The economy of the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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(OIC) combines the economies of 57 member states. 53 are predominantly Muslim states. , the combined
GDP (nominal) of 49 Muslim majority countries was US$5.7 trillion. , they contributed 8% of the world's total. Those 57 OIC countries have a combined
GDP (at
Purchasing power parity
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; PPP) of US$22.149 trillion. The richest country on the basis of GDP per capita at
PPP is
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...
. On basis of per capita GDP,
Qatar
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is richest country with incomes exceeding US$133,357 per capita. According to a report by Salam Standard, the GDP impact of the world’s
Muslim
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tourism sector exceeded $138 billion in 2015, generating 4.3 million jobs and contributing more than $18 billion in tax revenue.
Statistics
''*Observer nations in italic''
;Economic Growth for 5 years (GDP)
See also
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List of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states by population
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Middle East economic integration
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Economy of the Arab League
The economy of the Arab League is the economy of the member states of the Arab League. The economy is primarily dependent on exports of oil and natural gas; in recent years however, tourism has grown rapidly, becoming the fastest growing sector in ...
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Economy of the European Union
Notes
References
External links
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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic CountriesIslamic Development Bank
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