Peru

Latin America and the Caribbean

Account Ownership

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

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account by gender

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+ in 2017
Source: The Global Findex Database 2017
Country Resources
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Paper

Savings Groups Reduce Vulnerability, but Have Mixed Effects on Financial Inclusion

How does introduction to savings groups impact the likelihood of using formal financial services?

Verónica Frisancho & Martín Valdivia
Inter-American Development Bank
Paper

Debt Relief in the Pandemic: Lessons From India, Peru, and Uganda

Findings from interviews with key stakeholders and review of publicly available survey data and research

Elisabeth Rhyne & Eric Duflos
CGAP
Paper

Microfinance and COVID-19: Principles for Regulatory Response

Five guiding principles for regulators mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 

Denise Dias, Juan Carlos Izaguirre, Patrick Meagher, Stefan Staschen & Stephen Rasmussen
CGAP

News & Events

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

News

IFC and Compass Group Announce Investment for up to $21 Million to Help Micro and Small Peruvian Enterprises

/ International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Symbiotics Launches First $10.25 Million Social Bond With Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito ABACO in Peru

/ Symbiotics SA

BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Institutions Establish Measures for the 2.2 Million Entrepreneurs It Serves During the Health Crisis

/ BBVA Microfinance Foundation
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