AI adoption in manufacturing by country
Share of manufacturing enterprises using at least one AI technology (Eurostat 2024–2025 and national surveys), IFR robot density and the manufacturing base for 45 countries, sourced, with a downloadable workbook and reading guide.
Adoption share, robot density and manufacturing base
Click a column header to sort. AI adoption: Eurostat isoc_eb_ain2 (manufacturing, 10+ employees) unless the source says otherwise. Robot density: IFR World Robotics 2025, 2024 installations, revised methodology. Share and employment: Eurostat, World Bank, national statistics offices.
| Country | Manufacturers using AI | Robots / 10,000 employees | Manufacturing share | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium T1 | 39.8 % | 232 | 12.3 % GVA | 485.2 thousand persons |
| Denmark T2 | 38.5 % | 329 | 20.2 % GVA | 321 thousand persons |
| Sweden T2 | 32.9 % | 377 | 13.4 % GVA | 565.4 thousand persons |
| Austria T1 | 32.5 % | 272 | 17.1 % GVA | 673.9 thousand persons |
| Netherlands T1 | 28.6 % | 293 | 11.7 % GVA | 757 thousand persons |
| Germany T1 | 24.4 % | 449 | 19.4 % GVA | 7,262 thousand persons |
| Ireland T2 | 17.5 % | – | 30.7 % GVA | 291.6 thousand persons |
| Spain T1 | 17.1 % | 183 | 11.7 % GVA | 2,279 thousand persons |
| Czechia T1 | 16.7 % | 216 | 20.8 % GVA | 1,326 thousand persons |
| Slovakia T1 | 15.8 % | 210 | 18.1 % GVA | 496.5 thousand persons |
| Italy T1 | 14.7 % | 237 | 16.8 % GVA | 3,923 thousand persons |
| Norway T2 | 14.7 % | – | 6.3 % GVA | 230 thousand persons |
| Portugal T2 | 9.9 % | – | 13.0 % GVA | 736.1 thousand persons |
| Hungary T1 | 7.8 % | 172 | 17.7 % GVA | 856.2 thousand persons |
| Poland T1 | 7.7 % | 81 | 16.3 % GVA | 3,362 thousand persons |
| France T1 | 7.4 % | 195 | 11.4 % GVA | 2,800 thousand persons |
| Romania T1 | 3.2 % | – | 13.1 % GVA | 1,400 thousand persons |
| China T1 | – | 166 | 24.8 % GDP | 104,815 thousand persons |
| Mexico T1 | – | 62 | 20.1 % GDP | 4,812 thousand persons |
| Switzerland T1 | – | 294 | 19.6 % GVA | 651.2 thousand persons |
| United Kingdom T1 | – | – | 8.0 % GDP | 2,460 thousand persons |
| United States T1 | – | 307 | 9.7 % GDP | 12,652 thousand persons |
| Algeria T2 | – | – | 9.4 % GDP | – |
| Argentina T2 | – | – | 15.2 % GDP | – |
| Brazil T2 | – | – | 12.1 % GDP | 8,440 thousand persons |
| Canada T2 | – | 241 | 9.3 % GDP | 1,800 thousand persons |
| Chile T2 | – | – | 9.4 % GDP | – |
| Colombia T2 | – | – | 10.2 % GDP | 730.8 thousand persons |
| Finland T2 | – | 183 | 16.2 % GVA | 342.9 thousand persons |
| India T2 | – | – | 13.1 % GDP | 20,997 thousand persons |
| Indonesia T2 | – | – | 19.0 % GDP | – |
| Japan T2 | – | 446 | 18.8 % GDP | 10,330 thousand persons |
| Malaysia T2 | – | – | 22.5 % GDP | – |
| Morocco T2 | – | – | 15.3 % GDP | – |
| Peru T2 | – | – | 12.2 % GDP | – |
| Philippines T2 | – | – | 15.7 % GDP | – |
| Saudi Arabia T2 | – | – | 16.1 % GDP | – |
| Singapore T2 | – | 818 | 18.5 % GDP | – |
| South Africa T2 | – | – | 12.8 % GDP | 1,263 thousand persons |
| South Korea T2 | – | 1,220 | 26.6 % GDP | – |
| Thailand T2 | – | – | 24.2 % GDP | – |
| Tunisia T2 | – | – | 14.8 % GDP | 527.1 thousand persons |
| Türkiye T2 | – | – | 17.6 % GVA | 5,999 thousand persons |
| United Arab Emirates T2 | – | – | 9.4 % GDP | – |
| Vietnam T2 | – | – | 24.3 % GDP | – |
Countries with a national readiness index instead of an adoption share
These governments publish a maturity or readiness programme rather than a share of adopters. The figures are not comparable with the Eurostat column and are shown as published.
| Country | Figure | What it measures | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 326 | companies assessed under INDI 4.0 (Indonesia Industry 4.0 Readiness Index) at launch; average result 'cukup siap' (fairly ready) | 2019 | wartaekonomi.co.id |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,000 | factories that completed the Ministry's Digital Maturity Index self-assessment (automation readiness) – 2022 figure | 2022 | argaam.com |
| Singapore | 350 | Singapore-based companies (from >15 countries) that completed Official SIRI Assessments by Oct 2020; SIRI = Smart Industry Readiness Index developed by EDB, deployed globally with WEF (assessors certified via McKinsey, Siemens, TÜV SÜD) | 2020 | edb.gov.sg |
| United Arab Emirates | 620 | factories assessed under the UAE Industrial Technology Transformation Index (ITTI), MoIAT (500+ at end-2024) | 2026 | gulfnews.com |
Reading the table before an AI project
Three patterns matter. First, high density with low adoption (Italy, Spain, Czechia, Slovakia, France): the lines are automated, the data is not, so the first AI project is usually a data project. Second, high adoption with moderate density (Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria): the digital layer exists, and the question becomes which loss to attack first; the data-readiness scorecard is the fast way to find out. Third, no official figure at all (most of Asia and the Americas): use the robot-density column and the sector mix on the country benchmark page, and treat vendor adoption surveys with caution.
AI Adoption by Country 2026 workbook
Excel workbook: AI-adoption share, IFR robot density, manufacturing share and employment for 45 countries, each figure with year and source URL, plus the survey definitions.
- 17 countries with an official adoption share, 4 with a readiness index
- IFR 2024 robot density with the methodology note
- Manufacturing share and employment base
- Updated October 2026
Questions
What counts as a manufacturer "using AI"?
For EU countries: Eurostat ICT survey, enterprises with 10 or more employees in NACE C using at least one AI technology (text mining, speech recognition, image recognition, machine learning, process automation, autonomous movement). It measures whether any AI is used, not how much of the plant runs on it.
Why is there no figure for the United States, China or Japan?
Because no official survey with a comparable definition could be read on an official page in October 2026. We do not fill gaps with vendor surveys; where a government publishes a readiness index instead, it is listed separately.
Does high AI adoption mean high OEE?
Not by itself. Adoption surveys count any AI use, often in sales or back office. Production AI needs line-level availability, performance and quality data first; the data-readiness scorecard on this site is the practical test.
Sources
Data checked October 2026. Published by TEEPTRAK SAS, which sells production-monitoring and OEE software. Country pages with sector OEE ranges and hubs: oee-benchmark.org.
- https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_eb_ain2/default/table
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- https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/jwr7/lms
- https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/VAPGDPMA
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- https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1587403
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- https://gulfnews.com/business/economy/uae-launches-factory-forward-to-help-manufacturers-adopt-ai-and-industry-40-1.500674838