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By 2030, artificial intelligence was expected to contribute around ** percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Morocco. In comparison, the projected AI contribution to the economy of Saudi Arabia by 2030 was forecast at approximately **** percent of its GDP.

Saudi Arabia’s AI landscape

The Kingdom's national AI strategy aims to achieve global leadership and establish a data-driven economy. AI contribution to the GDP of Saudi Arabia was forecast to reach approximately *** billion U.S. dollars by 2030, making the Kingdom the largest anticipated collector of the AI gains in the region. Funds received by Saudi AI companies reached *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Nevertheless, the number of AI specialists in the country remained lower than in the neighboring United Arab Emirates, which had around ** percent more domain specialists in 2024.

AI in MENA

The Middle East and North Africa hold tremendous potential for AI expansion and economic growth, with market forecasts set to reach approximately ** billion U.S. dollars by 2030. At an organizational level, businesses are projected to double their return on investment (ROI) for applications like cloud-generative AI implementations. AI is anticipated to also contribute to the daily work of professionals, primarily helping with product creation, via providing intelligent interfaces, and by reducing administrative tasks. With the growth trends in data center investment and IT spending, AI adoption in MENA is expected to free up time for higher-level tasks like strategic thinking or problem-solving and considerably increase productivity.