Middle East: time to stock up for Ramadan by country 2022

According to a survey conducted in selected Middle Eastern countries in February to March 2022, 46 percent of all Muslim respondents planned to stock up in the Middle of March, right before Ramadan in 2022. The share of Muslim respondents stating they want to stock up in February in preparation for Ramadan was the lowest in the UAE at a share of three percent.

Distribution of Muslim respondent for stocking up for Ramadan in the Middle East in 2022, by country

Characteristic	Region total	Iraq	Jordan	Lebanon	Saudi Arabia	UAE
Feburary	6%	10%	5%	7%	7%	3%
Early March (1st-15th)	18%	21%	14%	13%	18%	21%
Mid March (15th-30th) just before Ramadan	46%	34%	45%	42%	52%	45%
Early April (1st-10th)	20%	20%	25%	26%	15%	18%
Mid April (15th-22nd)	5%	6%	6%	6%	3%	7%
Late April (23rd-30th)	6%	10%	5%	6%	5%	6%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

MENA

Survey time period

February 25 to March 6, 2022

Number of respondents

2,871 respondents

Age group

18-45 years

Special properties

among adult Muslim respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "During which of the following time frames do you do most of your 2022 Ramadan shopping? ".
Number of respondents:

Iraq: 392
Jordan: 667
Lebanon: 339
Saudi Arabia: 862
UAE: 611

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