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GlobalDigitalEconomyReport
(2026)
TermsofUseandDisclaimer
ThisdocumentispublishedbytheInternationalDataCenterAuthority(IDCA).Thereportisavailablefreeofchargetoindividuals,governments,andallotherorganizationswithaninterestinit.ItscopyrightandintellectualpropertybelongtoIDCA.AnyonequotingfromthisreportshouldattributeIDCAasthesource.Thereportwascreatedbyacollaborativeteamwithmultipleareasofexpertiseandpointsofview.The
findings,interpretations,andconclusionsexpressedinthisreportarethoseoftheIDCAaloneanddonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseofIDCAmembersorotherparties.
2DigitalEconomies:ChallengesandOpportunitiesinAfrica
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SECTION
01
02
03
Contents
PAGE
ExecutiveSummary· ·08
KeyFindings12
2.1EconomicMomentum ·13
2.2AI’sPotential14
2.3IncreasingDataCenterFootprint14
2.4ContinuedData-CenterDisparity ·14
2.5GlobalWorkforceDeficit15
DigitalReadinessofNationsOverview16
3.1DigitalReadinessLeaders· ·19
3.2DigitalReadinessandTechnologyDynamism22
3.3DigitalReadinessbyRegion25
3.3.1Africa· ·25
3.3.2Americas26
3.3.3AsiaPacific· ·26
3.3.4Europe27
3.3.5MiddleEast27
3.4DigitalReadinessandEnergybyRegion ·31
3.4.1Africa31
3.4.2Americas31
3.4.3AsiaPacific· ·31
3.4.4Europe31
3.4.5MiddleEast31
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04
05
3.5DigitalReadinessandEnergybySource32
3.6DigitalReadinessandCybersecurity33
3.7DigitalReadinessandWorkforceDevelopment34
Appendix:DigitalReadinessMethodology36
4.1IndexMethodology38
4.2DigitalReadinessBalance38
4.3DigitalEconomyPhaseRating40
4.4DigitalEconomyPercentageofTotalEconomy41
Conclusion42
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Acknowledgment
ThiscomprehensivereportiscreatedthroughtheeffortsofseasonedsubjectmatterexpertsofIDCAwhohavededicatedtheirtimeandexpertiseinhopesofbringingtransparencyandlightforresourcefulmeasurestotheDigitalEconomiesoftheworld:
MEHDIPARYAVI
Chairman&CEO
ROGERSTRUKHOFF
ChiefResearchOfficer
DR.SIMONAMARINESCU
EconomyCounsel
“The2026GlobalDigitalEconomyReport
makesatimelyandimportantcontributiontoanissuethatunderpinsallaspectsofhumandevelopmentinthe21stcentury.Asefforts
toclosethedigitaldivideaccelerate,the
infrastructurethatenablesthedigitaleconomy—datacenters,energysystems,anddigitalconnectivitynetworks—mustbedesignedtowithstandphysicaldisasterandclimaterisks.
Thisinfrastructureisexpandingrapidlyandacrossmultiplegeographies.Asaresult,it
isincreasinglyexposedtoawiderangeof
hazards,manyofthemgrowinginfrequencyandintensity.Planning,siting,designing,andbuildingdigitalinfrastructurewithriskinmindisthereforenotoptional:itisessential,nowandforthefuture.Associetiesbecomemoredependentondigitalsystems,disruptions
causedbydisasterscouldtriggercomplexcascadingeffects,leadingtopotentially
severeandsystemicfailures.”
KamalKishore
SpecialRepresentativeoftheUnitedNationsSecretary-GeneralforDisasterRisk
Reduction,andHeadofUNDRR
“TheGlobalDigitalEconomyReport2026
contributesmeaningfullytotheglobalpolicydialoguebysituatingartificialintelligenceanddigitalinfrastructurewithinabroadersystemsperspective.Itsanalyticalapproachhelps
clarifytheconditionsunderwhichdigital
economiescansupportlong-termgrowth,
environmentalresilience,andsocialcohesion.FrommyownworkandthatoftheAlliance
ofExcellenceforResearchandInnovationinAE4RIA(AE4RIA)thatIlead,weseestrongvalueincontinued,opendialogueonhow
suchevidence-basedframeworkscaninformpolicychoicesandinstitutionalapproaches,includingthoseadvancedbyIDCA,asthe
globaldigitaleconomycontinuestoevolve.”
