Gartner Forecast: IT Spending Surges 7.9% Amid Infrastructure Revolution
ITProToday, Thursday, July 10th, 2025
IT spending will reach $5.43 trillion in 2025, with 7.9% growth led by AI infrastructure, though enterprises are pausing new tech initiatives due to uncertainty.
IT spending is still growing, but the spending is not uniform as there are plenty of spots where organizations are actually holding off on budget increases.
Gartner's latest IT spending forecast reveals contradictory forces shaping the 2025 technology market. The research, based on analysis of more than 1,000 vendors across IT products and services, projects worldwide IT spending will reach $5.43 trillion. This represents 7.9% growth from 2024.