The IT sector was the third most important in the country in 2017, with national export volumes worth $3.2 billion.
The volume of exports of Ukrainian IT services in 2017 grew by 20% against 2016, to US$3.6 billion, according to the IT Ukraine Association's website.
Information technology (IT) is one of the sectors that benefit greatly from Ukraine's highly educated population, making it one of the most promising sectors for closer economic ties with Canada, Ukrainian Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska wrote in an op-ed for The Globe and Mail.