Prof.PhoebeKoundouri
ProfessorAthensUniversityofEconomics&UniversityofCambridge
Co-Chair,IGSGlobalSustainable
DevelopmentReport(GSDR)2027ofUnitedNations
01Executive
Summary
9GlobalDigitalEconomyReport2026
ExecutiveSummary
ThisreportoutlinestheglobalDigitalEconomyasdefinedandresearchedbyIDCA.Thisviewofthe
DigitalEconomyisadistinctiveview,thatis,measureshowdigitaltechnologiesarebeingadopted
internally,andhoweffectivelytheyarebeingusedbyeachnationoftheworld.Thesizeoftheinnate
DigitalEconomyisderivedfromeachnation’sDigitalReadiness,whichintegrateshundredsoftechnologyandsocioeconomicfactorsintoIDCA’suniqueindex.
TheDigitalEconomyreferstotheshareofanation’seconomicandsocialactivitythatisenabled,scaled,ortransformedbydigitalinfrastructure,data,connectivity,platforms,anddigitallyskilledhumancapital.Itreflectsnotonlydigitalsectorsandservices,butacountry’sunderlyingcapacitytodeploytechnologyacrossitseconomyinasustainable,secure,andinclusivemanner,supportedbyenergysystems,
governance,andworkforcereadiness.
TheDigitalEconomycomprises17.3percent(%)ofworldGDPinnominalterms,accordingtoIDCAresearch.ThisamountstoslightlymorethanUS$20trillionofapproximatelyUS$119trillionofnominalglobalGDPin2025.Nationsnowhavebetween3.7and25.4percentoftheireconomiesclassified
aspartoftheGlobalDigitalEconomy,accordingtothisresearch.TheDataCentersoftheworld
nowconsume1.9percentoftheworld’selectricity,withestimatedconsumptionof64-69GWasthefoundationoftheDigitalEconomy(SeeFigure1).
FIGURE1.
Source:IDCA
TheDigitalEconomyFramework
ThisreportclassifiesthenationsoftheworldintofourspecificphasesofDigitalEconomydevelopment,basedontheunderlyingdataprovidedbytheIDCADigitalReadinessIndex.TheIndex,inturn,integrateshundredsoftechnologyandsocioeconomicfactorsacrossthethreebroadcategoriesofEconomy,
Environment,Social,andGovernance.TheIndexcanbeviewedasan“EESG”analysis,applied
tonationsratherthancorporations,augmentingtraditionalEnvironmental,Social,andGovernancedimensionswithexpliciteconomiccapacitymetrics.
TheDigitalReadinessIndexderivesoverallresultsthatarethenclassifiedasaPre-PhaseDigital
Economy,Developing(PhaseI),SubstantiallyDeveloped(PhaseII),orHighlyDeveloped(PhaseIII)Digital
Economy.
Asof2026,therearefivesovereignnationsclassifiedasPhaseIIIDigitalEconomies,withoneadditional
10GlobalDigitalEconomyReport2026
aggregatedregionalreference(Scandinavia).Thereare33PhaseIIDigitalEconomies,78PhaseIDigitalEconomies,and56nationsinthePre-Phaseclassification.MapsofthePhasesareshowninFigure2.
Thecompletelistofnations,theirDigitalReadinessscores,andtheirlocationwithinspecificphasesoftheworldwideDigitalEconomyisfoundininthetablesbelow.
DigitalReadinessIndexoverallscores,andtheirconsequentDigitalEconomyPhaseclassifications,are
expressedonascaleof0-100inthisreport.Theunderlyingdata,however,representsaconsolidationofavarietyoflogarithmicandexponentialdatacalculationsandtransformations.The0-100scaleshouldbethoughtofasanon-linearexpressionthatrepresentsmoreofapercentilescorethanasimplearithmeticlisting.
FIGURE2.
