Global Defense & GovTech
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD governments conducting ex-post cost-benefit analysis of digital projects | 25percent of OECD countries | 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 |
| Defence expenditure per capita, Norway (NATO estimate) | 3,191USD per capita | NO | 2025 | T1 | nato.int |
| 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 with dedicated funding for ICT/digital government projects | 81% in 2025, up from 73% in 2023percent of OECD countries; 29 out of 36 countries in 2025 | OECD | 2025 | T1 | oecd.org |
| 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 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 public-service users lacking confidence they can access support when needed | 46% of people across OECD countries | OECD countries (proxy for global defense/govtech) | 2024 | T1 | oecd.org |
| Number of EU Member States spending 2% or more of GDP on defence | 13member states | EU | 2024 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
| Number of defence projects funded by the European Defence Fund 2024 call | 62projects | EU | 2024 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
| Year-on-year growth in the total number of EU military personnel | 1percent | EU | 2024 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
| Equipment expenditure (major equipment purchases + R&D devoted to major equipment) as % of total defence expenditure, United States | 28.98% of total US defence expenditure, 2024 (NATO estimate) | US | 2024 | T1 | nato.int |
| Defence R&T as a share of total EU defence expenditure | 1.5percent of total defence expenditure | EU | 2024 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
| Year-on-year growth of total EU defence expenditure, real terms | 19percent | EU | 2024 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
| Total defence expenditure of the 27 EU Member States | 343EUR billion | EU | 2024 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
| 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 |
| Public priority for adapting to automation and new technologies versus trust in government regulation | 77% high priority; 41% trust government regulationpercent of people in OECD Trust Survey c | OECD | 2024 | T1 | oecd.org |
| Dedicated SME and startup support in the European Defence Fund 2024 call (EUDIS) | 224EUR million | EU | 2024 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
| Contract value of Italy's procurement of 24 multirole fighter jets | 7.47EUR billion | IT | 2024 | T1 | eda.europa.eu |
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