{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-ai-cost-barrier","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-ai-cost-barrier","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-ai-cost-barrier/","title":"Germany AI Adoption Barrier — Cost (2025)","description":"Germany's AI Adoption Barrier — Cost: 4.8 % of enterprises (10+ employees) in 2025, +0.8pp YoY. Eurostat (ISOC_EB_AI), 2024–2025.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","Eurostat","Germany","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"2024/2025","unit":"% of enterprises (10+ employees)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Germany AI Adoption Barrier — Cost","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ISOC_EB_AI/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2024–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"2"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2025)","value":"4.8","unit":"% of enterprises (10+ employees)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"2","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany AI Adoption Barrier — Cost"}],"observation_count":2,"observations":[{"period":"2024","value":4.05},{"period":"2025","value":4.84}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of enterprises (10+ employees)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of enterprises with 10 or more employees in Germany that do NOT use AI because the costs seem too high, from Eurostat's enterprise ICT usage survey. This is a BARRIER indicator: it counts enterprises that have NOT adopted AI for this reason, so a HIGHER value means LESS AI adoption, not more. Do not describe it as adoption. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2024–2025 (2 observations)."},{"question":"Why is the history so short?","answer":"Eurostat began publishing this series recently, so only 2 observations are available (2024–2025). It is a new series rather than an incomplete one, and will lengthen with each future round."}]}