DigitalEconomyPhaseIII(HighlyDeveloped)
OverallDigitalReadinessIndexScores=80-100
DigitalEconomyPhaseII(SubstantialDevelopment)
OverallDigitalReadinessIndexScores=59-79
30countriestotal–Top10listed
6nationstotal
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Finland
SwitzerlandIceland
Netherlands
NewZealandBelgium
Austria
France
SloveniaGermanyUK
CanadaEstonia
DigitalEconomyPhaseI(Early-Stage)
OverallDigitalReadinessIndexScores=38-58
DigitalEconomy(Pre-Phase)
OverallDigitalReadinessIndexScores=<38 68countriestotal–Top10listed
MozambiqueNicaragua
oIran
UzbekistanCambodia
Timor-LesteHonduras
Guyana
Congo,DemMali
IDCAwelcomesdeepinquiriesintotheprocessofderivingtheDigitalReadinessscoresandDigitalTherearetwocriticaltakeawaysintendedforthisglobalreport:
1.Theresultsarenotmeanttobeacompetition.Instead,theyserveasareportcardofhowwell
theworld’snationsaredevelopingtheirDigitalReadinessandDigitalEconomiesinproportiontothe
economicresourcesandsocialconditionstheycurrentlyhave.Thispointofviewdeliversarelativeviewofprogress,i.e.,howwellisanationdoinggivenitscurrentresourcesandconditions?
2.Theresultscanbeusedtodevelopaunique,specificallytailoredpathforfurtherdevelopmentof
anation’sDigitalEconomy.Thepotentialforprogressisnotlimitedtoacertaingroupofnations,but
insteadexistsforeverynation.Thecopiousunderlyingdatathatproducedthisreportwillalsoproducetangiblesocioeconomicprogressandbetterlivesforanation’speoplewhenappliedacrossparticular
plansandcommitmentstoachieveprogress.ThetablesthatfollowlisttheDigitalEconomyscoresforallnationsasofJanuary2026.
79countriestotal–Top10listed
Armenia
SlovakiaCyprusRomaniaBelarusUAE
GreeceItaly
Malta
k
Ukraine
DigitalEconomy
PhaseIII-HighlyDeveloped
Country
Overall
Economy
Environment
Social/
Governance
Ranking
%Digital
Economy
fScandinavia学
86
75
90
89
1
25.4%
Switzerland
85
73
99
82
2
25.1%
Finland
82
82
68
88
3
24.4%
DigitalEconomy
PhaseII-SubstantiallyDeveloped
Country
Overall
Economy
Environment
Social/
Governance
Ranking
%Digital
Economy
Netherlands
78
81
58
85
4
NewZealand
77
79
68
80
5
23.4%
Belgium
76
70
65
83
6
23.0%
Austria
75
71
69
80
7
22.8%
France
74
77
73
73
8
22.4%
Slovenia
74
76
63
79
9
22.3%
●Germany
73
76
54
80
10
22.0%
UK
72
72
62
75
11
22.0%
Canada
71
75
57
76
12
21.7%
Estonia
70
87
37
77
13
21.3%
Australia
67
75
42
76
14
21.0%
些Uruguay
67
73
66
64
15
20.7%
Ireland
67
57
60
75
16
20.1%
Spain
67
72
62
66
17
19.8%
Japan
67
80
37
75
18
19.8%
Portugal
66
76
58
65
19
19.8%
SouthKorea
66
82
40
70
20
19.6%
Czechia
66
72
48
72
21
19.5%
Chile
65
86
52
60
22
19.4%
Latvia
65
75
61
61
23
19.4%
Lithuania
64
78
48
65
24
19.2%
Georgia
64
82
55
58
25
19.2%
Luxembourg
63
58
41
76
26
19.2%
CostaRica
63
65
81
52
27
18.9%
Bhutan
62
75
54
59
28
18.7%
Malaysia
62
88
