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

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Reference ID

WLD_2024_FINDEX_v02_M

Producer(s)

Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

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Jan 05, 2026

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Jan 05, 2026

How long household could cover expenses if main source of income was lost (fin24b)

Data file: findex_microdata_2025_labelled_update112425

Overview

Valid: 102954

Invalid: 41136

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 6

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 20

Range: 1 - 6

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Suppose your household lost its main source of income. About how long could you cover expenses by using savings, borrowing, selling something you own, seeking help from family and friends, or through some other way? Less than two weeks, about one month, about two months, or more than two months?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Less than two weeks	18026	17.5%
2	About one month	27801	27%
3	About two months	17486	17%
4	More than two months	31108	30.2%
5	Don't know	7501	7.3%
6	Refused	1032	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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