The global digital sector growth was forecast to impact total trade in the Asia Pacific region by 2.3 percent in 2021 compared to baseline trade in 2020. The study expected the global digital inputs to increase by 20 percent by 2025 and projected that about 43 percent of the increase in trade would be recorded in Asia Pacific.

The global digital sector growth was forecast to impact total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Asia Pacific region by 2.1 percent in 2021. It was consistently forecast to increase each year up to 9.9 percent in 2025 compared to the baseline GDP in 2020. The study expected the global digital inputs to increase by 20 percent by 2025 and projected that more than 40 percent of the outputs would be accounted for by Asia Pacific.