National AI policies

This thematic area measures steps countries have taken to promote the adoption of National AI Policies governing the design, development, use and deployment of AI technologies.

National AI policies can be defined as ‘a course or principle of action adopted or formally agreed to by the government’ in relation to the country’s approach to AI.’

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Background

National AI Policies are essential for articulating a cohesive strategy on how the country intends to address the challenges and opportunities posed by AI and for presenting a set of principles that will guide the actions of the government and other actors in relation to AI. Furthermore, policies often serve as the starting point from which laws are developed, playing a crucial role in addressing certain responsible AI topics where a sound prescription is needed to protect people's rights in the context of AI.

Background

Relevance

AI systems and tools have the potential to significantly advance a country’s developmental goals and agendas, including progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, these technologies also pose new risks and can exacerbate existing harms. Therefore, it is crucial for governments to develop national AI policies that harness the social and economic benefits of AI while mitigating risks throughout the AI lifecycle.

National AI policies are the most important and effective tools for ensuring that AI is:

Used ethically and responsibly

Does not introduce new harms or increase risks

Holds AI providers and users accountable

EVIDENCE

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Country rankings in National AI policies


🇳🇱 Netherlands	Europe	97.31
🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Europe	92.64
🇨🇭 Switzerland	Europe	91.32
🇺🇸 United States of America	North America	90.80
🇸🇬 Singapore	Asia and Oceania	89.80
🇮🇪 Ireland	Europe	89.44
🇯🇵 Japan	Asia and Oceania	88.63
🇩🇪 Germany	Europe	87.55
🇺🇾 Uruguay	South and Central America	87.43
🇨🇱 Chile	South and Central America	85.57
🇹🇼 Taiwan *	Asia and Oceania	85.56
🇫🇷 France	Europe	82.75
🇪🇪 Estonia	Europe	81.15
🇨🇦 Canada	North America	79.16
🇫🇮 Finland	Europe	79.01
🇮🇹 Italy	Europe	79.01
🇧🇪 Belgium	Europe	78.94
🇶🇦 Qatar	Middle East	77.29
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	Middle East	75.37
🇸🇰 Slovakia	Europe	73.71
🇲🇾 Malaysia	Asia and Oceania	71.76
🇬🇷 Greece	Europe	69.97
🇷🇼 Rwanda	Africa	61.97
🇧🇯 Benin	Africa	61.88
🇲🇳 Mongolia	Asia and Oceania	61.86
🇯🇴 Jordan	Middle East	60.85
🇵🇱 Poland	Europe	60.33
🇨🇳 China	Asia and Oceania	58.70
🇦🇺 Australia	Asia and Oceania	58.12
🇹🇭 Thailand	Asia and Oceania	57.52
🇴🇲 Oman	Middle East	56.58
🇵🇸 Palestine *	Middle East	56.43
🇸🇳 Senegal	Africa	56.30
🇨🇴 Colombia	South and Central America	55.99
🇷🇸 Serbia	Europe	54.49
🇧🇷 Brazil	South and Central America	53.96
🇵🇹 Portugal	Europe	53.84
🇦🇷 Argentina	South and Central America	53.48
🇮🇳 India	Asia and Oceania	52.05
🇺🇦 Ukraine	Europe	51.85
🇻🇳 Vietnam	Asia and Oceania	50.48
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Caribbean	48.80
🇰🇷 Republic of Korea	Asia and Oceania	47.62
🇵🇭 Philippines	Asia and Oceania	46.53
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	South and Central America	44.93
🇬🇭 Ghana	Africa	43.31
🇲🇺 Mauritius	Africa	40.48
🇸🇮 Slovenia	Europe	39.93
🇪🇬 Egypt	Africa	39.10
🇮🇩 Indonesia	Asia and Oceania	38.68
