Qatar’s artificial intelligence market is expected to surpass $2 billion by 2030, with annual growth above 25% across four key segments, according to a Strategy& Middle East study.
AI platforms are projected to account for $700 million of the market, followed by AI products at $500 million, and professional services and infrastructure at $400 million each. Demand is expected to come from government, energy, financial services, healthcare, logistics and industrial operations.
The study said Qatar’s relatively small domestic market could serve as a testing ground for solutions that later expand across the Gulf. It highlighted sovereign AI, Arabic-language applications and sector-specific products as areas with regional potential.
Qatar’s ecosystem includes data centers, sovereign cloud capabilities and companies such as Qai, Ooredoo and Syntys. However, the country is expected to face a data-center capacity gap of about 20% by 2030, with demand reaching roughly 120 megawatts, based on projects announced through July 2026.
Strategy& said long-term value will depend less on infrastructure spending alone and more on whether local companies own reusable products and intellectual property. It also pointed to Ooredoo’s presence in eight markets as a potential route for regional expansion, while urging international partnerships that support knowledge and technology transfer.
Source: Jawlah
