Digitalisation as a factor in the economic development of developing countries

. The relevance of this research arises from the need to assess the impact of digitalisation on the economic development of developing countries in the context of global challenges, such as economic inequality, limited access to modern technologies, uneven digital infrastructure, and low levels of digital literacy. The purpose of the article was to study the impact of digitalisation on the economic development of developing countries by identifying key digital indicators, analysing the clustering of countries by the level of digitalisation, and assessing the relationship between digital indicators and economic results. The research methods included cluster analysis to group countries by level of digital development, factor analysis to identify main drivers of digital transformation, and comparative analysis to identify key trends and features of digitalisation across countries. The analysis covered 90 countries with different levels of digital