Saudi Arabia's cybersecurity market was worth about SAR 16.3 billion in 2025, after compound annual growth of 10.7% over the previous three years, according to the National Cybersecurity Authority's (NCA) report on key economic indicators in the sector for 2026.

Private-sector organisations accounted for 69% of the market, spending SAR 11.2 billion, while government bodies spent about SAR 5.1 billion, or 31%. Products made up 51% of spending at SAR 8.3 billion and services 49% at SAR 7.9 billion. Leading categories included endpoint security and management, cybersecurity systems integration, network security, data security and cybersecurity operations solutions.

The sector contributed around SAR 20 billion to GDP at current prices in 2025, with compound annual growth of 13.2%. Of that, SAR 9.7 billion came directly from providers of cybersecurity products and services and SAR 10.3 billion indirectly — equal to 0.42% of the Kingdom's GDP and 0.71% of non-oil GDP.

More than 22,000 cybersecurity professionals were working in the Kingdom in 2025, a compound annual growth rate of 5.9%, helped by specialised training initiatives and programmes. Women made up 33% of them, above the global average of about 22%.

The report attributed the market's growth to initiatives to boost competitiveness, encourage investment and innovation and integrate public- and private-sector efforts. Its methodology classified the sector's offerings into a taxonomy of 100 products and services in line with international best practice.