MEA Cybersecurity Spend Heads for $40 Billion by 2030, Says MarketsandMarkets
Driven by digital infrastructure expansion, growing cyber risk exposure and rising demand for managed and cloud security, the Middle East and Africa cybersecurity market is projected to approach $40 billion by the end of the decade, according to MarketsandMarkets
The Middle East and Africa cybersecurity market is projected to grow from $25.02 billion in 2025 to $39.98 billion by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate of 9.8%, according to MarketsandMarkets. The forecast points to continued momentum in regional security spending as governments, enterprises and critical infrastructure operators respond to a widening threat landscape and deeper digital transformation across the region.
For the Middle East in particular, the outlook aligns with national digital agendas and modernization programs that continue to expand the attack surface across government, finance, energy, transport and smart infrastructure.
MarketsandMarkets attributes the growth primarily to the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure and the region’s rising exposure to cyber risk. As more services, transactions and industrial processes move online, organizations are being pushed to strengthen defenses across cloud, application and network environments while also improving compliance and resilience.
The report segments the market across solutions such as identity and access management, firewalls, log management and SIEM, as well as professional and managed services. That structure reflects how cybersecurity investment in the region is increasingly shifting from point products toward broader, service-led security strategies that combine technology deployment with consulting, monitoring and threat management support. The final sentence is an inference based on the report’s segmentation and service mix.
For the Middle East in particular, the outlook aligns with national digital agendas and modernization programs that continue to expand the attack surface across government, finance, energy, transport and smart infrastructure. As spending rises, the market is likely to create further opportunities for vendors and service providers focused on cloud security, identity protection and managed detection capabilities. This final sentence is also an inference grounded in the MarketsandMarkets forecast and category breakdown.
