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Ethiopia

#92 globally

Middle East & Africa

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#21 in Middle East & Africa

↑Positive(+4)
0/ 100

AI Readiness Score

Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today

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Readiness Score

Can this country build AI?

32/100
↑Positive(+4)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

33/100
Early Adoption

Ethiopia is deploying AI roughly in line with its readiness capacity.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure7/20
Talent8/20
Governance7/20
Investment5/20
Economic Readiness5/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Early Adoption
Government Deployment
7/20
Enterprise Adoption
6/20
Talent DemandWeakest
5/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
9/20
R&D Pipeline
6/20

Telebirr mobile money with 30 million users and government AI strategy drive leapfrog digital adoption.

Trajectory Outlook

36
/100

by 2028

32 now→+4 pts
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Top Accelerator

Africa's second largest population and M-Pesa Ethiopia creating mobile AI at unprecedented scale

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Top Risk

Tigray conflict legacy, ethnic tensions, and infrastructure gaps creating uneven AI development across regions

Pillar Detail

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AI Analysis

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◈Foundation Phase

Ethiopia is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 36/100.

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 32

2

2025–26

National AI strategy adopted

3

2026–27

Digital connectivity baseline met

4

2028

First national AI lab established

Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars

◇Investment & R&D
5/20
Near

Launch government-backed AI seed fund (≥$50M) for domestic startups

Mid

Negotiate bilateral R&D agreements with OECD partners; join CERN or equivalent

⬠Economic Readiness
5/20
Near

Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026

Mid

Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities

⬡Digital Infrastructure
7/20
Near

Extend rural connectivity and reduce mobile data costs below $2/GB

Mid

Build national data centre capacity and connect to international internet exchanges

Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.

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