Middle East & Africa Data Center Construction Market Size & Outlook
The data center construction market in Middle East & Africa is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 17,013.7 million by 2033. A compound annual growth rate of 10.9% is expected of Middle East & Africa data center construction market from 2026 to 2033.
The MEA data center construction market generated a revenue of USD 7,491.9 million in 2025.
The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.9% from 2026 to 2033.
In terms of segment, it infrastructure was the largest revenue generating infrastructure in 2025.
Power Distribution & Cooling Infrastructure is the most lucrative infrastructure segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
Country-wise, UAE is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2026 to 2033.
MEA data book summary
Market revenue in 2025
USD 7,491.9 million
Market revenue in 2033
USD 17,013.7 million
Growth rate
10.9% (CAGR from 2026 to 2033)
Largest segment
It infrastructure
Fastest growing segment
Power Distribution & Cooling Infrastructure
Historical data covered
2021 - 2024
Base year for estimation
2025
Forecast period covered
2026 - 2033
Quantitative units
Revenue in USD million
Market segmentation
IT Infrastructure, Power Distribution & Cooling Infrastructure, Miscellaneous Infrastructure
Key market players worldwide
Cisco Systems Inc, Dell Technologies Inc Ordinary Shares - Class C, Fujitsu Ltd, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, Huawei Technologies, International Business Machines Corp, Acer Inc DR, Lenovo Group Ltd, Oracle Corp, inSpur, Ascenty, ABB Ltd, Hitachi Ltd, Equinix Inc, Schneider Electric SE, KION GROUP AG, Vertiv Holdings Co Class A, Gensler, HostDime, IPXON Networks
Other key industry trends
In terms of revenue, MEA region accounted for 2.9% of the global data center construction 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 230,526.8 million by 2033.
The data center market in MEA is expected to grow due to increasing investments by government entities in digital infrastructure companies. For instance, in May 2023, DigitalBridge Group announced partnership with the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, was an investor in a new project aimed at building data centers around the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and in Saudi Arabia.
The collaboration would initially invest in data center investments and explore other digital infrastructure elements, including towers, fiber, small cell, and edge infrastructure, in the future.
Middle East & Africa Data Center Construction Market Outlook
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It Infrastructure was the largest segment with a revenue share of 76.24% in 2025.
Horizon Databook has segmented the Middle East & Africa data center construction market based on it infrastructure, power distribution & cooling infrastructure, miscellaneous infrastructure covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2021 to 2033.
The data center market in MEA is expected to grow due to increasing investments by government entities in digital infrastructure companies. For instance, in May 2023, DigitalBridge Group announced partnership with the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, was an investor in a new project aimed at building data centers around the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and in Saudi Arabia.
The collaboration would initially invest in data center investments and explore other digital infrastructure elements, including towers, fiber, small cell, and edge infrastructure, in the future.
Middle East & Africa Data Center Construction Market Infrastructure Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2033)
IT Infrastructure
Power Distribution & Cooling Infrastructure
Miscellaneous Infrastructure
Middle East & Africa Data Center Construction Market Tier Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2033)
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Tier 4
Middle East & Africa Data Center Construction Market Verticles Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2033)
IT & Telecom
BFSI
Government & Defense
Healthcare
Energy
Others
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Middle East Africa Data Center Construction Market, 2021-2033 (US$M)