1、 1 Digitalisation of the economy in Ger-many Digitalisation Index 2022 Summary of the Digitalisation Index results in the project“Development and Measurement of the Digitalisation of the Economy in Germany”In 2022,the German economy becomes only slightly more digital than in 2021.The index score for

2、 Germany as a whole is 108.9 points in 2022,up from 107.9 points in 2021 and the base level of 100.0 points in 2020(Figure 1).1 After the sharp rise in 2021,the development in 2022 suggests a stagnation of digitalisation.Figure 1:Results of the Digitalisation Index for Germany In index points,survey

3、 years 2020,2021 and 2022 Source:German Economic Institute The analysis of the change in the individual index categories provides information on the drivers of this development(Figure 2).1 Information on the methodology can be found on the last page of this report.The 2021 index score was adjusted e

4、x post from 108.0 to 107.9 points due to updated data for individual indicators.This is discussed in the long report on the 2022 Digitalisation Index.100.0107.9108.9020406080100202020212022 2 Figure 2:Results of the Digitalisation Index for Germany by category In index points,survey years 2020,2021

5、and 2022 Source:German Economic Institute 2021 saw an increase in the framework conditions,that is,the indicators of company-external categories in particular.On average,they rose substantially more than the company-internal categories,driving digitalisation ahead as a result.In 2022,this is not the

6、 case:There is no clear driver for what has transpired.Company-internal categories increase by just 0.9 points on aver-age.Company-external categories actually decline by 0.3 points on average.The company-external category of society shows the most absolute growth in comparison to 2021.It implies ho