Data study ·
70% of large companies in Spain use AI
Original title, in Spanish: “El 70% de las grandes empresas en el Estado utilizan la IA”
- Publication
- El Nacional.cat (Spain)
- Author
- Aleix Ramírez
- Published on
- 29 October 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 29 October 2026
Summary
A report by the Banco de España, titled « El uso de la inteligencia artificial por parte de las empresas españolas: avances recientes y factores asociados a su uso », indicates that 70% of large Spanish companies use AI, compared with 30 to 35% of SMEs. AI use among SMEs has doubled compared with 2024 data, but the gap with large companies persists. Among large companies, the increase was mainly in intensive use, with a 14-point rise in the moderate or high usage bands. Barriers are declining overall, notably legal uncertainty in both segments, and costs and the lack of skilled staff among SMEs. The report also observes that adopting companies show higher productivity and wages, without being able to establish a causal link.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
Read the article on El Nacional.cat →Figures cited
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70 %
Share of large Spanish companies using AI
Large companies, Spain
« en el caso de las grandes compañías este porcentaje llega al 70% »
Source: Banco de España
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32.5 %
Share of Spanish SMEs using AI
SMEs, Spain (range 30-35%)
« Entre un 30% y un 35% de las pequeñas y medianas empresas en el Estado utilizan la inteligencia artificial »
Source: Banco de España
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14 percentage points
Increase in moderate or high AI usage among large companies since 2024
Large companies, Spain, since 2024
« con un incremento de 14 puntos porcentuales en los tramos de uso moderado o elevado »
Source: Banco de España
Classification
- Country
- Spain
- Company size
- SMEs, Large companies
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Banco de España (study author)
- Keywords
- AI adoption, SMEs, large companies, Banco de España, barriers to adoption, productivity
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