BlueOptima Global Benchmark Report Q2 2026

See the latest insights into enterprise software development performance across markets, industries, and technologies.

The report highlights the big changes, what's leveling out, and where to focus your strategies.

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• Productivity's still increasing (albeit more slowly) and code quality continues to fall: Global productivity increased 5.2% in Q2 2026, while quality dropped to a new low of 91.99%.
• The productivity/quality trade-off is widespread: Every tracked region saw productivity rise while quality declined, with North America recording the biggest productivity increase at 7.32%.
• Healthcare remains the most productive sector, while Eastern Europe leads regionally: Healthcare reached 2.83 BCE/day, and Eastern Europe recorded both the highest regional productivity (2.60) and highest quality (92.95%).

Compare your teams, projects and organizations and base your deployment decisions on code-level data from the world's largest benchmark.

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