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According to the study "Potential Socioeconomic Impacts of Brazil's Consolidation as an International Hub for Digital Infrastructure in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," prepared by the Getulio Vargas Foundation and presented in Brasília in July 2026, a single 100 MW data center can add approximately R$ 1.5 billion to the Brazilian GDP and generate about R$ 590 million in labor income, distributed across various sectors of the economy, again. The figures are from a study by FGV.
The same study estimates the total investment for a facility of this scale at around R$ 25 billion, with approximately R$ 5 billion in infrastructure and R$ 20 billion in computing (servers, GPUs, and storage), and projects about 12,560 direct and indirect jobs over 18 to 36 months of implementation.
It is worth noting that this capital division almost exactly reproduces the architecture of RT-One's own financial model, aligning the company's thesis with an independent national macroeconomic reference.
The benefits go far beyond the operation of the data center, reaching civil construction, engineering, commerce, logistics, and service provision, thus the salary gain is not restricted to IT professionals.
This conclusion is consistent with international studies. In the United States, the report "Economic Contributions of Data Centers in the United States" by PwC demonstrates that the sector has become a relevant vector for economic growth, both through job creation and the multiplier effect on the local economy. The study points to an approximate ratio of 1:6: for every professional directly employed in a data center, about six other jobs are sustained indirectly or induced.
Indirect jobs arise in the supply chain, construction, maintenance, energy, telecommunications, and equipment, while induced jobs result from the increase in local economic activity, benefiting commerce, restaurants, hotels, transportation, and services in general.
Fiscal impact studies also indicate a positive return on tax collection. In Ohio, the economic impact study prepared for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Research Foundation (with analysis by SRC EvalMetrics) estimated that data centers generated about US$ 5.2 billion in state and local taxes between 2017 and 2024, against approximately US$ 2.5 billion in incentives granted during the same period - a ratio of about US$ 2.00 collected for every US$ 1.00 of incentive, considering the set of taxes and the economic effects of the entire supply chain. It should be noted, for transparency, that the merit and magnitude of these incentives are the subject of public debate in some U.S. states, and are presented here as an international reference, not as a projection applicable to the Brazilian context.
Together, these results reinforce that data centers are not just investments in digital infrastructure. They act as catalysts for regional development - stimulating innovation, attracting new businesses, increasing public revenue, and generating skilled jobs and economic opportunities across multiple sectors of the economy.