Summary

The GCC bottled water market size reached US$ 23.8 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 46.3 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% during 2024-2032. The harsh climatic conditions in the region, escalating concerns about tap water quality, and the increasing health consciousness and awareness among consumers regarding the health hazards associated with consuming carbonated drinks represent some of the key factors driving the market.

The Rising Awareness About the Convenience and Hygiene of Bottled Water Augmenting the Market Growth

The bottled water market in the GCC has been experiencing continuous growth. Product convenience and hygiene currently represent one of the primary drivers resulting in the increasing sales of bottled water. Bottled water is incredibly convenient for transportation, carrying, and storage, especially in areas where drinkable water is scarce or unavailable altogether. This represents one of the major benefits of bottled water, as it can be easily purchased, making it a reliable source of hydration on the go.

Moreover, bottled water undergoes special treatments, such as distillation and ozonation, to ensure that the water is free from impurities. It is rigorously tested for various chemicals and bacteria, resulting in a lower risk of being contaminated with disease-causing germs compared to tap water. This ensures the safety and quality of bottled water. In addition to its safety, bottled water also offers a distinct taste and more consistent quality. The filtration and treatment processes used in bottling water can result in a crisper and cleaner taste compared to tap water, which may contain minerals or other flavor-altering substances.

Competitive analysis such as market structure, market growth, new entrants, competitive dashboard, and product differentiation has been covered in the report. Also, detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided. The market structure is concentrated with several small and large players operating in the industry due to low capital investments. The volume of new entrants is high in the bottled water industry due to the easy access to distribution networks and the minimization of threats due to product differentiation.

What is Bottled Water?

Bottled water is purified or natural water packaged in plastic or glass containers for commercial sale. It may be sourced from springs, wells, or municipal supplies and undergoes treatment to remove impurities before bottling. It is typically produced through special treatments, such as distillation and ozonation, which enhances its quality and purity. This process involves purifying water to remove impurities and contaminants, resulting in a product that is considered safe and clean for consumption. One of the main advantages of bottled water is its consistent quality and taste, as compared to tap water which can vary in taste and quality depending on the source and treatment process. Bottled water is often preferred for its convenience, especially in regions with hot and dry climatic conditions like the GCC countries. It is readily available in various sizes and formats, making it easy to carry and consume on the go. Furthermore, it offers consumers a wide range of choices, including different brands, flavors, and variations in pH and sodium levels.

COVID-19 Impact:

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a severe risk to the growth of the beverage industry as countries and companies continue to grapple with unprecedented challenges. Manufacturers and retailers are facing issues with production being halted, which has resulted in depleted stockpiles that are difficult to replenish. However, the easy availability of pure potable water has become even more imperative during a global pandemic like COVID-19, as adequate daily intake of pure water is critical in maintaining healthy immunity levels.

States and cities have taken proactive measures to ensure continued access to clean water for drinking and handwashing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bottled water companies in the GCC are increasing their bottling capacity, acquiring extra packaging and materials, working closely with retailers to determine demand, and hiring additional drivers and bottling plant workers to keep pace with the ever-increasing demand for bottled water.

However, there have been some shortages in the availability of raw materials for manufacturing bottled water due to restrictions on personnel transportation and travel. One of the most significant shifts resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak is that more consumers are trying out online grocery purchasing, and it is expected that many consumers will continue to use this method in the future. As a result, there has been a massive uptick in online grocery purchases of clean and mineral-rich naturally alkaline water as consumers prioritize the convenience and safety of having bottled water delivered to their doorsteps.

GCC Bottled Water Market Trends:

In the GCC countries, the bottled water market has witnessed significant growth due to the harsh climatic conditions, along with concerns about tap water quality. The increasing health consciousness and awareness among consumers regarding the health hazards associated with consuming carbonated drinks is acting as another growth-inducing factor. Additionally, the expanding expatriate community and the growing number of tourists and pilgrims have contributed to the increase in sales of bottled water, further driving the market growth. In line with this, key international companies are forming alliances with regional firms to expand their consumer base. They are also introducing user-friendly packaging and adopting aggressive marketing techniques, which, in turn, is creating a positive outlook for the market.

Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the GCC bottled water market report, along with forecasts at the regional and country level from 2024-2032. Our report has categorized the market based on product type and distribution channel.

Product Type Insights:

Still Bottled Water
Carbonated Bottled Water
Flavored Bottled Water
Mineral Bottled Water

A detailed breakup and analysis of the GCC bottled water market based on the product type has also been provided in the report. This includes still bottled water, carbonated bottled water, flavored bottled water, and mineral bottled water. According to the report, still bottled water segment accounted for the largest market share due to the shifting consumer preference toward bottled water over tap water. Moreover, the inflating consumer expenditure power and surging tourism are influencing the market growth.