🇷🇴 Romania	Europe	38.32
🇿🇦 South Africa	Africa	34.57
🇭🇺 Hungary	Europe	34.07
🇪🇸 Spain	Europe	33.00
🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Europe	32.94
🇳🇦 Namibia	Africa	30.81
🇹🇳 Tunisia	Africa	30.72
🇹🇯 Tajikistan	Asia and Oceania	29.66
🇵🇪 Peru	South and Central America	29.15
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Asia and Oceania	28.73
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	Middle East	28.47
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	Europe	26.70
🇯🇲 Jamaica	Caribbean	26.00
🇵🇰 Pakistan	Asia and Oceania	25.49
🇵🇾 Paraguay	South and Central America	25.47
🇲🇽 Mexico	North America	22.09
🇵🇦 Panama	South and Central America	21.46
🇧🇿 Belize	Caribbean	20.40
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Asia and Oceania	20.36
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	Asia and Oceania	19.97
🇱🇹 Lithuania	Europe	18.91
🇨🇲 Cameroon	Africa	18.75
🇪🇨 Ecuador	South and Central America	18.42
🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic	Asia and Oceania	18.31
🇧🇾 Belarus	Europe	17.76
🇳🇬 Nigeria	Africa	17.42
🇿🇲 Zambia	Africa	17.41
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Africa	17.21
🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic	Asia and Oceania	15.75
🇱🇧 Lebanon	Middle East	14.10
🇭🇷 Croatia	Europe	12.40
🇺🇬 Uganda	Africa	11.72
🇹🇿 United Republic of Tanzania	Africa	11.41
🇧🇼 Botswana	Africa	11.25
🇱🇾 Libya	Africa	9.83
🇰🇪 Kenya	Africa	9.38
🇲🇦 Morocco	Africa	7.60
🇳🇿 New Zealand	Asia and Oceania	6.67
🇦🇹 Austria	Europe	6.35
🇱🇻 Latvia	Europe	6.35
🇬🇾 Guyana	Caribbean	6.30
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Asia and Oceania	5.42
🇳🇵 Nepal	Asia and Oceania	4.90
🇬🇪 Georgia	Europe	4.53
🇦🇫 Afghanistan	Asia and Oceania	0.00
🇦🇱 Albania	Europe	0.00
🇩🇿 Algeria	Africa	0.00
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean	0.00
🇦🇲 Armenia	Asia and Oceania	0.00
🇧🇭 Bahrain	Middle East	0.00
🇧🇧 Barbados	Caribbean	0.00
🇧🇹 Bhutan	Asia and Oceania	0.00
🇧🇴 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	South and Central America	0.00
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	Africa	0.00
🇧🇮 Burundi	Africa	0.00
🇰🇭 Cambodia	Asia and Oceania	0.00
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	Africa	0.00
🇹🇩 Chad	Africa	0.00
🇭🇰 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	Asia and Oceania	0.00
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	0.00
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	0.00
🇸🇻 El Salvador	South and Central America	0.00
🇪🇷 Eritrea	Africa	0.00
🇬🇦 Gabon	Africa	0.00
🇬🇲 Gambia	Africa	0.00
🇬🇹 Guatemala	South and Central America	0.00
🇬🇳 Guinea	Africa	0.00
🇭🇹 Haiti	Caribbean	0.00
🇭🇳 Honduras	South and Central America	0.00
🇽🇰 Kosovo	Europe	0.00
🇰🇼 Kuwait	Middle East	0.00
🇱🇸 Lesotho	Africa	0.00
🇱🇷 Liberia	Africa	0.00
🇲🇼 Malawi	Africa	0.00
🇲🇱 Mali	Africa	0.00
🇲🇪 Montenegro	Europe	0.00
🇲🇿 Mozambique	Africa	0.00
🇲🇲 Myanmar	Asia and Oceania	0.00
🇳🇪 Niger	Africa	0.00
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	Europe	0.00
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	Caribbean	0.00
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	Africa	0.00
🇸🇴 Somalia	Africa	0.00
🇸🇸 South Sudan	Africa	0.00
🇹🇬 Togo	Africa	0.00
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean	0.00
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	Asia and Oceania	0.00
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Africa	0.00


