62.6%
▼ 9.3 pts vs 2023
share of European public AI contract value awarded by government bodies in 2024
20132024

What the chart shows

Government bodies, national agencies and public authorities awarded 62.6% of the value of public AI-related contracts in the European countries tracked in 2024, down from 71.9% in 2023. Health bodies awarded 13.9% and education bodies 13.7%.

Government bodies have had the largest share in every year since 2017. Before that, totals were small and shares swung widely: education bodies had 66.7% in 2013.

Key numbers

MeasureValue
Government and public authorities, 202462.6%
Government and public authorities, 202371.9%
Health, 202413.9%
Education, 202413.7%
Other, 20249.7%
Education, 201366.7%

How to read it

  • Shares of each year’s AI-related contract value by the main activity of the awarding body, from EU public tenders (TED) and UK procurement sources.
  • “Other” combines economic and financial affairs, community and social sector organisations and other activities (9.7% together in 2024).
  • Before 2019 less than $0.1B a year was awarded (related chart), so early shares rest on few contracts.
Source: AI Index, 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 8.5.11: Public spending on AI-related contracts (% of total) in Europe by funding agency activity, 2013–24. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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