MENA AI Adoption
21 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.
| Metric | Value | Geo | Period | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Preparedness Index (AIPI), Qatar | 0.53index 0-1 | Qatar | 2023 | T1 | imf.org |
| IMF AI Preparedness Index, Egypt | 0.394index 0-1 | EG | 2023 | T1 | imf.org |
| IMF AI Preparedness Index, Saudi Arabia | 0.577index 0-1 | SA | 2023 | T1 | imf.org |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people, Qatar | 153.61per 100 people | QA | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Saudi Arabia GDP per capita, PPP | 73783.56current international $ | SA | 2025 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Saudi information and communication sector establishments using AI (leading sector) | 61.1percent of establishments | Saudi Arabia | 2025 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| Year-over-year change in Saudi establishments' AI-technology adoption | 20.0percent | Saudi Arabia | 2025 | T1 | stats.gov.sa |
| AI share of MENA VC deal volume (2025) | 29percent | MENA | 2025 | T2 | magnitt.com |
| AI share of total MENA venture capital funding | 22percent | MENA | 2025 | T2 | magnitt.com |
| AI share of total MENA venture deal volume | 29percent | MENA | 2025 | T2 | magnitt.com |
| GCC organizations planning to increase their AI budgets in the coming year | 89percent of respondents | GCC | 2025 | T2 | mckinsey.com |
| GCC organizations still exploring how to operationalize GenAI | 38percent | MENA | 2025 | T2 | deloitte.com |
| GCC organizations still in pre-implementation stage for GenAI | 63percent | MENA | 2025 | T2 | deloitte.com |
| GCC survey respondents expecting AI to have a significant impact | 93percent | MENA | 2025 | T2 | deloitte.com |
| Generative-AI users engaging with the tools weekly or daily | 55percent | MENA | 2025 | T2 | deloitte.com |
| MENA early-stage AI deal activity year-on-year growth | 56percent | MENA | 2025 | T2 | magnitt.com |
| Population-level AI adoption rate, Qatar (Microsoft telemetry) | 38.30percent | Qatar | 2025 | T2 | hai.stanford.edu |
| Population-level AI adoption rate, United Arab Emirates (Microsoft telemetry) | 64percent | United Arab Emirates | 2025 | T2 | hai.stanford.edu |
| Series A AI funding year-on-year growth in MENA (2025) | 6x YoY | MENA | 2025 | T2 | magnitt.com |
| Share of job postings requiring AI skills, United Arab Emirates | 2.87percent of job postings | United Arab Emirates | 2025 | T2 | hai.stanford.edu |
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