Table 3 Estimation of financial inclusion index in SAARC countries (2004–2014)
From: Has expansion of mobile phone and internet use spurred financial inclusion in the SAARC countries?
Year | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | 0.898 | 21.017 | 12.277 | 19.274 | 38.691 | 14.137 | 0.450 | 7.710 |
2005 | 1.625 | 21.885 | 11.505 | 20.172 | 42.748 | 14.404 | 0.386 | 7.852 |
2006 | 2.515 | 22.875 | 12.586 | 21.435 | 46.466 | 14.773 | 1.120 | 10.908 |
2007 | 3.302 | 23.326 | 12.950 | 23.229 | 70.177 | 16.556 | 1.283 | 12.262 |
2008 | 4.776 | 24.684 | 15.164 | 25.740 | 71.754 | 18.596 | 2.555 | 15.316 |
2009 | 5.675 | 26.588 | 17.697 | 27.403 | 75.475 | 20.629 | 3.091 | 17.142 |
2010 | 5.749 | 29.632 | 20.203 | 28.723 | 76.668 | 20.031 | 4.783 | 18.604 |
2011 | 5.077 | 33.588 | 22.091 | 31.262 | 78.590 | 20.625 | 5.609 | 20.836 |
2012 | 4.609 | 37.854 | 19.362 | 33.750 | 87.256 | 23.871 | 5.726 | 22.304 |
2013 | 4.687 | 39.016 | 22.988 | 36.069 | 92.671 | 24.215 | 7.035 | 23.362 |
2014 | 4.715 | 44.505 | 24.203 | 40.994 | 94.869 | 25.308 | 8.702 | 24.158 |