Financial Inclusion in India

India is a country in South Asia. On this country page, you can find key financial inclusion knowledge resources and data available specifically for India, including the latest publications, news and events. 

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Key Financial Inclusion Data

The charts below, based on the latest available Global Findex data, explore key financial inclusion trends in India. Find out how the country compares to others in the region and across the globe on important aspects of financial inclusion such as account ownership and usage, the gender disparity in financial inclusion and financial resilience.

Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. Regional data excludes high-income economies.

Source: Global Findex Database

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account. Regional data excludes high-income economies.

Source: Global Findex Database

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+. Regional data excludes high-income economies.

Source: Global Findex Database

Editor's Picks

FinDev Blog
Blog

A new pilot explores the possibilities for agents in rural India to include assisted e-commerce among the services they offer.

FinDev Blog
Blog

Digital financial services are helping drive financial inclusion, but infrastructural barriers remain.

FinDev Blog
Blog

Understanding how different consumer behaviors affect adoption rates can help financial inclusion practitioners fine-tune their efforts.

Paper

This document combines data from the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises with M-CRIL’s 40+ years of experience studying every aspect of microenterprises in India and in a dozen other countries in Asia as well as to some extent in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa and other countries.

Slide Deck

This report shares strategies for enhancing customer retention among cash-in and cash-out (CICO) agents.

Paper

The Literature Review delves into the landscape of women-owned nano and micro-enterprises in India, Kenya, and Uganda, summarizing the existing knowledge and gaps, with the aim of unlocking more capital and effectively meeting these enterprises' financial and non-financial needs.

News & Events

Members of the financial inclusion community contributed the following news and events.

Quantitative Analyst

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