Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) – also known as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – are defined as companies with fewer than 1,000 employees.
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Top technology group growth areas in terms of SMB IT expenditure 2016-2021
This statistic shows the estimated constant annual growth rate of small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) spending worldwide, between 2016 and 2021, by technology area. Over the forecast period, SMB expenditure on business services is expected to grow at an average rate of *** percent per years. Hardware expenditure will grow the least, at a rate of *** percent per year, perhaps due to the shift towards cloud services and infrastructure.
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IDC. (July 24, 2017). Growth of top expenditure areas for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide between 2016 and 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/800684/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending-growth/
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Growth of top expenditure areas for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide between 2016 and 2021 [Graph], IDC, July 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/800684/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending-growth/
