Middle East & Africa Data Center Market Size & Outlook

The data center market in Middle East & Africa is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 40,216.5 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 11.5% is expected of Middle East & Africa data center market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$18,808.2
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$40,216.5
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
11.5%
Report Coverage
Middle East & Africa

MEA data center market highlights

  • The MEA data center market generated a revenue of USD 18,808.2 million in 2023.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.5% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, hardware was the largest revenue generating component in 2023.
  • Software is the most lucrative component segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • Country-wise, UAE is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2024 to 2030.

MEA data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 18,808.2 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 40,216.5 million
Growth rate11.5% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentHardware
Fastest growing segmentSoftware
Historical data covered2018 - 2022
Base year for estimation2023
Forecast period covered2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationHardware, Software, Services
Key market players worldwideAlibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR, Amazon.com Inc, AT&T, Lumen Technologies Inc Ordinary Shares, Digital Realty Trust Inc, Equinix Inc, Alphabet Inc Class A, International Business Machines Corp, Microsoft Corp, NTT Data Group Corp, Oracle Corp, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Coresite, CyrusOne, China Telecom Americas

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, MEA region accounted for 8.8% of the global data center market in 2023.
  • 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 100,934.9 million by 2030.

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Middle East & Africa data center market outlook

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Hardware was the largest segment with a revenue share of 67.86% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the Middle East & Africa data center market based on hardware, software, services covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


  • Middle East & Africa Data Center Component Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Hardware
      • Servers
      • Enterprise network equipment
      • PDU
      • UPS
      • Others
    • Software
      • DCIM
      • Virtualization
      • Others
    • Services
      • Managed Infrastructure Services
      • Hosting Services
      • Support Services
      • Professional services
  • Middle East & Africa Data Center Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • On-premise
    • hyperscale
    • HPC
    • Colocation
    • Edge
  • Middle East & Africa Data Center Rack Density Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • <10kW
    • 10-19kW
    • 20-29kW
    • 30-39kW
    • 40-49kW
    • >50kW
  • Middle East & Africa Data Center Redundancy Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • N+1
    • 2N
    • N+2
    • N
  • Middle East & Africa Data Center PUE Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Less than 1.2
    • 1.2 - 1.5
    • 1.5 - 2.0
    • Greater than 2.0
  • Middle East & Africa Data Center Design Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Traditional
    • Containerized
    • Modular
  • Middle East & Africa Data Center Tier Level Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Tier 1
    • Tier 2
    • Tier 3
    • Tier 4
  • Middle East & Africa Data Center Enterprise Size Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Large Enterprises
    • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • Middle East & Africa Data Center End-Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Cloud Service Provider
    • Technology Provider
    • Telecom
    • Healthcare
    • BFSI
    • Retail & E-commerce
    • Entertainment & Media
    • Energy
    • Others

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