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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

0.8006

0.7713

0.7533

0.4925

0.3363

0.2536

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.
Country	Infrastructure	People & skills	Innovation & integration	Rules & ethics	Overall AIPI
Singapore · SGP	0.2086	0.1952	0.1805	0.2162	0.8006
United States · USA	0.1878	0.1833	0.1825	0.2177	0.7713
Germany · DEU	0.1853	0.1847	0.1790	0.2043	0.7533
India · IND	0.1060	0.1239	0.1108	0.1518	0.4925
Nigeria · NGA	0.0796	0.0937	0.0912	0.0718	0.3363
Ethiopia · ETH	0.0511	0.0619	0.0694	0.0712	0.2536

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.

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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 available Afghanistan · source total missing Åland Islands · no source record

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

UNITED STATES · USA

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.

0.7713 / 1IMF AI Preparedness Index2023 reference year · Country context

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

0.1878

Can partners get the internet access and tools they need?

Human capital and labor-market policies

0.1833

Who can help workers learn, practice, and adapt?

Innovation and economic integration

0.1825

Which firms and schools could build or share useful ideas?

Regulation and ethics

0.2177

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.

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The U.S. companion covers business survey evidence. It does not describe AI use in every U.S. city or ZIP code.

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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: United States · USA
Workbook and worksheet: aipidata.xlsx · AIPI
Source and sheet IDs: AIEXP_009 · 2
Original Excel row: 41

Field-level source evidence for United States
Measure	Cell	Original source text	Retained value
Overall AIPI	D41	0.77126908302307129	0.7712690830230713
Digital infrastructure	E41	0.18782247602939606	0.18782247602939606
Human capital and labor-market policies	G41	0.18329772353172302	0.18329772353172302
Innovation and economic integration	F41	0.18247638642787933	0.18247638642787933
Regulation and ethics	H41	0.21767249703407288	0.21767249703407288

Original workbook SHA-256: 35eb38b8b692771f2a58d3c9a8db3411365873ebc11ec2e8e8f690835f9f5f17

Coverage: Overall value available. 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.

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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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