Saudi Arabia's cybersecurity market reaches SAR 16.3bn in 2025

Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity market reached SAR 16.3 billion by the end of 2025, up 7% from 2024, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7% over 2023–2025, according to the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA).

The market represents total spending by public and private sector entities in the Kingdom on cybersecurity products and services.

Private sector companies accounted for the largest of spending at SAR 11.2 billion, or 69% of the total, NCA said in a report. Government entities accounted for the remaining 31%, with spending reaching SAR 5.1 billion.

Public and private sector cybersecurity spending in 2025

Private sector companies

The report noted that demand remains geographically concentrated, with 91% of demand-side entities headquartered in Riyadh, Makkah and the Eastern Province, reflecting these regions' economic weight.

The supply side shows a similar geographic concentration, with 97% of the main offices of cybersecurity product and service providers registered with the NCA located in the same three regions.

Riyadh accounted for 75% of product and service providers, followed by the Eastern Province at 12% and Makkah at 10%. This distribution reflects the proximity of suppliers to the Kingdom’s main demand centers.

The cybersecurity sector contributed approximately SAR 20 billion to Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices in 2025. Direct contributions accounted for 49%, or SAR 9.7 billion, while indirect contributions totaled SAR 10.3 billion, representing 51%.

Cybersecurity sector contribution to GDP in 2025

The sector accounted for 0.42% of overall GDP and 0.71% of GDP generated by non-oil activities.

Spending on cybersecurity products represented 51% of the total market, amounting to SAR 8.3 billion, while cybersecurity services accounted for the remaining 49%, or SAR 7.9 billion.

Key cybersecurity products, solutions and services in Saudi Arabia include network security, endpoint security and management, security operations solutions, cybersecurity systems integration and data security.

Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity market by products and services in 2025

Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity workforce exceeded 22,000 specialists in 2025, up 3% year on year, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.9%.

Government entities employed approximately 12% of the total workforce, or around 2,700 specialists, while private-sector companies accounted for the remaining 88%.

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