UNCTAD Technology Report 2025: India 10th in Private AI Funds
Why in the news
UNCTAD, the UN trade and development body, released its 2025 Technology and Innovation Report, placing India among the top ten countries for private AI funding.
Key facts
- Report: Technology and Innovation Report 2025, issued by UNCTAD (UN Trade and Development).
- India’s rank for private AI investment: 10th, with about $1.4 bn.
- India and China were the only developing nations with sizeable private AI investment in 2023.
| Index | Year | India’s rank |
|---|---|---|
| Readiness for Frontier Technologies | 2022 | 48th |
| Readiness for Frontier Technologies | 2024 | 36th |
Significance
- A jump of 12 places on the readiness index shows improving capacity to adopt frontier technologies.
- Private AI money concentrated in only two developing economies underlines the gap with the rest of the developing world.
Exam angle
- Publisher: UNCTAD; report year: 2025.
- Index name: Readiness for Frontier Technologies.
- Rank improvement: 48th (2022) to 36th (2024).