Technical paper The OECD.AI Index Technical paper This work is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. Theopinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official viewsof the Member countries of the OECD. This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the statusof or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundariesand to the name of any territory, city or area. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeliauthorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the GolanHeights,East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms ofinternational law. Note to Delegations: This document is also available onO.N.E Members & Partnersunder the reference code:DSTI/DPC/AIGO(2025)1/FINAL Cover image: © Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com©OECD2026 Attribution4.0 International (CCBY4.0) This work ismade available under the Creative Commons Attribution4.0 International licence. By usingthis work, you accept to be bound by the terms of this licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution–you must cite the work. Translations–you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the followingtext:In the event of any discrepancy between the original work and the translation, only the text of theoriginal work should be considered valid. Adaptations–you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of anoriginal work by the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed in this adaptation shouldnot be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. Third-party material–the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using suchmaterial, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the third party and for any claims ofinfringement. You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggestthe OECD endorses your use of the work. Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the PermanentCourt of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules2012. The seat of arbitration shall be Paris (France). Thenumber of arbitrators shall be one. Foreword This technicalpaperintroduces the OECD.AI Index, a composite measurement frameworkdesigned to assess countries’ implementation of the OECD Recommendation on ArtificialIntelligence. The Index is structured around the five policy areas under theNational policies andinternational co-operation for trustworthy AIand provides a comparable overview of national AIecosystems across OECD Member countries. It integrates 28AI-specific indicators drawn fromofficial statistics, administrative records, surveys, and innovative datasources, organised intofivecomponents:AI Research and Development,AI Enabling Infrastructure,AI PolicyEnvironment, Jobs and Skills, and International Co-operation. Thepaperdetails the conceptual framework,indicators,data sources, and methodologicalchoices underpinning the Index. It describes theproceduresappliedfor data harmonisation,missing-value imputation, normalisation, weighting, and aggregation. In addition, it presentstherobustness and sensitivity analyses conductedtoensurestatistical integrity,accuracy,andreliability.It also presents results for 2023 and 2024. The OECD.AI Index is intended as a policy-oriented tool to support evidence-based AIgovernance, facilitate international comparison, and guide future monitoring of progress towardtrustworthy AI. Thistechnicalpaperand previous versions of it were discussedat the meetings of the WorkingParty on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO)and of the Digital Policy Committee (DPC)and considers delegate feedback received.It also benefitted frominputs fromthe Working Partyon Digital Economics, Measurement, and Analysis (DEMA). Acknowledgements Thistechnicalpaperon the OECD.AI Indexis based on the work of the OECD.AI Expert Grouponthe OECD AI Index(hereafter the “Expert Group”) and was prepared by the OECDSecretariat in consultation with an OECD Internal Steering Group including representatives fromOECD Directoratesworking on artificial intelligence. It was prepared under the aegis of theOECD Working Party on AI Governance (AIGO).Lucia Russo,Jeff Mollins,(OECD Division onAI and Emerging Digital Technologies, AIEDT)andSara Marchi (Consultant to AIEDT)led thepaperdevelopment and draftingunder the guidance ofKarine Perset (DeputyHead of AIEDT)and Luis Aranda (AIEDT).The team gratefully thanks Julia Schmidt (formerly member of AIEDT)andAngélina Gentaz (formerly consultant to AIEDT)for their contributions. The development of thepaperwas supported by a grant by the Patrick J McGovern Foundation. Strategic direction, input and review were provided by Jerry Sheehan