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New tools.
Useful partnerships.

AI can change how people work across borders. Start by understanding the conditions for participation. Then look for the skills, tools, and partners that fit a real business need.

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Owner research preview · Source reference year 2023 · Prepared October 22, 2026

PREPAREDNESS IS A STARTING QUESTION

What would help
people take part?

A company may have a good idea but still need reliable access, skilled people, a research partner, or help understanding local rules. The IMF AI Preparedness Index brings those country conditions into one research view.

Use it to prepare a conversation. Ask a chamber, school, business, or public agency what is happening locally today. A country measure can guide that question; it does not prove that a customer wants your service or that a partnership will succeed.

This evidence sits beside the Commercial Diplomacy Index. It adds context without changing the site’s country-readiness or Sister City scores.

165Profiles with an overall source value
9Source records with a missing total
77Places without a source record
251Countries and territories retained

Country context · IMF AIPI · 2023 reference year

AI preparedness: a 2023 starting point

Six selected economies. See the overall measure and the four weighted contributions that compose it, then choose a country to explore its evidence.

InfrastructurePeople & skillsInnovation & integrationRules & ethics
Singapore0.8006
United States0.7713
Germany0.7533
India0.4925
Nigeria0.3363
Ethiopia0.2536
Source: International Monetary Fund, AI Preparedness Index · Methodological note. Original 0–1 scale; values rounded to four decimals. These are selected examples, not a complete world ranking. Segments are weighted contributions, not percentages of businesses using AI. The unused part of a track is simply the remainder of the scale.
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IMF AIPI · 2023 reference year · Four weighted contributions and overall total. Rounding may affect displayed sums.
CountryInfrastructurePeople & skillsInnovation & integrationRules & ethicsOverall AIPI
Singapore · SGP0.20860.19520.18050.21620.8006
United States · USA0.18780.18330.18250.21770.7713
Germany · DEU0.18530.18470.17900.20430.7533
India · IND0.10600.12390.11080.15180.4925
Nigeria · NGA0.07960.09370.09120.07180.3363
Ethiopia · ETH0.05110.06190.06940.07120.2536

A starting point for a better question. Compare country conditions, then check current local evidence and documented examples of AI in use. The reference year does not establish a later growth trend.

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ONE COUNTRY. A CLEARER QUESTION.

Start with a name.

Type a country or territory name, or its three-letter country code. There is no second required filter.

See the three coverage cases:United States · value availableAfghanistan · source total missingÅland Islands · no source record

Owner research preview · 2023 reference evidence · Public and commercial release under review

AFGHANISTAN · AFG

AI preparedness
and digital participation.

Can people and businesses take part in the AI economy? Explore the conditions for tools, skills, new ideas, and responsible use. Then ask what a useful local partnership would need.

Not availableSource reports no overall value3 of 4 contribution values available

Four weighted contributions form the overall measure. Each available value below keeps the source’s scale. They are contributions to AIPI, rather than four percentage scores. A missing total stays missing even when some contributions are available.

Digital infrastructure

0.0454

Can partners get the internet access and tools they need?

Human capital and labor-market policies

0.0472

Who can help workers learn, practice, and adapt?

Innovation and economic integration

Not available

Source value is missing

Which firms and schools could build or share useful ideas?

Regulation and ethics

0.0403

How will partners handle data, contracts, and accountability?

All contribution bars use the same 0–1 scale. Display values are rounded to four decimals; the original full-precision values and source text are retained.

What could you do with this context?

Start with a business need. You might need a training partner, a digital supplier, a research team, or someone who can explain the market’s rules. These are NDS planning questions, not opportunities proven by an index value.

A preparedness value describes conditions in a country. To decide whether to do business, also check customers, costs, industry evidence, and people who can help you follow through.

Explore the four business questions Meet AI programme contributors U.S. business evidence companion

The U.S. companion covers business survey evidence. It does not describe AI use in this country.

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Source: International Monetary Fund, AI Preparedness Index (AIPI), 2023 reference year. Open the official dataset · Read the methodological note.

The official note confirms 2023. NDS recorded this check on 2026-10-22. The preserved database’s original vintage flag remains “PENDING”; its source records were not rewritten. This website’s additive review records the confirmed reference year.

Source country label
Afghanistan · AFG
Workbook and worksheet
aipidata.xlsx · AIPI
Source and sheet IDs
AIEXP_009 · 2
Original Excel row
121
Field-level source evidence for Afghanistan
MeasureCellOriginal source textRetained value
Overall AIPID121NASource missing
Digital infrastructureE1214.5447543263435364E-20.045447543263435364
Human capital and labor-market policiesG1214.7246925532817841E-20.04724692553281784
Innovation and economic integrationF121NASource missing
Regulation and ethicsH1214.0271706879138947E-20.04027170687913895

Original workbook SHA-256: 35eb38b8b692771f2a58d3c9a8db3411365873ebc11ec2e8e8f690835f9f5f17

Coverage: Source reports no overall value. The module does not assign an AI leadership rank, estimate local adoption, or change any CDI or Sister City score.

Release status: prepared for owner-private review. Public/commercial reuse approval is not recorded. IMF reuse terms apply; source data are available free from the IMF. No IMF endorsement is implied.

Data edition: 1.0.0-owner-review. Full-precision import matched to the existing ISO3 country code.

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KEEP THE WHOLE WORLD IN VIEW

Every place stays
in the conversation.

The directory below keeps all 251 countries and territories in alphabetical order. Missing values are shown as missing. They do not become zeros or lower ranks.

View all 251 countries and territories with their coverage

Turn the evidence
into a useful next step.

Write down the question you need answered. Save the country context to your notebook. Then identify a person or organization that can help you test the idea.

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