Mapping the Potential for Wealth Creation through Cash Transfers

NAF’s Global Savings and Social Protection initiative is excited to release its first 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. For these countries, this map shows 11 different variables relating to their payment infrastructure. A country’s score of 1-5 on each variable corresponds to its relative quintile; that is to say, India’s score on ATM’s per 100,000 adults is a ‘2’ because its data falls in the second quintile (between the 20th and 40th percentile). Each variable is used to compute the country’s composite Payment Infrastructure rating of Low/Medium/High. Roll over or click a country to view individual indicators.

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