IT spending to grow 6% to $81.9B in 2021, spending in 2020 sees over 8% drop

Gartner has projected that IT spending in India to grow 6% to a total of $81.9 billion in 2021. The research firm said IT spending in 2020 is impacted by the pandemic and expected to total $79.3 billion, down 8.4% from 2019.

The projection would have been higher if not for the stalling of projects as a result of the pandemic, according to Arup Roy, research vice president at Gartner.