Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account was 17.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database. Measured in % age 15+.
Analysis
In 2024, saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 17.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 54.7% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 17.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2011.
Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % age 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.0% | — |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +54.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.0% | 13.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 17.0% | 2 |
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More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 17.0% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database.
- What is the highest saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2011.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, published as part of Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account (% age 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of respondents who report saving or setting aside any money at a bank or similar financial institution or using a mobile money account to save in the past year, (% age 15+)