{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-ai-cost-barrier","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-ai-cost-barrier","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-ai-cost-barrier/","title":"Portugal AI Adoption Barrier — Cost (2025)","description":"Portugal's AI Adoption Barrier — Cost: 7.5 % of enterprises (10+ employees) in 2025, +1.9pp YoY. Eurostat (ISOC_EB_AI), 2021–2025.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","Eurostat","Portugal","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Portugal","temporal_coverage":"2021/2025","unit":"% of enterprises (10+ employees)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Portugal 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":"2021–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"4"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Portugal"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Portugal (2025)","value":"7.5","unit":"% of enterprises (10+ employees)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.9pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.9pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"4","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Portugal AI Adoption Barrier — Cost"}],"observation_count":4,"observations":[{"period":"2021","value":2.81},{"period":"2023","value":4.09},{"period":"2024","value":5.62},{"period":"2025","value":7.46}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of enterprises (10+ employees)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of enterprises with 10 or more employees in Portugal 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 2021–2025 (4 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 7.5 % of enterprises (10+ employees) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.8 in 2021. The latest reading of 7.5 in 2025 represents a change of +1.9pp."}]}