Middle East & Africa Cloud Computing Market Size & Outlook
The cloud computing market in Middle East & Africa is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 255,803.4 million by 2033. A compound annual growth rate of 14.3% is expected of Middle East & Africa cloud computing market from 2026 to 2033.
The MEA cloud computing market generated a revenue of USD 80,728.4 million in 2025.
The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.3% from 2026 to 2033.
In terms of segment, software as a service (saas) was the largest revenue generating service in 2025.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is the most lucrative service segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
Country-wise, South Africa is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2026 to 2033.
MEA data book summary
Market revenue in 2025
USD 80,728.4 million
Market revenue in 2033
USD 255,803.4 million
Growth rate
14.3% (CAGR from 2026 to 2033)
Largest segment
Software as a service (saas)
Fastest growing segment
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Historical data covered
2021 - 2024
Base year for estimation
2025
Forecast period covered
2026 - 2033
Quantitative units
Revenue in USD million
Market segmentation
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS)
Key market players worldwide
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR, Amazon.com Inc, DigitalOcean Holdings Inc, Alphabet Inc Class A, GigaCloud Technology Inc Class A, International Business Machines Corp, Microsoft Corp, Oracle Corp, Rackspace Technology Inc Ordinary Shares, Salesforce Inc, Tencent Holdings Ltd ADR, The Descartes Systems Group Inc
Other key industry trends
In terms of revenue, MEA region accounted for 8.6% of the cloud computing market in 2025.
Globally, North America is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2033.
Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 817,751.4 million by 2033.
Aggressive investments in pursuing digital initiatives, including public cloud, in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are expected to provide lucrative opportunities for the growth of the regional cloud computing market. For instance, in February 2023, Oracle announced an investment of USD 1.5 billion to meet cloud computing requirements in Saudi Arabia. Plans envisaged Oracle creating the third public cloud region in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
The investment is part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Oracle inked with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) to assist the firms in the kingdom in utilizing the most recent advances in cloud computing.
Enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare industry vertical leveraging IT and digital transformation and the emergence of technology companies in the kingdom are contributing to the increased digitization under the government’s National Transformation Program.
Middle East & Africa Cloud Computing Market Outlook
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Software As A Service (Saas) was the largest segment with a revenue share of 66.89% in 2025.
Horizon Databook has segmented the Middle East & Africa cloud computing market based on infrastructure as a service (iaas), platform as a service (paas), software as a service (saas) covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2021 to 2033.
Aggressive investments in pursuing digital initiatives, including public cloud, in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are expected to provide lucrative opportunities for the growth of the regional cloud computing market. For instance, in February 2023, Oracle announced an investment of USD 1.5 billion to meet cloud computing requirements in Saudi Arabia. Plans envisaged Oracle creating the third public cloud region in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
The investment is part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Oracle inked with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) to assist the firms in the kingdom in utilizing the most recent advances in cloud computing.
Enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare industry vertical leveraging IT and digital transformation and the emergence of technology companies in the kingdom are contributing to the increased digitization under the government’s National Transformation Program.
Middle East & Africa Cloud Computing Market Service Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2033)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Middle East & Africa Cloud Computing Market Workload Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2033)
Application Development & Testing
Data Storage & Backup
Resource Management
Orchestration Services
Others
Middle East & Africa Cloud Computing Market Deployment Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2033)
Public
Private
Hybrid
Middle East & Africa Cloud Computing Market Enterprise Size Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2033)
Small & Medium Enterprises
Large Enterprise
Middle East & Africa Cloud Computing Market End Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2033)
BFSI
IT & Telecom
Retail & Cosumer Goods
Manufacturing
Energy & Utilities
Healthcare
Media & Entertainment
Government & Public Sector
Others
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