IT Belarus
In 1960s and 1970s, Belarus used to be an 'assembly shop' of the USSR: here they invented and made computers, satellites, electrical appliances. This is how programmers appeared; in the 90s, they went to work for international and the first local private companies—orders and customers passed to them by inheritance. In 2005, the High-Tech Park was established in the country—a special tax and legal regime that made life easier for Belarusian IT projects and attracted foreign corporations. In 2019, Belarusian IT industry grew 2.5x.
Why Minsk has become an interesting relocation destination
30% of Fortune Global 200 firms have worked with our companies:
Facebook, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Whirlpool, Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, HP, Oracle, Xerox, Disney, Intel, Apple, IBM.
Special conditions for IT in Belarus
The Belarusian IT sector employs 70,000 people
90% of the projects are export-oriented
In 2019, 1,000+ people moved to work in IT
$2,000: sector-average salary
Business case: Apalon
Big Belarusian IT names include major service companies, GameDev projects, mobile apps, and hardware manufacturers
There are 1,000+ IT companies in Belarus
Games, mobile applications, maps, messengers, project management systems, devices
Universities, courses, classes for children
Main facts of the industry development
Wargaming, Viber, MSQRD, MAPS.ME—made and still being made in Belarus
The IT sector accounted for 14.5% of all new jobs in Belarus (2018)
~700 companies in the HTP
