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Food & Grocery Retail in Middle East & Africa

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  • 46 Pages
  • October 2025
  • Region: Africa, Middle East
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6214264
Food & Grocery Retail in Middle East & Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The food & grocery retail market is segmented into household products, tobacco, food, and drinks. Market value refers to retail sales.
  • The Middle East & African food & grocery retail market recorded revenues of $264 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.9% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The food segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $208.5 billion, equivalent to 79.0% of the market's overall value.
  • In 2024, the Middle Eastern & African food & grocery retail market recorded an annual growth of 1.5%.

Report Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the food & grocery retail market in Middle East & Africa
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the food & grocery retail market in Middle East & Africa
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key food & grocery retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • How large is Middle East & Africa’s food & grocery retail market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.4. What are the challenges in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS
8.2. Carrefour SA
8.3. Savola Group Co
8.4. SPAR International
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 6: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 7: BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS: Key Facts
Table 8: BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS: Key Employees
Table 10: Carrefour SA: Key Facts
Table 11: Carrefour SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: Carrefour SA: Key Employees
Table 13: Savola Group Co: Key Facts
Table 14: Savola Group Co: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: Savola Group Co: Key Employees
Table 16: SPAR International: Key Facts
Table 17: SPAR International: Key Employees
Table 18: Middle East & Africa Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 19: Middle East & Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 20: Middle East & Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 21: Middle East & Africa Inflation, 2020-24
Table 22: Middle East & Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 23: Middle East & Africa Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: Middle East & Africa food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the food & grocery retail market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the food & grocery retail market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the food & grocery retail market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the food & grocery retail market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the food & grocery retail market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the food & grocery retail market in Middle East & Africa, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS
  • Carrefour SA
  • Savola Group Co
  • SPAR International