The report Digital Economy in Spain 2026 estimates the weight of the digital economy in GDP at 24.5%. The document calls for improved measurement of these activities and the creation of an official satellite account.
The digital economy has an estimated impact of 24.5% of GDP in Spain, according to the report Digital Economy in Spain 2026, produced by the National Observatory of Technology and Society (ONTSI). The information comes from computerworld.es, which includes the analysis based on the framework of the OECD.
The document analyses the different methodologies for measuring this contribution and the value of free digital services, which amount to 179.353 billion euros not reflected in GDP.
Meanwhile, the Spanish Association of the Digital Economy (Adigital) estimates that the digitalised economy generated an impact of 455.3 billion euros in 2025. The employers' association raises the weight in GDP to 27% and notes that its growth has far exceeded that of the Spanish economy as a whole.
The report proposes improving the measurement of digital transformation in economic statistics, treating data and databases as assets, and measuring digital trade and the impact of artificial intelligence. It also suggests quantifying the effects of technology on well-being and assessing digital skills and trust in digital environments.
Another of its demands is the creation of an official digital satellite account, which would be developed by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). According to the document, Spain still lacks this stable statistic, which would allow for the quantification of digital production and transactions using a common methodology. Australia and the Philippines already carry out periodic measurements.
The report also recommends maintaining institutional continuity for the account once it is established. The United States and Canada developed it, but their publications have been interrupted or halted.
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