Global Defense & GovTech
Defence spending is big but slow to buy: EU defence equipment procurement hit €115 billion in 2025 (European Defence Agency) and 123 European defence companies raised venture-stage money. In the US, DIU takes 172 days on average to award a prototype, and 51% reach production (GAO).
20 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.
| Metric | Value | Geo | Period | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected DOD IT business programs reporting cost or schedule changes | 15of 21 selected programs reported cost and/or schedule changes | US | since January 2022; report published July 2024 | T1 | gao.gov |
| DOD IT business programs actively developing software with recommended Agile and iterative approaches | 11 of 11actively developing DOD IT business programs | United States | March 2025 | T1 | gao.gov |
| DOD IT business programs using required Agile metrics and management tools | 8 of 11actively developing DOD IT business programs | United States | March 2025 | T1 | gao.gov |
| Open GAO recommendations for Improving IT Acquisitions and Management high-risk area | 463open GAO recommendations as of January 2025, out of 1,881 made since 2010 | US | January 2025 | T1 | files.gao.gov |
| Share of DOD other-transaction obligations going to prototype agreements | 90percent | US | FY2021-2024 | T1 | files.gao.gov |
| Share of DOD other-transaction obligations citing significant nontraditional defense contractor participation | 94percent | US | FY2021-2024 | T1 | files.gao.gov |
| Share of DIU prototype awards that exceeded the 90-day award goal | 85percent | US | FY2016-2023 | T1 | files.gao.gov |
| Share of DIU prototype projects with a completed agreement that transitioned to production | 51percent | US | FY2016-2023 | T1 | files.gao.gov |
| Average time to award a DIU prototype agreement | 172days | US | FY2016-2023 | T1 | files.gao.gov |
| Expected time for major defense acquisition programs to provide initial capability | almost 12 yearsaverage time from program start to initial capability | United States | 2025 annual assessment | T1 | gao.gov |
| Number of European defence companies receiving venture-stage investment | 123count of companies | EU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| EU defence equipment procurement expenditure | 115EUR billion | EU | 2025 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
| OECD governments measuring the financial or non-financial impact of AI use cases | 28percent of OECD countries; 10 out of 36 | OECD | 2025 | T1 | oecd.org |
| OECD availability of high-value open datasets by category | 57% average; geospatial 73%; statistical 74%; companies 34%; government finances/accountability 38%; health/social welfare 53%percent availability of high-value datasets as open data across OECD countries | OECD | 2025 | T1 | oecd.org |
| OECD governments conducting ex-post cost-benefit analysis of digital projects | 25percent of OECD countries | OECD | 2025 | T1 | oecd.org |
| OECD countries with a government-wide omni-channel public-service strategy | 53% of OECD countries; 19 out of 36 countr | OECD countries (proxy for global defense/govtech) | 2025 | T1 | oecd.org |
| OECD countries using iterative project management approaches for digital projects | 53% in 2025, up from 39% in 2023percent of OECD countries using more ite | OECD | 2025 | T1 | oecd.org |
| OECD governments with a dedicated public-sector digital skills strategy | 17percent of OECD countries | OECD | 2025 | T1 | oecd.org |
| OECD digital-government institutions prioritising digital and ICT investment projects | 92% in 2025, up from 85% in 2023percent of OECD countries where the lead | OECD | 2025 | T1 | oecd.org |
| Australian public-service trust benchmark from TAPS survey | 58% trust in the public service | Australia (single-country proxy for global defense/govtech) | 2024 | T1 | oecd.org |
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