3.1% of Andalusian SMEs now use artificial intelligence, compared to 1.5% in 2024. The national average stands at 4.1%, according to the IndesIA Barometer 2026.
The 3.1% of Andalusian SMEs already employ artificial intelligence technologies in their operations, as reported by El Español based on the 2026 edition of the IndesIA Barometer. In 2024, the proportion was 1.5% and in 2025 it was 2.1%.
The study analyses a sample of 131,554 Andalusian SMEs through the automated processing of public information. Despite this progress, the region remains below the national average of 4.1%.
Among the Andalusian companies using AI, 62.9% act as solution providers, 33.6% are consumers of external tools, and 2.8% combine both profiles.
Regarding aid, the Junta de Andalucía granted €474.4 million in regional R&D subsidies between 2022 and 2025, according to the National System of Publicity for Subsidies and Public Aid. In 2025 alone, the figure was €192.1 million, compared to €63.7 million in 2024, making Andalucía the second region in annual volume, only behind the Comunitat Valenciana.
Per capita, the region allocated €22.14 to these aids in 2025, below the regional average of €24.93, although above the €7.37 of 2024.
In higher education, Andalucía offers 1,611 degrees including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programmes, of which 24 are dedicated to artificial intelligence. This represents 1.5% of its offerings, compared to 2.4% of the Spanish average.
Higher Vocational Training is the area where the region excels. There are 157 specialisation courses, of which 49.7% belong to IT and Communications. Within that area, 37.2% is dedicated to AI and Big Data, and 34.6% to cybersecurity. In total, AI and Big Data courses represent 18.5% of the Andalusian offering, above the 16.8% national average.
Nuria Ávalos, general director of IndesIA, assesses the situation with these words:
“Andalucía has one of the largest regional portfolios of R&D aid and a Vocational Training system that already dedicates almost one in five specialisation courses to AI and Big Data.”
Ávalos adds that “the challenge now is to leverage” this momentum so that more SMEs across all sectors can turn these investments into productivity and innovation.
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