{
  "id": 14483252,
  "title": "Saudi cybersecurity market reaches SR16.3 billion in 2025",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/saudi-cybersecurity-market-reaches-sr16-3-billion-in-2025",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T15:02:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665424/saudi-arabia/saudi-cybersecurity-market-reaches-sr163-billion-in-2025"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2025, Saudi Arabia's cybersecurity sector witnessed remarkable expansion, with the market value reaching SR16.3 billion. This growth is evident from the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7 percent between 2023 and 2025, as reported by the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) in their \"Key Economic Indicators in the Cybersecurity Sector 2026\" study. The market's contribution to the Kingdom's GDP, at current prices, amounted to SR20 billion in 2025, growing at a CAGR of 13.2 percent during the same period. Government spending on cybersecurity products and services comprised SR5.1 billion, or 31 percent of the market, while private-sector investments totaled SR11.2 billion, representing 69 percent. The sector's workforce, exceeding 22,000 professionals in 2025, showed a CAGR of 5.9 percent growth between 2023 and 2025, with women making up 33 percent of this workforce, surpassing the global average. The cybersecurity market's breakdown revealed that SR8.3 billion was spent on products (51 percent) and SR7.9 billion on services (49 percent). The report highlighted that the sector's growth was propelled by initiatives aimed at enhancing competitiveness, attracting investment, and fostering innovation, with public and private sector collaboration playing a key role.",
  "summary": "RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's cybersecurity sector posted a robust growth with the value of the market reaching SR16.3 billion in 2025. The market recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7 percent between 2023 and 2025.This was revealed in the report on “Key Economic Indicators in the Cybersecurity Sector 2026,” published by the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA). The report covered a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}