Measuring Financial Inclusion: The Global Financial Inclusion Index (Global Findex)

This brochure presents the Global Financial Inclusion Index (Global Findex), developed by the World Bank’s Development Research Group in recognition of the need for better data to support the financial inclusion agenda. The Global Findex is the first public database of demand-side indicators that consistently measures individuals’ usage of financial products across countries and over time. Key characteristics of the Global Findex include: Cross-country compatibility; Availability of demographic covariates; and Regular measurement of the entire set of countries over time.