Islamic Finance Global Presence Heatmap
Country-level Islamic finance presence scored from live Wikipedia scrapes (banks + framework).
65
Countries with presence
5
Hub markets
164
Islamic banks tracked
$1,727B
Aggregate assets
NoneEmergingActiveMajorHub
By region
Middle East
12
51 banks
Africa
27
42 banks
Asia-Pacific
9
30 banks
South & Central Asia
9
28 banks
Europe
6
10 banks
Americas
2
3 banks
Top 10 markets by bank count
| Country | Region | Tier | Banks | Assets (US$ bn) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | Asia-Pacific | Hub | 11 | 257 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Middle East | Hub | 10 | 430 |
| Indonesia | Asia-Pacific | Hub | 10 | 47.8 |
| Pakistan | South & Central Asia | Hub | 10 | 21 |
| Bangladesh | South & Central Asia | Hub | 10 | 20 |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East | Major | 7 | 384 |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Major | 6 | 176 |
| Bahrain | Middle East | Major | 5 | 49 |
| United Kingdom | Europe | Major | 5 | 10.5 |
| Sudan | Africa | Major | 5 | 9 |
Presence tiers
| Tier | Label | Criterion |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hub | 10+ Islamic banks |
| 3 | Major | 4–9 Islamic banks |
| 2 | Active | 2–3 Islamic banks |
| 1 | Emerging | 1 bank, or regulatory framework mention |
| 0 | None | No Islamic bank, no framework mention |