Top 5 Information Technology Countries in the World

1. China 

Share of The BECH Index 2022: 19.22%

China’s IT sector is a fast-growing and competitive part of its economy and the global IT market. According to IBISWorld, the sector’s revenue was $1.1 trillion in 2021, growing by 8.5% annually from 2017 to 2022. It accounted for 6.3% of the country’s GDP in 2021, up from 5.4% in 2017. Over 10.8 million people worked in the sector in 2021, increasing by 4.9% annually from 2017 to 2022. Additionally, the sector exported $86.9 billion worth of services in 2021, growing by 6.8% annually from 2017 to 2022, and, at the same time, imported $32.4 billion worth of services, rising by 5.6% annually from 2017 to 2022. The rapid development of software, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and other emerging technologies drives China’s IT sector.

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