The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

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WLD_2024_FINDEX_v02_M

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Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

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Jan 05, 2026

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Jan 05, 2026

Greatest financial worry (fin45)

Data file: findex_microdata_2025_labelled_update112425

Overview

Valid: 102954

Invalid: 41136

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 58

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Which of the following financial issues are you MOST worried about? Please choose only one option. Are you most worried about not having enough money…? 1. For your old age 2. For your business 3. For medical costs in case of a serious illness or accident 4.For monthly expenses, such as food, housing, or bills 5. For school or education fees 6. Some other reason

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	For their old age	13172	12.8%
2	For their business	7994	7.8%
3	For medical costs in case of a serious illness or accident	28317	27.5%
4	For monthly expenses, such as food, housing, or bills	31602	30.7%
5	For school or education fees	13984	13.6%
6	Some other reason	3310	3.2%
7	Don't know	3456	3.4%
8	Refused	1119	1.1%
Sysmiss		41136

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Notes

Note: "no/dk/r" indicates the response categories: no, dk="don't know" and r="refused" Words in brackets [] indicate local or economy-specific terminology.

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