Distribution Channel Insights:

Supermarkets/Hypermarkets
Retailers
Stores
On-Trade
Others

A detailed breakup and analysis of the GCC bottled water market based on the packaging has also been provided in the report. This includes supermarkets/hypermarkets, retailers, stores, on-trade, and others. According to the report, supermarkets/hypermarkets accounted for the largest market share due to the wide availability of different brands. Besides this, the convenience of choosing the product and availability of massive storage space are other growth-inducing factors.

Regional Insights:

Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Qatar
Kuwait
Bahrain

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain. According to the report, Saudi Arabia was the largest market for bottled water. Some of the factors driving the Saudi Arabia bottled water market included its inflating consumer expenditure power. This is further bolstered by rapid technological advancements, increasing health awareness of the health hazards associated with consuming carbonated drink, and the rapidly expanding retail sector.

Competitive Landscape:
The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global paper cups market. Some of the companies covered in the report include:

Al Ain Water
Al Jomaih Bottling Plants
Al Kawther Water Treatment W.L.L.
Alsafi Drinking Water Purification LLC
Hana Food Industries Company
Masafi Park
Oasis Water Company SAOC (The Zubair Corporation)

Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.

Key Questions Answered in This Report

1. What was the size of the GCC bottled water market in 2023?
2. What is the expected growth rate of the GCC bottled water market during 2024-2032?
3. What are the key factors driving the GCC bottled water market?
4. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the GCC bottled water market?
5. What is the breakup of the GCC bottled water market based on the product type?
6. What is the breakup of the GCC bottled water market based on the distribution channel?
7. What are the key regions in the GCC bottled water market?
8. Who are the key players/companies in the GCC bottled water market?

