Saudi Arabia Vertical Markets 2011–2015 IT Spending Forecast

This IDC study provides a detailed overview of IT spending trends and forecasts for 17 vertical markets (or industry sectors) and 10 product categories in Saudi Arabia, including hardware, packaged software, and services. The study includes an overview of key industry developments, industry challenges, vertical-specific IT drivers and trends, and tables detailing IT spending by vertical market for each product for the period 2010–2015. Analysis is based on continuous research and monitoring of users' IT spending, emerging purchasing patterns, and supply- and demand-side research.

Saudi Arabia's IT market is the largest in the Middle East and will remain so throughout the 2011–2015 forecast period. As the government tries to diversify the economy in order to become less dependent on oil and gas revenue and invests in infrastructure to meet the needs of the large and growing population, IT vendors will find many opportunities within the communications, government, finance, oil and gas, and home vertical markets. -– Senior Research Analyst Jebin George, IDC MEA