And the winners are China and India - The BECH Index 2020
This whitepaper is based on the CIA national accounting estimates for 2019 and does not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus will no doubt claim a substantial portion of the expected economic growth in most countries, but it may not impact the overall distribution of industrial demand. We will not know for sure until we see the numbers in 2021. The Americas have experienced a 15 per cent decline in the period 2014-2020. The demand from Central and South America drops again in 2020, and the decline in demand from North America results in a net loss of 1.52 per cent for the area. The European Union has lost 11 per cent of global demand in the same period, and after a slight increase in 2018, the decline continues in 2020. Russia, the sixth most prominent market, has lost 13.79 per cent since 2014. The loss in 2020 is 2.18 per cent. North America and Europe continue to be very interesting areas with some of the biggest markets in the world. Because of increasing labour costs and public expenditure, there is a growing need for information analytics, and process and cost optimisation solutions. The Middle East’s share of global demand has decreased continuously since 2017, and the region has lost 3.65 per cent in four years. Future growth in the Middle East still requires a restructuring away from the dependency on oil and gas and general liberalisation of the economy. I remain sceptical that they will be successful with such a transformation and predict a continued decrease in the region. China continued its growth and has, with a 7.69 per cent growth from 2019 to 2020, become the most significant information technology market in the world pushing the USA to second place. For 2020 the Asia Pacific region’s share of global demand increased 2.33 per cent. The most prominent growth area is India showing a 34 per cent increase in the period 2014-2019. However, from 2019 to 2020, India’s share of world demand declined 1.57 per cent.
This whitepaper is based on the CIA national accounting estimates for 2019 and does not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus will no doubt claim a substantial portion of the expected economic growth in most countries, but it may not impact the overall distribution of industrial demand. We will not know for sure until we see the numbers in 2021.
The Americas have experienced a 15 per cent decline in the period 2014-2020.
The demand from Central and South America drops again in 2020, and the decline in demand from North America results in a net loss of 1.52 per cent for the area.
The European Union has lost 11 per cent of global demand in the same period, and after a slight increase in 2018, the decline continues in 2020. Russia, the sixth most prominent market, has lost 13.79 per cent since 2014. The loss in 2020 is 2.18 per cent.
North America and Europe continue to be very interesting areas with some of the biggest markets in the world. Because of increasing labour costs and public expenditure, there is a growing need for information analytics, and process and cost optimisation solutions.
The Middle East’s share of global demand has decreased continuously since 2017, and the region has lost 3.65 per cent in four years. Future growth in the Middle East still requires a restructuring away from the dependency on oil and gas and general liberalisation of the economy. I remain sceptical that they will be successful with such a transformation and predict a continued decrease in the region.
China continued its growth and has, with a 7.69 per cent growth from 2019 to 2020, become the most significant information technology market in the world pushing the USA to second place.
For 2020 the Asia Pacific region’s share of global demand increased 2.33 per cent. The most prominent growth area is India showing a 34 per cent increase in the period 2014-2019. However, from 2019 to 2020, India’s share of world demand declined 1.57 per cent.
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The BECH Index 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the agenda for most businesses in all countries and it is
uncertain what the world will look like on the other side.
This whitepaper is based on the CIA national accounting estimates for 2019 and does not reflect
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus will no doubt claim a substantial portion of the
expected economic growth in most countries, but it may not impact the overall distribution of
industrial demand. We will not know for sure until we see the numbers in 2021.
In general, the pandemic will stimulate the demand for numerous software products.
Anything associated with remote work
and virtual collaboration and meetings will
experience a surge in demand. People will
learn the benefits of skipping commuting
and travel and of working from home. They
will get familiar with the tools required to
do so. Business owners and executives
will appreciate the benefits of the reduced
need for real estate and they will discover
that most of their staff can actually manage
themselves.
Closing schools and other educational
institutions will enforce the implementation
of e-learning solutions. On the other side of
the pandemic we will have a population of
teachers and students that all have practical
experience with these tools. I will be surprised
if that does not have a positive impact on the
demand for e-learning platforms.
Maybe the greatest impact will be seen in the demand for healthcare related software. Anything from
EHR 2 -systems, global databases and analytics to public communication and e-learning systems will
see growing demand. While we on a global scale may disagree about much, none of us want another
pandemic. Most nations will co-operate in finding solutions that can stop or control the spread of
another contagious virus and reduce its impact. Software will play a major role in such initiatives.
As you read this whitepaper please remember that the figures and conclusions are based on pre-
COVID-19 statistics. The outcome of the pandemic may change the world, but we will not know for sure
until the beginning of 2021.
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EHR: Electronic Health Record
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