Market Introduction
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE are among the key countries in the Middle East & Africa. This region is predicted to experience rapid growth in industrialization and commercialization in the coming years. Several Gulf countries are economically developed, while the African countries are lagging far behind them and are in the developing stage. Furthermore, due to the technological advancements, governments, private organizations, and various educational institutes are inclining more toward advanced software platforms such as diagramming software, which is leading to an increase in the demand for diagramming software in various applications. Government bodies are prioritizing diagramming software to create detailed diagrams—such as flow charts and floor plans—by saving process time. Additionally, government are focusing to increase the attention towards high-quality institutions from different parts of the world will create a demand for diagramming software in various educational institutes.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, and Kuwait are the main countries facing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East and Africa. Saudi Arabia's economy shrank by 7%, indicating how hard the latest pandemic struck both the oil and non-oil industries, and unemployment reached a new high of 15.4%. The crisis adversely impacted the technological adoption and investment in the region. However, in the region, the rising adoption of remote working culture among enterprises to communicate efficiently among teams and clients propels the demand for diagramming solutions for making efficient flowcharts, grantt charts, org charts, and mind mapping. The major adoption of cloud solutions is experienced among SMEs across the region to expand their business activities. Thus, the COVID-19 outbreak pandemic is expected to positively impact the growth of the diagramming software market in the coming years.
Market Overview and Dynamics
The diagramming software market in MEA is expected to grow from US$ 26.53 million in 2021 to US$ 42.30 million by 2028; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.9% from 2021 to 2028. Increasing adoption of cloud-based diagramming software across organizations; owing to the rise in industrialization and globalization initiatives in several countries, business activities are growing across all industries. Additionally, it has been observed that more than 75% of enterprises are planning to adopt digital transformation to have business recovery out of 2020. The enterprises are looking ahead to adopt cost-effective and collaborative solutions to accomplish their pre-determined digital goals. For instance, penetration of free and cloud-based platforms such as diagramming software is expected to gain high momentum. The cloud-based platform assists teams to track, collaborate, and possibly manage workflows. The diagramming solutions enable the end users to automate the management approval workflow process for business and release complete transparency. By migrating the diagramming solutions on the cloud, the enterprises are experiencing numerous benefits while propelling the speed of diagramming and reducing internal and external costs. This aspect of reducing costs and accelerating diagram approvals is influencing the adoption of cloud-based diagramming solutions across enterprises, thereby driving the MEA market. This is bolstering the growth of the diagramming software market.
Key Market Segments
Based on deployment type, the diagramming software market can be bifurcated into cloud and on-premises. In 2020, the cloud segment held the largest share MEA diagramming software market. Based on enterprise size, the diagramming software market is categorized into small & medium-size enterprises and large enterprises. In 2020, the large enterprises segment held the largest share MEA diagramming software market. Based on application, the diagramming software can be categorized into educational institutions, corporates, and personals. The corporates segment contributed a substantial share in 2020.
Major Sources and Companies Listed
A few major primary and secondary sources referred to for preparing this report on the diagramming software market in MEA are company websites, annual reports, financial reports, national government documents, and statistical database, among others. Major companies listed in the report are REATELY (CINERGIX PTY LTD); Edrawsoft; Gliffy (Perforce Software, Inc.); Microsoft Corporation; and SmartDraw, LLC among others.
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MEA DIAGRAMMING SOFTWARE MARKET SEGMENTATION
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