97.78 · 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 18th of 140 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4527.915.45▲ Improved since 2025
Vietnam: 27.9 · 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 78.7885.4478.78No earlier reading
Vietnam: 85.44 · 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 43rd of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6562.3851.65▲ Improved since 2014
Vietnam: 62.38 · 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 31st of 98 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0587.8883.05No earlier reading
Vietnam: 87.88 · 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 47th of 140 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5990.485▲ Improved since 2013
Vietnam: 0.599 · 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 64th of 170 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3528.532.35No earlier reading
Vietnam: 28.5 · 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 95th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Vietnam does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4747.4687.474▲ Improved since 2014
Vietnam: 7.468 · 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 61st of 118 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2263.1264.22No earlier reading
Vietnam: 63.12 · 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.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0230.9411.023▲ Improved since 2015
Vietnam: 0.941 · 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 94th of 176 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6695.4798.66▲ Improved since 2020
Vietnam: 95.47 · 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.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.2250.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Vietnam: 0.225 · 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 57th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.476-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Vietnam: -0.476 · 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 104th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3944.1362.39No earlier reading
Vietnam: 44.13 · 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 132nd of 181 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-1.4480.505No real change since 2015
Vietnam: -1.448 · 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 156th of 176 · derived.
No better end4
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 148,7145,291,032148,714Moved since 2020
Vietnam: 5,291,032 · 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 DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6702,972,71584,670Moved since 2020
Vietnam: 2,972,715 · 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 141,4547,017,323141,454No real change since 2020
Vietnam: 7,017,323 · 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.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.960.530.96No earlier reading
Vietnam: 0.53 · 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 Vietnam
ICT Goods Exports (last 2023) and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2016). 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 Vietnam’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Vietnam’s 3rd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade29th of 1773/4 keys
- Work & Labour35th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology62nd of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture59th of 1843/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge75th of 1983/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality62nd of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security71st of 1773/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 73rd of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality78th of 1834/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing100th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital105th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions112th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 108th of 1864/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience114th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties158th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Energy: 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 Vietnam 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 South-eastern Asia
Singapore3rd4/4 keysThis page
Vietnam62nd4/4 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
Vietnam 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 Vietnam rank on digital & technology?
Vietnam is placed 62nd 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 Vietnam?
0.736 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 Vietnam?
59.98 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Vietnam compare with China on digital & technology?
China is placed joint 23rd of 198, and Vietnam 62nd. GovTech Maturity Index: China 0.651, Vietnam 0.736; Government AI Readiness Index: China 76.27, Vietnam 59.98; Government Cyber Security Capacity: China 3.226, Vietnam 1.346; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: China 50.47, Vietnam 18.11.
How have Vietnam’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 42.82 in 2020 to 59.98 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.476 in 2000 to 1.346 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 39.56 in 2020 to 18.11 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Vietnam?
No current reading is published for Vietnam on ICT Goods Exports 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 19 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
Vietnam’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Vietnam (banner) — Slaza : Sándor Laza, 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). Vietnam: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/vietnam/digital