29
65
29
18.7%
Singapore
62
79
22
71
30
18.5%
Hungary
61
72
56
58
31
18.3%
Croatia
61
67
57
60
32
18.2%
USA
61
68
45
64
33
18.1%
Poland
61
74
35
67
34
18.1%
Seychelles
60
77
26
68
35
18.0%
DigitalEconomy
PhaseI-Developing
Country
Overall
Economy
Environment
Social/
Governance
Ranking
%Digital
Economy
●Morocco
47
69
31
43
81
14.1%
Kenya
47
49
67
35
82
13.9%
Tajikistan
46
57
56
35
83
13.9%
Panama
46
44
59
39
84
13.6%
Tanzania
45
66
39
37
85
13.5%
Namibia
45
61
39
38
86
13.4%
Indonesia
45
65
28
43
87
13.3%
Azerbaijan
44
56
21
51
88
13.3%
Maldives
44
50
22
52
89
13.3%
SouthAfrica
44
74
25
38
90
13.1%
Ghana
44
49
45
41
91
13.1%
Philippines
44
67
32
38
92
13.1%
Uganda
44
39
75
30
93
13.0%
SaudiArabia
44
62
9
52
94
13.0%
Russia
44
54
35
43
95
13.0%
Mongolia
43
63
18
47
96
13.0%
PuertoRico
43
39
23
55
97
13.0%
Senegal
43
60
31
40
98
12.9%
Jamaica
43
55
27
44
99
12.9%
Egypt
42
57
22
45
100
12.7%
Zambia
42
45
61
31
101
12.7%
Qatar
42
42
4
60
102
12.7%
Myanmar
42
54
36
38
103
12.6%
Bahamas
41
46
12
53
104
12.6%
Pakistan
41
51
39
37
105
12.4%
●Malawi
41
43
61
30
106
12.3%
CoteD'Ivoire
41
50
42
36
107
12.3%
Botswana
41
57
5
50
108
12.3%
Kuwait
41
41
12
56
109
12.2%
Algeria
40
49
8
53
110
12.2%
Bolivia
40
48
38
38
111
12.2%
Togo
40
53
46
31
112
12.1%
(s)Mexico
40
48
36
38
113
12.1%
DigitalEconomy
Pre-Phase
Country
Overall
Economy
Environment
Social/
Governance
Ranking
%Digital
Economy
Mozambique
38
47
57
24
114
11.5%
Nicaragua
38
45
48
29
115
11.5%
Iran
38
61
17
37
116
11.4%
Uzbekistan
37
64
19
33
117
11.4%
Cambodia
37
44
36
35
118
11.3%
Timor-Leste
37
55
1
48
119
11.2%
Honduras
37
42
50
28
120
11.2%
Guyana
37
22
31
47
121
11.2%
Congo,Dem
36
7
91
24
122
11.1%
Mali
36
36
46
32
123
11.1%
Gabon
36
18
49
39
124
11.0%
Zimbabwe
36
39
48
29
125
10.9%
Trinidad
36
49
4
46
126
10.9%
Guatemala
36
22
59
30
127
10.8%
Madagascar
35
39
44
29
128
10.7%
●Bangladesh
35
55
11
38
129
10.7%
Lebanon
35
21
35
42
130
10.5%
Bahrain
35
43
4
46
131
10.5%
Angola
35
21
60
29
132
10.3%
●Venezuela
34
37
45
27
133
10.1%
Cameroon
34
23
54
28
134
10.1%
Burundi
33
27
58
24
135
9.9%
Dominican
32
28
29
36
136
9.7%
Gambia
32
53
0
37
137
9.7%
Sudan
32
28
46
26
138
9.3%
Djibouti
29
29
27
29
139
8.7%
Nigeria
28
12
35
32
140
8.4%
CAR
28
21
41
25
141
8.3%
Niger
25
26
11
32
142
8.0%
Yemen
25
27
25
24
143
7.7%
Eritrea
23
14
24
28
144
7.1%
Haiti
23
12
37
20
145
6.7%
Congo
21
6
29
25
146
6.5%
RestofWorld
19
4
32
21
147
6.0%
Libya
18
2
2
34
148
5.2%
●Turkmenistan
14
1
2
38
149
4.0%
SouthSudan
13
1
16
18
150
4.0%
EqGuinea
12
1
38
20
151
3.7%
DigitalEconomyValuebyRegion
Region
Value
%RegionalGDP
%WorldDE
Africa
$352
11%
2%
Americas
$7,064
17%
35%
AsiaPacific
$6,407
16%
31%
Europe
$5,989
20%
29%
MiddleEast
$542
14%
3%
World
$20,354
17%
DigitalEconomy
