Mapping the Potential for Wealth Creation through Cash Transfers, Part II

NAF's Global Savings and Social Protection initiative is excited to release its second heat-mapping of different countries' potential to implement savings-linked social protection programs. NAF has identified 51 countries around the world that have social safety net/public benefit programs that involve cash transfers. Last week we looked at the financial infrastructure in countries with cash-transfer social protection programs - including Commercial Banks, Microfinance Institutions, ATMs and Point of Service terminals - in order to get a first glimpse of these countries’ potential to implement savings-linked social protection programs.

This second ‘heat-mapping’ looks at the utilization of a country’s payment infrastructure through means such as deposit accounts at banks and other financial institutions, inbound remittances and mobile financial services adoption. A country's score of 1-5 on a variable corresponds to its relative quintile; that is to say, Mozambique's score on Inbound Remittances (millions US$) is a '2' because its data falls in the second quintile (between the 20th and 40th percentile). This map shows 11 different variables mapped at the country level. Each variable is used to compute a composite payment infrastructure utilization score. Roll over or click a country to view individual indicators. Use the buttons above to switch between map layers for each indicator.

To explore and learn more about the potential for wealth creation around the world, visit the full map!