The article examines the prerequisites for the emergence of an information economy, which on the basis of systematization allows to schematically reflect the transformation of the structure of social production. Social production is represented by five sectors of the economy: mining and agriculture; industry and construction; production and personal services; trade, finances, insurance and real estate operations; health care, education, research, recreation industry, public administration. As each of these sectors saturate, a new type of economy is formed – information economy.
 The analysis of the views of economists on the interpretation of the term "information economy" has been carried out, as a result of which it is revealed that the information economy is a type of economy in which in all spheres of activity of economic entities the ability to effectively generate, process and use information based on knowledge prevails.
 The main characteristics of the information resource, which include limitlessness and inexhaustibility in use; accessibility, are determined. Its cost does not depend on the volume of aggregate demand, and the process of forming the price of information differs from determining the price of any other product or service.
 A study of the level of development of the information economy in Ukraine has been carried out on the basis of two indicator systems: 1) the main statistical indicators calculated by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine; 2) a set of development indicators that are reflected in international indexes and ratings every year.
 The domestic system of indicators for the development of the information economy is represented by the number of enterprises that have access to the Internet; the number of companies with a website; the number of enterprises that use social networks; the number of enterprises that buy cloud computing services; the number of enterprises that conduct training in the field of ICT; the number of e-commerce enterprises; e-commerce sales volume.
 The assessment of the level of development of the information economy in Ukraine is carried out according to the following global indicators: network readiness index, global communication index, global digital competitiveness rating, global cyber security index, national cyber security index, global innovation index, global knowledge index. As a result of the analysis, the potential for the development of the information economy in Ukraine is revealed.