Structural Developments in the ICT Sector in the EU, the CEE, and the US
Structural Developments in the ICT Sector in the EU, the CEE, and the US

Summary/Abstract: The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been one of the most dynamic sectors of international economy in recent years, in the context of the implementation of technological progress (the “Digital Revolution” and the “Artificial Intelligence Revolution”). In 2024, the contribution of this sector to GDP stood at 4.9% in the European Union and at 5.5% in the United States. The value added in this sector grew by an annual rate above the overall economic activity in the EU since 2011, according to the Eurostat (2026) statistics. In this paper, we apply standard econometric and analytical tools to data from Eurostat (2026) and the FRED – Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis (2026) to analyse and compare the structural developments in the ICT sector in the European Union with those in the United States and in the largest economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The main results of our research indicate that the annual potential growth of added value in the ICT sector decreased in the EU and fluctuates in the CEE countries. We also found a widening gap, created by structural factors, between the US and the EU in terms of the annual potential growth rate, reaching record highs in 2025.

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