Assessing the Relationship Between Digital Transformation and Macroeconomic Performance

Digitalization is becoming a key factor in structural transformation and a source of sustainable economic growth, defining new parameters of productivity, employment and investment. The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between the level of digital literacy of the population, the use of information and communication technologies (hereinafter - ICT) in organizations and macroeconomic indicators in 2018-2024. The study used seven indicators, of which two characterize digital development (the level of digital literacy of the population and the use of ICT in organizations), and five reflect economic dynamics (GDP, fixed capital investment, real wage index, unemployment rate and gross value added per employee). The results of the analysis showed that the growth of digital literacy of the population has a very strong positive correlation with the main economic indicators: GDP (r = 0.934), investments in fixed assets (r = 0.909) and gross value added per employed (r = 0.947). At the same time, the use of ICT in organizations shows a weak and partially negative correlation with GDP (r = -0.205) and investment (r = -0.180), reflecting the structural gap between human and technological capital. Thus, for the period 2018-2024. Digitalization has become a stable factor of macroeconomic growth, with human capital playing a key role. To increase the effectiveness of digital transformation, it is necessary to strengthen the integration of ICT into business processes, develop infrastructure and increase the managerial maturity of organizations.

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