This statistic shows the estimated IT expenditure of small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2021. In 2018, SMBs are expected to spend 602 billion U.S. dollars on IT hardware, software, and services, including business services, worldwide. Spending on business services and software are expected to grow the most rapidly over the 2016-2021 period.
IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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IDC, & Statista. (February 12, 2018). IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/760799/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending/
IDC, und Statista. "IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/760799/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending/
IDC, Statista. (2018). IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/760799/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending/
IDC, and Statista. "It Expenditure from Small-to-medium-sized Business (Smb) Worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/760799/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending/
IDC & Statista, IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/760799/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending/ (last visited October 03, 2023)
IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IDC, & Statista, February 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/760799/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending/