Middle East & Africa Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics Market Report

Middle East and Africa Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics Market Size

The point of care (POC) diagnostics market size in the Middle East & Africa was valued at USD 2.62 billion in 2025 and is estimated to reach USD 5.90 billion by 2034 from USD 2.87 billion in 2026, growing at a CAGR of 9.42% from 2026 to 2034.

MARKET DRIVERS

With the development of miniaturized devices and integration with wireless technology, healthcare professionals can maintain electronic medical records and provide personalized interventions for patients. This allows for better data collection with a lesser risk of discrepancies in the test results obtained. This is driving the MEA POC diagnostics market, increased healthcare spending, and a high prevalence of cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. According to the report published by a network of civil society organizations, it was reported that South Africa was experiencing an increase in noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and others. This increase in the condition in the African region will create a high demand for diagnostics. According to the International Diabetes Federation, 17 million adults between the ages of 20 and 79 are expected to have diabetes in the IDF African region in 2018, representing a prevalence of 3.6% in the whole area.

Factors such as the availability of quality healthcare and high incidences of noncommunicable diseases drive the market's growth. According to the World Cancer Registry, around 4,500 new cancer cases will be diagnosed in the UAE in 2020. Furthermore, according to the Atlas 2020 of the International Diabetes Federation, the prevalence of diabetes is estimated at 1.30 million in the United Arab Emirates. The disease has been observed frequently in the mid-older age groups. In addition, the advent of home cancer screening kits, which can actively monitor and analyze tumor cells, improved research and development to develop diagnostic applications, and increased healthcare awareness are anticipated to drive the MEA POC diagnostics market growth during the forecast period.

MARKET RESTRAINTS

However, the key restraining factor affecting the market negatively is the lack of reimbursement policies for the POC diagnostic kits in the Middle East and Africa.

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

The UAE is projected to dominate the market in the Middle East and Africa during the forecast period, owing to government initiatives to control the prevalence of diabetes in the region to 17% by increasing awareness. In addition, advanced hospitals, especially in the major cities, will drive the healthcare sector in UAE to maintain its position as the major shareholder.

Saudi Arabia is forecasted to register the highest CAGR for point-of-care diagnostics in this region during the forecast period. This is because this region’s healthcare system has grown rapidly in recent years. This growth may be due to the growing wealth of the country and the advanced quality of health care with good insurance options for their residents. In addition, among the significant MEA countries, Saudi Arabia has seen substantial growth in the diagnostics industry over the years. Hence, these factors will help the regional market.

In the African region, the South African market is expected to grow at a healthy CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period. This can be attributed to increasing diseases such as HIV / AIDS, diabetes, malaria, etc. According to WHO reports, diabetes is expected to reach 24 million cases by 2030. Authorities estimate that the diabetic population could double over the next 20 years in the African region. Therefore, the increasing prevalence of the disease is expected to drive the growth of PC diagnostics in the area. However, due to poor economies and a lack of adequate healthcare facilities, the region will see slow growth during the forecast period. However, factors such as an increase in government aid to educate people with early diagnosis, lifestyle change, and a rise in funds for proper healthcare facilities along with free medical camps help overall development. It is estimated that these activities drive the demand for the point-of-care diagnostics market in Africa, thereby boosting the MEA point-of-service diagnostics market.

KEY MARKET PLAYERS

Companies such as Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Danaher Corporation, Roche Diagnostics Limited, BioMerieux, Siemens Healthcare, Beckman Coulter, Inc., Becton, Dickinson and Company, Johnson & Johnson, Alere Inc., and PTS Diagnostics are playing a pivotal role in the MEA Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics Market.

MARKET SEGMENTATION

This research report on the Middle East and Africa Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics Market has been segmented and sub-segmented into the following categories.

By Product

• Infectious Diseases
• Cardiac Markers
• Oncology Markers
• OTC Diagnostic Tests
• Drugs Of Abuse
• Blood Gas Testing
• Fertility Testing
• Urinalysis
• Coagulation
• Hematology
• Glucose Monitoring
• Ambulatory Chemistry
• Decentralized Clinical Chemistry 

By End-User

• Clinics
• Hospitals
• Home Healthcare
• Ambulatory Care Settings
• Laboratories

By Country

• KSA
• UAE
• Israel
• rest of GCC countries
• South Africa
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Egypt
• Sudan
• rest of MEA