Export Russian software in the world market: the analysis of data for 2015-2017 and further prospects

Abstract

By the end of 2016 and 2017 one can say about the growth of the sales of Russian software companies – not only abroad, but also in the domestic market of Russia. The volume of soft ware exports and services of soft ware development of the Russian companies increased in 2016 by 12% and reached $7.5 billion, and according to the forecast for 2017 – reached $8.6 billion. The foreign
sales of the Russian soft ware companies in 2016 amounted to 2.3% of the total exports of the Russian Federation. 12% of the companies, the sales of which were limited before by Russia and CIS, plan to enter the markets of distant foreign countries in 2017, and 14% – in 2018.