Revenue
In 2025, the technology sector in Santa Catarina recorded a revenue of R$ 47.9 billion, with a growth of 12.7% in the year — almost double the national average. With this result, the state is the 6th largest hub in Brazil, just behind Rio Grande do Sul (R$ 48.1 billion), a difference of approximately R$ 130 million.
Furthermore, Santa Catarina maintains the third largest share of Brazilian GDP from the technology sector, highlighting its economic importance. With an 8% share, the Santa Catarina technology sector is above the national average, behind only Amazonas (13.7%) and São Paulo (10.2%).
R$ 47.9 billion
of revenue from the SC technology sector
6th
largest state in Brazil
3rd
largest Brazilian share of GDP by the technology sector
8%
The technology sector's share of SC's GDP is higher than the national average, behind only Amazonas and São Paulo
Faturamento no Brasil
The total revenue of the Brazilian technology sector in 2025 was R$ 870.9 billion, representing a growth of 7.1% compared to the previous year.
The state of São Paulo remains the absolute leader in sector revenue, with a total of R$ 393.1 billion, equivalent to 45% of the national total.
Distribution of technology revenue in Brazil
Despite losing more than 2 percentage points of market share in the last 4 years, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro remain the states that generate the most revenue in the technology sector.
The states that experienced the greatest gains in participation during the period were Paraná (+0.89 pp), Santa Catarina (+0.55 pp), the Federal District (+0.42 pp), and Ceará (+0.48 pp).
Thus, the share of revenue from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which totaled 57% in 2018, is now 53%.
Growth of the technology sector by state
Among all Brazilian states, Roraima, Tocantins, Maranhão, and the Federal District stood out with growth rates exceeding 20%.
Meanwhile, among the ten most significant states, the Federal District (+20.3%), Ceará (+18.2%), Rio Grande do Sul (+17.2%), Santa Catarina (+12.7%), Paraná (+10.9%), and Minas Gerais (+7.3%) posted growth rates above the Brazilian average.
São Paulo (+4.6%), Rio de Janeiro (+2.7%), Bahia (+3.3%), and Amazonas (+1.9%) recorded the lowest growth rates.
Growth of the technology sector by state
The technology sector's revenue of R$ 47.9 billion accounts for approximately 8% of the entire economic output of the state of Santa Catarina (an increase of 0.25 percentage points compared to 2024). Over the past five years, the sector's share of the state's GDP has grown by 17.6%.
This share of the state's economy is the largest in the Southern Region and exceeds that of most other Brazilian states, positioning Santa Catarina third nationwide in terms of the technology sector's contribution to GDP.
Santa Catarina revenue
Greater Florianópolis continues to be the region with the highest concentration of businesses in the sector in the state, accounting for 39.6% of revenue.
Next in line are the Itajaí Valley, with 28%, and the North Catarinense mesoregion, with 17.6%.
Western Santa Catarina, with 7%, has a smaller share, but it is still relevant within the state context. Finally, the Southern and Mountainous regions have 6% and 1.9%, respectively.
Distribution of technology companies in Santa Catarina
The chart showing revenue distribution by mesoregion in Santa Catarina identifies the Greater Florianópolis region as the state leader, accounting for 39.6% of the state's total revenue.
The Itajaí Valley and the Northern region are also highly significant to the sector, representing 28% and 17.6% of total revenue, respectively. In addition to the established position of Greater Florianópolis, notable growth was seen in the Itajaí Valley—where revenue rose from R$ 8.0 billion to R$ 13.4 billion—and in the Northern region, which grew from R$ 6.3 billion to R$ 8.4 billion, reinforcing the sector's expansion into the state's interior.
Technology sector productivity by state
In terms of productivity, the state of Paraná leads the rankings with an annual revenue per employee of R$ 948,000. It is followed by São Paulo (R$ 871,000) and Rio de Janeiro (R$ 757,000), all of which exceed the national average of R$ 727,000.
Santa Catarina’s technology sector is characterized by higher employment levels (it is labor-intensive), resulting in productivity (R$ 469,000 per employee) that is lower than that of Paraná, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, as well as the national average (which is driven upward by São Paulo).
Nevertheless, Santa Catarina’s technology sector remains among the top ten in Brazil for productivity, holding the 10th position.
Sector collection
Regarding data on the collection of the Tax on Services of Any Nature (ISS) from the technology sector in municipalities across Santa Catarina, the growth in Florianópolis, Chapecó, and Joinville stands out; these cities doubled their collected revenue between 2021 and 2025.
In Florianópolis, tax revenue grew by approximately 22% between 2024 and 2025, reaching a total very close to R$180 million.