PhaseI-Developing
Country
Overall
Economy
Environment
Social/
Governance
Ranking
%Digital
Economy
●Armenia
59
66
62
54
36
17.9%
Slovakia
59
58
60
60
37
17.7%
Cyprus
59
68
37
66
38
17.6%
Romania
59
70
60
52
39
17.5%
●Belarus
59
81
24
66
40
17.4%
CUAE
59
62
27
72
41
17.4%
Greece
58
65
47
59
42
17.2%
Italy
57
61
48
59
43
17.1%
Malta
57
61
33
66
44
16.9%
●Ukraine
57
70
48
54
45
16.8%
●Albania
56
54
74
49
46
16.8%
●Rwanda
56
74
60
45
47
16.7%
Taiwan
56
67
22
68
48
16.6%
Bulgaria
56
75
50
49
49
16.5%
HongKong
55
79
11
64
50
16.5%
Mauritius
55
63
43
56
51
16.1%
Brazil
54
75
62
38
52
16.1%
Israel
53
59
31
62
53
15.7%
Vietnam
53
85
37
44
54
15.7%
Ethiopia
53
61
72
38
55
15.7%
Montenegro
52
60
47
51
56
15.5%
Paraguay
51
45
90
35
57
15.3%
●China
51
75
35
47
58
15.2%
Moldova
50
72
23
54
59
15.1%
SriLanka
50
60
51
45
60
15.1%
Nepal
50
60
58
40
61
14.9%
Argentina
50
63
41
48
62
14.9%
Kyrgyzstan
50
71
37
47
63
14.9%
Colombia
49
61
55
40
64
14.9%
Ecuador
49
59
53
42
65
14.8%
Kazakhstan
49
61
23
57
66
14.7%
(hPeru
49
58
52
43
67
14.7%
Serbia
49
64
36
48
68
14.7%
India
49
79
29
43
69
14.7%
Belize
48
73
56
32
70
14.6%
Bosnia
48
59
39
48
71
14.6%
Jordan
48
54
31
53
72
14.5%
Laos
48
45
73
36
73
14.3%
N.Macedonia
48
60
38
47
74
14.3%
Turkey
48
55
44
46
75
14.3%
ElSalvador
48
57
51
41
76
14.2%
Oman
47
54
15
61
77
14.2%
Thailand
47
73
24
46
78
14.1%
SierraLeone
47
44
73
35
79
14.1%
Tunisia
47
67
16
52
80
14.1%
02KeyFindings
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13GlobalDigitalEconomyReport2026
Key
Findings
EconomicMomentum
Asin2024,therewaseconomicmomentumin2025propellingmostnationsacrossallregionsand
incometiers.NominalGDPgrew8.3percent,whileGDPPPP(purchasingpowerparity,amethodthatencapsulatescostoflivingandbuyingpowerinaparticularcountry)roseslightlyfaster.PPPreached$211trillion.Itrepresents78percentmorebuyingpowerindevelopingnationsthannominalfigures
indicate,arisefrom67percentin2024.
Figure3plotsthedifferencesamongnationsbetweenpercapitaGDPnominalandGDPPPPlevels.It
isexpressedasanaturallogarithm,whichreducestheapparentdifferencesbetweennominalandPPPlevels.ThisillustrationdemonstratestheprinciplethateventhoughPPPcanappeartoprovidesignificantbenefitwithrespecttocost-of-living,itdoesnotprovideenoughofanadvantagetoliftnationsoutof
povertyonitsown.
FIGURE3.GDPNominalvsPPP
GDP
400
2.00
●
Countries
Source:IDCA
GDPNominal
GDPPPP
Inanycase,theworld’soveralleconomicmomentumbothreflectsandacceleratestechnological
momentum.Specifically,globalaccesstotheInternetincreasedfrom58.8percentto71.0percentin2025,showingsubstantialimprovementinthedevelopingworld.Theuseofmobiledevicesrose3percentagepointstodriveameasureofgrowthinaccess.Internetspeedrose22percent,facilitatingwideruseofalldevicesconnectedtotheInternet.
