The 2026 Microfinance Index is built on interviews with 18,709 clients from
35 countries, representing approximately 22 million global
microfinance borrowers.
In 2020 we spoke to 50,712 people in 32 countries (Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nigeria, Paraguay, the Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United States and Zambia) about how COVID-19 has affected their lives.
Tom Adams listens to Tony Burdon, the CEO of Make My Money Matter, a people-powered campaign fighting for a world where we all know where our pension money goes, and where we can demand that it’s invested to build a better future.