Middle East & Africa Optical Character Recognition Market Size & Outlook

The optical character recognition market in Middle East & Africa is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 1,177.8 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 13.7% is expected of Middle East & Africa optical character recognition market from 2025 to 2030.
Revenue, 2024 (US$M)
$533.0
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$1,177.8
CAGR, 2025 - 2030
13.7%
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MEA optical character recognition market highlights

  • The MEA optical character recognition market generated a revenue of USD 533.0 million in 2024.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.7% from 2025 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, software was the largest revenue generating type in 2024.
  • Services is the most lucrative type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • Country-wise, UAE is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2025 to 2030.


MEA data book summary

Market revenue in 2024USD 533.0 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 1,177.8 million
Growth rate13.7% (CAGR from 2025 to 2030)
Largest segmentSoftware
Fastest growing segmentServices
Historical data covered2018 - 2023
Base year for estimation2024
Forecast period covered2025 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationSoftware, Services
Key market players worldwideAbby Inc, Adobe Inc, Biotricity Inc, Alphabet Inc Class A, International Business Machines Corp, Microsoft Corp, NAVER Corp, Open Text Corp


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, MEA region accounted for 3.6% of the global optical character recognition market in 2024.
  • Globally, North America is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 8,935.6 million by 2030.

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Optical Character Recognition Market Companies

Name Profile # Employees HQ Website
NAVER Corp View profile 4383 6, Buljeong-ro, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Bundang-gu, Korea, Republic of http://www.navercorp.com
Abby Inc View profile - - -
Biotricity Inc View profile 55 275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 150, Redwood City, CA, United States, 94065 https://www.biotricity.com
Adobe Inc View profile 29945 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA, United States, 95110-2704 https://www.adobe.com
Open Text Corp View profile 23700 275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 0A1 https://www.opentext.com
Alphabet Inc Class A View profile 180895 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, United States, 94043 https://www.abc.xyz
Microsoft Corp View profile 221000 One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, United States, 98052-6399 https://www.microsoft.com
International Business Machines Corp View profile 282200 One New Orchard Road, Armonk, NY, United States, 10504 http://www.ibm.com

Middle East & Africa optical character recognition market outlook

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Software was the largest segment with a revenue share of 98.01% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the Middle East & Africa optical character recognition market based on software, services covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


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