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IT services exports in 2018 are expected to amount to $4.5 billion, according to the infographics, published on the website.

"Contribution of the export-oriented ІТ industry to Ukraine's GDP accounts for 3.34%. In general, IT companies operating in Ukraine have paid UAH 16.7 billion [$582.9 million] in taxes," it said.

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A total of 116,000 high-skilled professionals are involved in the industry, it said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the Ukrainian IT sector in 2016 paid UAH 7.1 billion ($247.8 million) to the national budget, which was UAH 2 billion ($69.8 million) up against 2015. In 2016, the IT sector accounted for 3.4% of the country's GDP.