Construction of three new cities is anticipated to further fuel the demand for various security systems such as access control systems. In Kuwait’s electronic security market, the access control sector in particular is witnessing significant demand from the commercial sector, where card based access control systems hold the majority of the market share. Biometrics on the contrary is exhibiting a tremendous growth rate over card readers based access control systems.

According to 6Wresearch, Kuwait’s access control systems market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of over 7% during 2015-21. Being one of the key contributing nations in the GCC region, Kuwait is witnessing expansion in public and private infrastructures. In Kuwait, deployment of network based electronic systems is rising, including IP video surveillance, IP technology based access control and perimeter intrusion detection systems.

According to Prijo Samuel, Senior Research Analyst, Research and Consulting, 6Wresearch,” Kuwait is likely to spend nearly $90-100 billion on the upcoming Silk City (Madinat Al-Hareer) project; subsequently triggering the growth for IP technology based electronic security systems.

“Aside from the Silk City project, Kuwait is also constructing two other major cities- Sabah Al Ahmad and Al Khiran Pearly City; cumulatively expected to spend around $30-40 billion in the coming years.” Samuel further added.

According to Akash Shukla, Research Associate, Research and Consulting, 6Wresearch, though, fingerprint biometrics access control systems dominates the overall demand from the biometrics segment, Kuwait’s access control systems market is expected to generate higher growth for multimodal biometrics, as a result of higher reliability coupled with declining prices.

In the Kuwaiti access control market, the majority of the demand lies in the Al-Kuwayt governed region, followed by Al-Farwaniya and others. The market for other access control systems, primarily keypad readers and electronic door locks is declining due to shifting of the market towards contactless card and biometric technology access control systems.” Akash concluded.

According to the research, the major companies active in the Kuwaiti access control market include- Bosch Security Systems, Honeywell, and Lenel Systems.

The report, “Kuwait’s Access Control Market (2015-2021)” provides in-depth analysis with 69 figures and 21 tables covered in over 110 pages. The report estimates and forecasts the overall Kuwaiti access control market by revenue, by types & technology of access control systems and verticals such as banking & financial, government & transportation, commercial offices, retail & logistics, industrial & manufacturing, residential, hospitality & healthcare and educational institutions. The report also gives insights on the competitive landscape, market share by companies, company benchmarking, company profiles and market drivers and restraints.