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Table of Contents

1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Bottled Water Industry
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.2.1 Volume Trends
5.2.2 Value Trends
5.3 Price Trends
5.4 Market Breakup by Region
5.5 Market Breakup by Product Type
5.6 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
5.7 Market Forecast
6 GCC Region Bottled Water Industry
6.1 Market Overview
6.2 Market Performance
6.2.1 Volume Trends
6.2.2 Value Trends
6.3 Impact of COVID-19
6.4 Price Analysis
6.4.1 Key Price Indicators
6.4.2 Price Structure
6.4.3 Price Trends
6.5 Market Breakup by Region
6.6 Market Breakup by Product Type
6.7 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
6.8 Market Forecast
6.9 SWOT Analysis
6.9.1 Overview
6.9.2 Strengths
6.9.3 Weaknesses
6.9.4 Opportunities
6.9.5 Threats
6.10 Value Chain Analysis
6.10.1 Raw Material Suppliers
6.10.2 Manufacturers
6.10.3 Distributors
6.10.4 Exporters
6.10.5 Retailers
6.10.6 End-Users
6.11 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
6.11.1 Overview
6.11.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
6.11.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
6.11.4 Degree of Rivalry
6.11.5 Threat of New Entrants
6.11.6 Threat of Substitutes
7 Market Breakup by Product Type
7.1 Still Bottled Water
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Carbonated Bottled Water
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Flavoured Bottled Water
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
7.4 Mineral Bottled Water
7.4.1 Market Trends
7.4.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
8.1 Supermarkets/Hypermarkets
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Retailers
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Stores
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 On-Trade
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
8.5 Others
8.5.1 Market Trends
8.5.2 Market Forecast
9 Competitive Landscape
9.1 Competitive Structure
9.2 Market Breakup by Key Players
10 Saudi Arabia Bottled Water Industry
10.1 Market Overview
10.2 Market Performance
10.3 Market Breakup by Key Players
10.4 Market Forecast
11 UAE Bottled Water Industry
11.1 Market Overview
11.2 Market Performance
11.3 Market Breakup by Key Players
11.4 Market Forecast
12 Other Markets in the GCC Region
12.1 Oman Bottled Water Industry
12.2 Qatar Bottled Water Industry
12.3 Kuwait Bottled Water Industry
12.4 Bahrain Bottled Water Industry
13 Bottled Water Manufacturing Process
13.1 Product Overview
13.2 Detailed Process Flow
13.3 Various Types of Unit Operations Involved
13.4 Mass Balance and Raw Material Requirements
14 Project Details, Requirements and Costs Involved
14.1 Land Requirements and Expenditures
14.2 Construction Requirements and Expenditures
14.3 Plant Machinery
14.4 Machinery Pictures
14.5 Raw Material Requirements and Expenditures
14.6 Raw Material and Final Product Pictures
14.7 Packaging Requirements and Expenditures
14.8 Transportation Requirements and Expenditures
14.9 Utilities Requirements and Expenditures
14.10 Manpower Requirements and Expenditures
14.11 Other Capital Investments
15 Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Loans and Financial Assistance
16 Project Economics
16.1 Capital Cost of the Project
16.2 Techno-Economic Parameters
16.3 Product Pricing and Margins Across Various Levels of the Supply Chain
16.4 Income Projections
16.5 Expenditure Projections
16.6 Taxation and Depreciation
16.7 Financial Analysis
16.8 Profit Analysis
17 Key Player Profiles
17.1 Al Ain Water
17.2 Al Jomaih Bottling Plants
17.3 Al Kawther Water Treatment W.L.L.
17.4 Alsafi Drinking Water Purification LLC
17.5 Hana Food Industries Company
17.6 Masafi Park
17.7 Oasis Water Company SAOC (The Zubair Corporation)
List of Figures
Figure 1: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Bottled Water Market: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2018-2023
Figure 3: Global: Bottled Water Market: Value Trends (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 4: Global: Bottled Water Market: Average Prices (in US$/Litre), 2018-2023
Figure 5: Global: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2023
Figure 6: Global: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2023
Figure 7: Global: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2023
Figure 8: Global: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 9: Global: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 10: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2018-2023
Figure 11: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Value Trends (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 12: Bottled Water Market: Price Structure
Figure 13: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Average Prices (in US$/Litre), 2018-2023
Figure 14: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2023
Figure 15: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2023
Figure 16: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2023
Figure 17: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 18: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 19: GCC: Bottled Water Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 20: GCC: Bottled Water Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 21: GCC: Bottled Water Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 22: GCC: Still Bottled Water Market (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 23: GCC: Still Bottled Water Market Forecast (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 24: GCC: Carbonated Bottled Water Market (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 25: GCC: Carbonated Bottled Water Market Forecast (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 26: GCC: Flavoured Bottled Water Market (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 27: GCC: Flavoured Bottled Water Market Forecast (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 28: GCC: Mineral Bottled Water Market (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 29: GCC: Mineral Bottled Water Market Forecast (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 30: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2032
Figure 31: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Sales through Supermarkets/Hypermarkets (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 32: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Sales through Supermarkets/Hypermarkets (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 33: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Sales through Retailers (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 34: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Sales through Retailers (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 35: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Sales through Stores (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 36: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Sales through Stores (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 37: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Sales through On-Trade Distribution Channel (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 38: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Sales through On-Trade Distribution Channel (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 39: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in Billion Litres), 2018 & 2023
Figure 40: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 41: Saudi Arabia: Bottled Water Market: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2018-2023
Figure 42: Saudi Arabia: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Key Players (in %), 2023
Figure 43: Saudi Arabia: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 44: UAE: Bottled Water Market: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2018-2023
Figure 45: UAE: Bottled Water Market: Breakup by Key Players (in %), 2023
Figure 46: UAE: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 47: Oman: Bottled Water Market: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2018-2023
Figure 48: Oman: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 49: Qatar: Bottled Water Market: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2018-2023
Figure 50: Qatar: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 51: Kuwait: Bottled Water Market: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2018-2023
Figure 52: Kuwait: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 53: Bahrain: Bottled Water Market: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2018-2023
Figure 54: Bahrain: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Figure 55: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Detailed Process Flow
Figure 56: Bottled Water Manufacturing Process: Conversion Rates of Feedstocks
Figure 57: Bottled Water Industry: Margins Across Various Stages of the Supply Chain
Figure 58: Bottled Water Production: Manufacturing Cost Breakup (in %)

List of Tables
Table 1: Global: Bottled Water Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2023 and 2032
Table 2: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2023 and 2032
Table 3: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Table 4: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Breakup by Product Type (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Table 5: GCC: Bottled Water Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in Billion Litres), 2024-2032
Table 6: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: GCC: Bottled Water Market: Key Players
Table 8: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Land and Site Development (in US$)
Table 9: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Civil Works (in US$)
Table 10: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Machinery Costs (in US$)
Table 11: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Raw Material Requirements (in Tons/Day) and Expenditures (US$/Ton)
Table 12: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Salaries and Wages (in US$)
Table 13: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Other Capital Investments (in US$)
Table 14: Details of Financial Assistance Offered by Financial Institutions in India
Table 15: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Capital Costs (in US$)
Table 16: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Techno-Economic Parameters
Table 17: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Income Projections (in US$)
Table 18: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Expenditure Projections (in US$)
Table 19: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Taxation (in US$)
Table 20: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Depreciation (in US$)
Table 21: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis Without Considering the Income Tax Liability
Table 22: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis on Considering the Income Tax Liability (in US$)
Table 23: Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant: Profit and Loss Account (in US$)