Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, ABES (Brazilian Association of Software Companies) met with members of the Parliamentary Front for Science, Technology, Research and Innovation at a breakfast where the Software market and the political trends in the Information Technology sector. On the occasion, the association will present the results of its traditional study on the Brazilian Software and Services Market, carried out with the consultancy IDC.
According to Jorge Sukarie, president of ABES, the objective of this meeting is to position deputies on the current figures for the IT sector, a major influencer of the Brazilian economy and which, according to the study, is ranked 7th in the world ranking, with an investment of US$ 60 billion, in 2014. If only considering the Software and IT Services sector, without exports, the amount totaled US$ 25.2 billion last year.
Payroll exemption
One of the sectors that affect the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) sector, the revision of the payroll tax exemption should be one of the issues that will be addressed during this meeting. The article, discussed since the beginning of the year, reached several productive sectors, mainly Information and Communication Technology, which collected 2% of the billing for the contribution of the employees' social security and will start to pay 4.5% of the revenue.
This review is still awaiting analysis by the Senate, which evaluates a republican proposal in which all sectors would have a 50% increase in their social security contribution rates and, therefore, the IT sector would move from the current 2% on billing to 3%.
Brazil: 7th largest IT market in the world and 1st in Latin America
The study points out that Brazil is positioned in 1st place in the ranking of investments in the IT sector in Latin America, with 46% of this market which, in 2014, totaled US$ 128 billion. When considering the software market in isolation, sales reached US$ 11.2 billion last year, without exports. Services, on the other hand, registered a value of US$ 14 billion in the same period.
- Company Profile
According to the survey, the Brazilian Software and Services Market is led by micro and small businesses. Of the companies dedicated to the development and production of software, almost 95% are micro and small companies and medium and large enterprises have representation of approximately 5%.
- Regional data
The study also brought about the distribution of IT spending in the country. The Southeast was the region with the largest total participation in investments in hardware, software and services, with 60.67%. The Midwest recorded 10.9% of participation; Northeast 10,1% and South 14,53%. The North of the country, on the other hand, was the one that least invested in the sector, with a percentage of 3.7%.
- Segment participation
The application sector was the most participatory in 2014, with a total of 44%. The businesses focused on the development environment were responsible for 31.3%. Infrastructure and security, and the export software segment registered a share of 22.7% and 1.9%, respectively.
- Business Areas
In relation to business verticals, the study pointed out the Finance segment with a share of 24.1%; Services and Telecom with 26,1%; Industry with 22.5% (an increase of 18.1% in relation to the previous year); Commerce, 10.6%; Government 5,1%; Oil and Gas, 4.3% and Agroindustry, 2.1%.
- General IT market
According to the study, the IT market in Brazil, including hardware, software and services, grew 6.7%. In 2014, US$ 2.09 trillion in IT was spent worldwide. At the ranking worldwide, Brazil remained in the 7th position, with investments in the order of US$ 60 billion, 3% of the world market. The United States maintained the leadership with $ 679 billion. China overtook Japan with US $ 201 billion and ranks 2nd in the ranking.
- Current figures
The survey shows that the number of computers installed in Brazil reached practically 70 million in 2014. The Brazilian IT market also had 120 million Internet users last year.
- Tendencies
According to the forecasts cited in the study, total revenue from Telecom services, which include mobile solutions and professional costs for corporate networks, will reach US$ 104 billion in 2015. The use of mobile tools will reach 1/3 of the employees of medium and large companies.
Sales of tablets, smartphones and computers combined will represent 45% of IT investments in Brazil, in 2015. The study also foresees an expansion of the security market due to the advancement of the cloud computing, reaching US$ 117 million in Brazil, this year. Infrastructure and cloud services will grow over 50% in the Cloud public in Brazil, in 2015.
In the trends mentioned, the IOT or Internet of Things gains visibility with the forecast of more than 130 million connected products in Brazil and, approximately, half of Latin America. Another point mentioned is related to the development aimed at the 3rd platform: thepplication development edeploymen”Will continue accelerated in 2015, reaching US$ 1,344 million. Already business intelligence and thenalytics are expected to reach US$ 788 million in 2015.
About ABES
ABES, the Brazilian Association of Software Companies, is the most representative entity in the sector with around 1,600 associated or associated companies, distributed in 23 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District, responsible for generating more than 120 thousand direct jobs and a turnover annual turnover of US$ 20 billion per year.
The companies associated with ABES represent 85% of the turnover of the software development and commercialization segment in Brazil and 33% of the total turnover of the IT sector, equivalent in 2014 to US$ 60 billion of sales of software, IT services and hardware.
Since its foundation, on September 9, 1986, the entity has exercised the mission of sectorial representation in the legislative and tax areas, in proposing and guiding policies aimed at strengthening the value chain of the Brazilian Software and Services Industry - IBSS, in defense intellectual property and combating piracy of national or international software and supporting initiatives to promote research, development, innovation and the development of national software. Access the ABES Portal - www.abes.org.br or talk to our Relationship Center: (11) 2161-2833.
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