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Financial Inclusion Index in Nigeria: An Exploratory Analysis

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  • Barine Michael Nwidobie

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This study aims to develop a financial inclusion index for Nigeria. Analysis of secondary data on composite value of demand, time, saving and foreign deposits of deposit money banks in Nigeria (DTSFD), number of branches (BBR), deposit in rural branches (DRB), loans granted to customers in rural areas (LRA), volume of transactions via ATM (VATM), volume of transactions via mobile bank (VMP), volume of transactions via POS (VPOS), and volume of transactions via webpay (VWBP) obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, 2018 using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified number of bank branches, deposits in bank branches in rural areas, volume of transactions via POS, volume of transactions via the ATM, loans to account holders in rural areas and volume of transactions via webpay as the determining variables for measuring the level of financial inclusion in Nigeria. Efforts by monetary authorities at improving financial inclusion in Nigeria should focus on the variables in this index.

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  • Barine Michael Nwidobie, 2019. "Financial Inclusion Index in Nigeria: An Exploratory Analysis," International Journal of Publication and Social Studies, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 4(1), pages 26-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ijopss:v:4:y:2019:i:1:p:26-36:id:117
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    1. Yadava, Anup Kumar & Singh, Bhanu Pratap & Yadav, Vishal, 2021. "Nexus of Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth: Benchmarking the Performance of Indian States," MPRA Paper 108479, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Yadav, Vishal & Singh, Shishir Kumar & Velan, Nirmala & Aftab, Md Asif, 2020. "Impact Assessment of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana in Augmenting Financial Inclusion in India - A District-Level Analysis," MPRA Paper 105064, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Bhanu Pratap Singh & Anup Kumar Yadava, 2022. "Technical efficiency of financial inclusion and human development: Insights from the Indian states," Economic Notes, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, vol. 51(2), July.

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