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AI’sPotential
DiscussionsaboutAIdon’toccurjustintech-developmentcirclesanymore,butbecamecommonplaceinpoliticalagendas,mainstreamnewsdiscussions,andanecdotallyingeneralconversations.ThelargebuildingboomassociatedwithAIfacilitiesandhubsisexpectedtostarttoplayoutin2026.
IncreasingDataCenterFootprint
For2025,globaldatacenterfootprint(inMWconsumption)rosebetween13.3to21.7percent,reachingalevelbetween64and69gigawatts.Theseestimatesvaryby5percentagepointsduetotheopacityofdeterminingactualdatacenterconsumptioninChina.Estimatesfromseveraltrustedorganizationsvaryasmuchas200percent;IDCAresearchattributesarelativelymodest4.7GWdata-centerfootprintto
China(includingHongKong),withutilizationratesthatremaindifficulttoverifyduetolimitedtransparencyinpubliclyavailabledata.Thisisclearlyanareatowatchcloselythroughout2026.AsummaryofkeydataisshowninFigure4.
ContinuedData-CenterDisparity
Despiteeffortsbygovernmentsandinvestorstobuildnewdatacentersthroughouttheworld,theUnitedStatesactuallyincreaseditsshareofglobaldata-centerfootprintbytwopercentagepoints,risingfrom43.7to45.7percent.DatacentersintheUnitedStatesareestimatedbyIDCAtoconsumemorethan
5percentofthenation’selectricity,withseveralwell-knownhubsconsumingahigherpercentageandcausingsignificantstressonlocalelectricitygrids.(AsummaryisshowninFigure5.)
Gapingdisparitiesremainintheworld.Theworld’sTop10datacenterfootprints,forexample,represent79.8percentoftheworld’sdatacenterconsumption,andtheTop20consume89percentoftheglobalfootprint.Thedisparityisreflectedinelectricityconsumptionpatterns,with14nationsnowdevotingmorethan5percentoftheirelectricitytodatacenters,butalsowith75nationsdevotinglessthan0.1percentoftheirelectricitytodatacenters.Theworldaverageroseslightlyfrom1.7percentto1.9percentover
thecourseof2025.Estimatesvarybymethodologyanddataavailability,andshouldbeinterpretedasdirectionalratherthanprecise.
FIGURE4.
GlobalDataCenterFootprint
Source:IDCA
DataCenterGrowthElectricityGridStress
DataCentersandNational
PowerSupplies:
IntheUSand13othernations,
datacentersnowconsumeover
5%ofthecountry’selectricity.
Theworldwideaverageelectricityconsumption fordatacentersroseto1.9%in2025,highlightingagrowingglobaldemandthatnationsmuststrategicallymanage.
WorkforceDevelopment
AGlobalDeficitof
100+MillionTechJobs
imbalance.
DigitalReadinessDirectlyCorrelates
withEconomicGrowth
Strongersovereigndigitalinfrastructure,
particularlydatacentersandhigh-speed
internet,isdirectlylinkedtohighernational
incomesandagreatershareofthe$20
trillionglobaldigitaleconomy.
locatedinothercountries.
DevelopingNationsFace80%ofthe
TalentShortfall
Thevastmajorityofthetechtalentdeficit
isindevelopingnations,makinglocal
infrastructureprojectsacriticalenginefor
creatingaskilleddomesticworkforce.
Controloverdigitalassetsisincreasinglyviewedbymanygovernmentsasastrategicpriority
Ensuringsovereigncontrolovercriticaldigitalresources
Reducing
Geopoliticaland
EconomicVulnerability:
Hostingdataanddigitalserviceslocallymitigatesrisksassociatedwithrelianceoninfrastructure
Nearly80%(79.8%)oftheworld’sdata
centerconsumptionislocatedinthetop10nations,creatingsignificantglobal
DataCenterdemandisgrowing
globalexpansionofartificialintelligencerequiremassivelocalcomputecapacity
NationalSecurity&DataSovereignty
GlobalDataCenter
ConsumptionReaches
64-69GW
Energyconsumptionsurgedbyup2
21.7%in2025
1.9%ofWorld’s
ElectricityIsUsedbyDataCenters
EconomicCompetitiveness
DataInfrastructure
ishighly
Concentrated
GlobalWorkforceDeficit
Asin2024,IDCAresearchin2025foundamodel-basedglobalgapofmorethan100milliontechnology-relatedrolesrelativetoIDCA’sbenchmarkworkforceassumptionsinallareasofthetechnologyindustry,includingdigitalinfrastructureoperationsskills,softwaredevelopment,andmanagementatalllevels.
