Eurostat: Greece Lags Behind in EU’s Digital Transformation Efforts

Greece is falling behind in the race towards digitalisation, according to recent data on the digital intensity of enterprises across the European Union.

In 2023, only 43.8% of Greek enterprises achieved at least a basic level of digital intensity, significantly below the EU average of 59%.

The Digital Intensity Index (DII) measures a company’s use of digital technologies, such as AI, social media, cloud computing, and e-commerce. Achieving at least a basic level requires the use of at least four of these technologies. While 58% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the EU reached this level, Greece’s SMEs lagged, with over half remaining at a very low level of digital intensity.

Finland, Malta, and the Netherlands led the way, with the highest percentages of enterprises achieving a very high level of digital intensity. In contrast, Greece, alongside Romania and Bulgaria, had the highest proportion of businesses with very low digital intensity, with 56.2% of Greek enterprises falling into this category.

These figures highlight the significant challenges Greece faces in meeting the EU’s Digital Decade target, which aims for more than 90% of EU SMEs to reach at least a basic level of digital intensity by 2030. As of last year, Greek SMEs were still far from this goal, underscoring the need for accelerated efforts to boost digital adoption in the country’s business sector.

Read more: Eurostat reports