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KEY FINANCIAL INCLUSION INDICATORS

  • Financial inclusion:
    • % of adults (age 15+) with an account: 50%
  • Gender gap: 28.8 percentage points
    • % of women with an account: 35.8%
    • % of men with an account: 64.6%
  • Digital access (adults age 15+):
    • Mobile money account: 21.2%
    • Made or received digital payments in the past year: 34.1%

Source: 2017 Global Findex - Databank, Little Data Book

Region: 
South Asia

Additional resources

National Microfinance Network: Credit & Development Forum (CDF)
MIX Market: Bangladesh Market Overview
Financial Services for the Poor Interactive Map: Bangladesh
CGAP Blog - 2017 Global Findex: Behind the Numbers on Bangladesh
World Bank Country Profile: Bangladesh

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Digital Transformation of MFIs in Bangladesh
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Type: 
Paper
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Bhavana Srivastava, Ravi Kant, Ishita Tarun Sharma
Publisher: 
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
The State of Digital Microfinance in Bangladesh: A Digitization Snapshot 2019
Highlighting the benefits and opportunities in digitizing transactions
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Apr 2019
Publisher: 
LightCastle Partners (LCP)
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Examining the drivers of digital financial services use among women
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Mar 2019
Author: 
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Publisher: 
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
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Financial Inclusion for Women, Public Goods in Focus During UNSGSA Queen Máxima Visit to Bangladesh
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UNSGSA - UN Secretary General's Special Advocate
Date: 
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Type: 
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Syminvest
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Trainings & Events

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Date: 
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Blogs

A Is for Agriculture
How the A-Card is helping small farmers in Bangladesh gain access to finance
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Blog
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