{
  "slug": "easteu-it-outsourcing",
  "name": "Eastern Europe IT Outsourcing",
  "updated": "2026-10-05",
  "page": "https://godofstartups.com/atlas/markets/easteu-it-outsourcing",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "facts": [
    {
      "metric": "Enterprises employing in-house ICT specialists, 10-49 employees, EU27",
      "value": "14.04",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "EU27",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ske_itspe/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Enterprises employing in-house ICT specialists, 10 or more employees, Bulgaria",
      "value": "17.81",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ske_itspe/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Exports of computer services, BG",
      "value": "2833.0",
      "unit": "EUR million",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bop_its6_det/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Imports of computer services, BG",
      "value": "508.8",
      "unit": "EUR million",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bop_its6_det/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Reason for difficulty recruiting ICT specialists",
      "value": "49.84",
      "unit": "percent of recruiting enterprises",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ske_itrcrn2/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "IT firms with hard-to-fill ICT specialist vacancies, share of recruiting IT firms, Bulgaria",
      "value": "58.71",
      "unit": "percent of recruiting enterprises",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ske_itrcrn2/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Annual growth rate of employment, IT services (NACE J62), Bulgaria",
      "value": "2.27",
      "unit": "percent per year",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Persons employed, computer programming and consultancy (NACE J62), all size classes, BG",
      "value": "96452",
      "unit": "count of persons employed",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Average employee benefits expense, computer programming and consultancy (NACE J62), all size classes, BG",
      "value": "40.56",
      "unit": "EUR thousand per employee",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Number of enterprises, computer programming and consultancy (NACE J62), 20-49 persons employed, BG",
      "value": "333",
      "unit": "count of enterprises",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Net turnover, computer programming and consultancy (NACE J62), all size classes, RO",
      "value": "12799.64",
      "unit": "EUR million",
      "geo": "RO",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Net turnover per person employed, computer programming and consultancy (NACE J62), 10-19 persons employed, CZ",
      "value": "141.22",
      "unit": "EUR thousand per person employed",
      "geo": "CZ",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Gross operating rate, computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NACE J62), Bulgaria",
      "value": "17.0",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "BG",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Apparent labour productivity, IT services (NACE J62), From 0 to 9 persons employed",
      "value": "20.83",
      "unit": "thousand EUR per person employed",
      "geo": "PL",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Apparent labour productivity, IT services (NACE J62), From 0 to 9 persons employed",
      "value": "79.16",
      "unit": "thousand EUR per person employed",
      "geo": "DE",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Gross operating rate, IT services (NACE J62), all size classes",
      "value": "15.89",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "SK",
      "period": "2023",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_sc_ovw/default/table?lang=en"
    }
  ],
  "note": "status: ready = two or more independent sources or an official series; proxy = one source; context = macro background, not a validation figure."
}