Countries across the globe continue to build more robust Islamic economy ecosystems despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Approximately 1.9 billion Muslims spent about US$2.02 trillion on food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, fashion, travel, and media & recreation in 2019, with an annual growth rate of 3.2%.
Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic affected consumption across the globe since its first surfaced at the end of 2019. The Islamic-faith-inspired economy was not spared either, as halal spending contracted by 8% in 2020.
However, the spending is expected to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, with exception of the travel industry. In the next four years to 2024, halal spending could reach USD2.4 Trillion, which represents a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1%, according to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE) 2020/2021.
Produced by US advisory firm, DinarStandard, the report disclosed that the value of Islamic Finance Assets was expected at USD288 trillion in 2019, with this figure largely unchanged in 2020.
However, moving forward to 2024, this amount is expected to grow to USD3.69 trillion at a CAGR of 5%, predicts the annual SGIE report.
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