Financial Inclusion in Zambia

Sub-Saharan Africa

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 countries

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
Country Resources
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Paper

Resilient and Inclusive Financial Services Delivery During COVID-19

This report draws on the lessons that main actors in Zambia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone have learned about resilience in the times of COVID-19 and identifies key insights into how they have continued to expand financial inclusion.

Toronto Centre
Paper

The Future of Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments: Three Years of Learning About G2P Choice in Zambia

This case study summarizes key lessons learned during the first three years of implementing a choice-based G2P payments model.

Silvia Baur-Yazbeck, Emma Wadie Hobson & Mutale Chimba
CGAP Background Documents
Paper

State of the Digital Financial Services Market in Zambia 2019

 Results from the UNCDF Annual Provider Survey

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

News & Events

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News

Zambia Mulls Increasing Financial Inclusion for Rural Dwellers

Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Lends $3.7M to Assilassimé Solidarite of Togo, Agora Microfinance Zambia

/ MicroCapital

Airtel Zambia & UNCDF Partner to Strengthen Digital Financial Services Across the Country

/ United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
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