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Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion

2017 Data

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2017 Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion

One of the key takeaways from the latest CGAP Funder Survey is that international funders committed US$42 billion to financial inclusion in 2017—a double-digit percentage increase from the prior year. For the first time in five years, public funding has grown faster than private funding.
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International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2017: Global Data

The data snapshots generated here come from the 2017 CGAP Funder Survey. Data snapshots are available at the global and regional levels. The 2017 CGAP Funder Survey reports funding commitments from 54 international funders, both public and private, as of the end of 2017.
Before and After: Active Commitments to Financial Inclusion, 2007 to 2017
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The 10-Year Challenge: How Has Financial Inclusion Funding Changed?

Funding for financial inclusion quadrupled between 2007 and 2017. However, greater coordination is needed to ensure funders focus on filling gaps in the sector without duplicating efforts and they build interventions based on their comparative advantage.
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3 Trends in Women’s Financial Inclusion Funding

Funding for women's financial inclusion is on the rise, but just 10 percent of financial inclusion programs are identified as having a gender component, according to the CGAP Funders Survey.
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Funder Support for Regulatory Reform in Financial Inclusion

Funding for regulatory reform constitutes a small but crucial part of funder support for financial inclusion worldwide. Is it having the intended impact?

2016 Data

The CGAP Cross-Border Funder Survey, based on commitments from the 23 largest international funders of financial inclusion, shows that funder commitments to financial inclusion in 2016 reached a historic high of US$37 billion in 2016. Sub-Saharan Africa drives growth in funding—commitments to this region increased by 30 percent in 2016, reaching US$3.5 billion through 611 active projects.  

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Key Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2016

The CGAP Cross-Border Funder Survey shows that funder commitments to financial inclusion reached a historic high of US$37 billion in 2016.
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Data on International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2016

The survey covering the year 2016 collected data from 23 funders and outlines financial instruments used, purpose of funding, type of funding (e.g., public, private), geographic allocation, and more.
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More In-Depth: Selected Analysis of International Funding for Financial Inclusion

What areas of financial inclusion are funders focusing on? Which countries are receiving the most funding? Are funders’ interventions making a difference? In this blog series, we look at data on international funding for financial inclusion and explore some answers to these

2015 Data

International funding increased 9 percent to $33.8 billion in 2015, marking a new high for investment in financial inclusion. Funders said the greatest challenges they currently face are adapting their strategies and improving the range of funding instruments available, followed by the low performance of their portfolios.  

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Taking Stock: Recent Trends in International Funding in 2015

This Brief highlights findings from CGAP’s annual Cross-Border Funder Survey. New commitments in 2015 increased total funding for financial inclusion to $34 billion. Between 2013 and 2015, about one-third of funders decreased their portfolios, while the remainder maintained or increased their commitments.
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2015 CGAP Funders Survey

What is the current landscape of financial inclusion funding, and what can we learn from the global trends? This blog series explores the data from the 2015 CGAP Funders Survey, completed in partnership with MIX.

2014 Data

International funding for financial inclusion plateaued in 2014 at $31 billion after steadily increasing in previous years. The mix of public and private funding remained largely unchanged with public funding comprising 72 percent of the total.  But the pressing issue confronting the industry most commonly cited this year was global priorities, such as climate change and migration.  

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Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2014

After steadily increasing in previous years, international funding of financial inclusion is estimated to have plateaued at $31 billion in 2014.
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Data on International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2014

Twenty-three funders participated in the 2015 survey, accounting for 66 percent of this year’s global estimate. Among the 21 funders who have reported annually, commitments grew by 3 percent in 2013 U.S. dollars, but marked a small decline in current exchange rates due to a weaker euro at the end of 2014.