Thenumberwasderivedbycomparingtheexpectednumberofjobscountry-by-country(basedonlocaleconomicconditionsandcost-of-living)withtheideallevelfoundinahighlydevelopedDigitalEconomy.
Developingnationsaccountfor80percentofthisdeficit.Asiarepresents45percentofthisneed,Africarepresents27percent,andLatinAmerica7percent.Yeteventhemosthighlydevelopednationshaveaneedforcontinuousimprovementintheireducation,training,andworkforcedevelopment.
Therefore,akeychallengetoworld’sgovernments,enterprises,andinvestorsistodevelopsignificant
datacenterfootprintsandhubsasquicklyaspossibleinasmanynationsaspossible.Eventhoughlargeregionalhubscanprovideinternetaccessandservicestoseveraldevelopingnationssimultaneously,
especiallyinAfrica,itisstilltoanation’sadvantagetohavealocal,sovereigndatacenterfootprintthatcanadequatelyservetheneedsofitspeople.
ThisfigurerepresentsanormativebenchmarkderivedfromIDCA’soptimizedmodelratherthanameasuredlabor-marketshortfall.
FIGURE5.
GlobalDataCenterDisparitiesin2025
AWorldDivided:RegionalElectricityConsumption(USvs.RestofWorldShare)
Hyper-ConcentrationofDigitalInfrastructureTop10NationsControlNearly80%ofGlobalCapacity
Top10Nations(79.8%)
RestofWorld:54.3%SharedbytheRestoftheWorld.
Allothernationscombined
accountforjustoverhalfoftotalconsumption.
UnitedStates:
45.7%ofGlobalDataCenterFootprintisintheU.S.
Increasedfrom43.7%to46.7%in2023,solidifyingdominantposition.
Theworld’stop10countriesfordatacenterfootprintrepresentastaggering79.8%oftotalglobalconsumption.
Top20NationsControlAlmost90%Expandingtothetop20countriesrevealsan
evengreaterconcentration,withthissmallgroupconsuming89%oftheglobaldatacenterfootprint.
USARestofWorldShare
High-ConsumptionNations
Low-ConsumptionNations
14NationsUseover5%oftheirtotalnationalelectricityjustfordatacenters.
Source:IDCA
75NationsUselessthan0.1%oftheirtotalnationalelectricityfordatacenters.
15GlobalDigitalEconomyReport2026
03DigitalReadinessofNations
16DigitalEconomy2026
17GlobalDigitalEconomyReport2026
DigitalReadinessofNations
TheDigitalReadinessIndexofNationsencompassesspecificdatafor151nationsandcollectivedatafor32others.Scoresareexpressedonascaleof0-100.Thehighestscoreinthisreport’sindexis86,the
lowestis12,andtheaveragescoreis48.
Figure6showsaplottingofalloverallscores,butexpressedonanaturallogarithmiccurve.Thiscurve
presentsabetterideaofhowrealprogressisachieved,incontrasttowhatlookstobealinear0-100scale.
FIGURE6.
DigitalReadinessIndexOverallScores
indexscores
Source:IDCACountries
Figure6showsasharpdrop-offinscoresontheleft,representingthosefewcountriesthatareintruly
desperatestraitstechnologically,economically,andsocially.Thatisfollowedbyasteadyrise,representingthetoughprogressachievedthroughouttheworld’sincomelevels.Thereisaslightupticktotherightofthegraph,reflectingtheunusualprogressbeingmadebytheworld’ssmallgroupofPhaseIIIDigitalEconomies.Allscoresaredevelopedthroughtheuseofanoptimizedmodelthatsetsthebenchmarksforachievinga
scoreof
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