🇳🇱 Netherlands	97.31
🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	92.64
🇨🇭 Switzerland	91.32
🇺🇸 United States of America	90.80
🇸🇬 Singapore	89.80
🇮🇪 Ireland	89.44
🇯🇵 Japan	88.63
🇩🇪 Germany	87.55
🇺🇾 Uruguay	87.43
🇨🇱 Chile	85.57
🇹🇼 Taiwan *	85.56
🇫🇷 France	82.75
🇪🇪 Estonia	81.15
🇨🇦 Canada	79.16
🇫🇮 Finland	79.01
🇮🇹 Italy	79.01
🇧🇪 Belgium	78.94
🇶🇦 Qatar	77.29
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	75.37
🇸🇰 Slovakia	73.71
🇲🇾 Malaysia	71.76
🇬🇷 Greece	69.97
🇷🇼 Rwanda	61.97
🇧🇯 Benin	61.88
🇲🇳 Mongolia	61.86
🇯🇴 Jordan	60.85
🇵🇱 Poland	60.33
🇨🇳 China	58.70
🇦🇺 Australia	58.12
🇹🇭 Thailand	57.52
🇴🇲 Oman	56.58
🇵🇸 Palestine *	56.43
🇸🇳 Senegal	56.30
🇨🇴 Colombia	55.99
🇷🇸 Serbia	54.49
🇧🇷 Brazil	53.96
🇵🇹 Portugal	53.84
🇦🇷 Argentina	53.48
🇮🇳 India	52.05
🇺🇦 Ukraine	51.85
🇻🇳 Vietnam	50.48
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	48.80
🇰🇷 Republic of Korea	47.62
🇵🇭 Philippines	46.53
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	44.93
🇬🇭 Ghana	43.31
🇲🇺 Mauritius	40.48
🇸🇮 Slovenia	39.93
🇪🇬 Egypt	39.10
🇮🇩 Indonesia	38.68
🇷🇴 Romania	38.32
🇿🇦 South Africa	34.57
🇭🇺 Hungary	34.07
🇪🇸 Spain	33.00
🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	32.94
🇳🇦 Namibia	30.81
🇹🇳 Tunisia	30.72
🇹🇯 Tajikistan	29.66
🇵🇪 Peru	29.15
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	28.73
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	28.47
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	26.70
🇯🇲 Jamaica	26.00
🇵🇰 Pakistan	25.49
🇵🇾 Paraguay	25.47
🇲🇽 Mexico	22.09
🇵🇦 Panama	21.46
🇧🇿 Belize	20.40
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	20.36
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	19.97
🇱🇹 Lithuania	18.91
🇨🇲 Cameroon	18.75
🇪🇨 Ecuador	18.42
🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic	18.31
🇧🇾 Belarus	17.76
🇳🇬 Nigeria	17.42
🇿🇲 Zambia	17.41
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	17.21
🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic	15.75
🇱🇧 Lebanon	14.10
🇭🇷 Croatia	12.40
🇺🇬 Uganda	11.72
🇹🇿 United Republic of Tanzania	11.41
🇧🇼 Botswana	11.25
🇱🇾 Libya	9.83
🇰🇪 Kenya	9.38
🇲🇦 Morocco	7.60
🇳🇿 New Zealand	6.67
🇦🇹 Austria	6.35
🇱🇻 Latvia	6.35
🇬🇾 Guyana	6.30
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	5.42
🇳🇵 Nepal	4.90
🇬🇪 Georgia	4.53
🇦🇫 Afghanistan	0.00
🇦🇱 Albania	0.00
🇩🇿 Algeria	0.00
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	0.00
🇦🇲 Armenia	0.00
🇧🇭 Bahrain	0.00
🇧🇧 Barbados	0.00
🇧🇹 Bhutan	0.00
🇧🇴 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	0.00
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	0.00
🇧🇮 Burundi	0.00
🇰🇭 Cambodia	0.00
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	0.00
🇹🇩 Chad	0.00
🇭🇰 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	0.00
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	0.00
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.00
🇸🇻 El Salvador	0.00
🇪🇷 Eritrea	0.00
🇬🇦 Gabon	0.00
🇬🇲 Gambia	0.00
🇬🇹 Guatemala	0.00
🇬🇳 Guinea	0.00
🇭🇹 Haiti	0.00
🇭🇳 Honduras	0.00
🇽🇰 Kosovo	0.00
🇰🇼 Kuwait	0.00
🇱🇸 Lesotho	0.00
🇱🇷 Liberia	0.00
🇲🇼 Malawi	0.00
🇲🇱 Mali	0.00
🇲🇪 Montenegro	0.00
🇲🇿 Mozambique	0.00
🇲🇲 Myanmar	0.00
🇳🇪 Niger	0.00
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	0.00
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	0.00
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	0.00
🇸🇴 Somalia	0.00
🇸🇸 South Sudan	0.00
🇹🇬 Togo	0.00
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0.00
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	0.00
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0.00

*In the table above, data was collected for Chinese Taipei (commonly referred to as Taiwan) and the West Bank, which is under the administration of the Palestinian Authority. No data collection took place in Gaza. We recognize that these are, at the time of writing, disputed jurisdictions.