Islamic finance facts and figures

• Islamic assets under management amount to $34.74 billion across 555 worldwide funds

• A total of 147 Islamic funds manage more than $18 billion in Saudi Arabia; 36 funds in Kuwait manage $2.1 billion; 20 funds in Bahrain manage $394 million; three in the UAE manage $78 million; and Qatar manages $16 million with one fund.

• Global Takaful premiums reached $5.6 billion last year; $2.4 billion in Saudi Arabia, $157 million in the United Arab Emirates, $149 million in Qatar and $100 million in Bahrain.

• The Malaysian government was world leader as Sukuk lead arranger in the period from February 2009 to February 2010 with 134 issues and a market share of 50% - a manager commitment of more than $21 billion.

• The remaining top ten Islamic bond lead arrangers were CIMB, AMMB Holdings, HSBC, Malayan Banking, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered Bank, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance and RHB Banking.

• Islamic loan volume reached in excess of $5.6 billion in Saudi Arabia during the February 2009 to February 2010 period. Islamic loan volume in the United Arab Emirates was the next highest at $4 billion, followed by Qatar at $1.2 billion, Bahrain at $440 million and Kuwait at $202 million.

• The top ten Islamic loan lead arrangers for the February 2009 to February 2010 period were: Dubai Islamic Bank, Samba Financial, Qatar Islamic Bank, Credit Agricole CIB, National Commercial Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Al Rajhi Banking and Investment, Al Hilal Bank and Arab Bank.

• The worldwide Halal food market is estimated to be worth $641.5 billion