The Government AI Readiness Index 2024 4

Our Framework 5

Our Findings 6

AI strategies are on the rise again, with growing momentum across low- and middle-income countries 6

The US leads in AI Readiness, but its advantage rests heavily on the Technology Sector Pillar 8

Middle-income economies are closing the AI readiness gap by getting the basics right 10

Bonus insight: Global AI governance continues to take shape as regional cooperation gains momentum 11

Regional Reports 13

North America 14

Latin America & The Caribbean 15

Western Europe 17

Eastern Europe 19

East Asia 21

Middle East and North Africa 23

South and Central Asia 25

Pacific 27

Sub-Saharan Africa 27

Methodology 30

Dimensions and Indicators 30

New indicators 35

Missing Values 38

Peer Group Mean Imputation 38

Calculating Scores 39

Full rankings 41