Islamic Finance Global Presence Heatmap

Country-level Islamic finance presence scored from a curated baseline refreshed by live Wikidata + Wikipedia sources.

Methodology Composite presence tier (0-4) from Islamic bank count and industry-article framework mention Data source Curated baseline (TABInsights AB100 2024) + Wikidata SPARQL overlay + Wikipedia: Islamic_banking_and_finance Universe Islamic banks in the curated baseline and Wikidata, plus countries named in the Wikipedia industry article Last updated 2026-10-04

Countries with presence

Hub markets

165

Islamic banks tracked

$1,727B

Aggregate assets

NoneEmergingActiveMajorHub

By region

Middle East

52 banks

Africa

42 banks

Asia-Pacific

30 banks

South & Central Asia

28 banks

Europe

10 banks

Americas

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