The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

Ethiopia, 2024

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Reference ID

ETH_2024_FINDEX_v02_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/ma45-0608

Producer(s)

Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

Collection(s)

Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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How long household could cover expenses if main source of income was lost (fin24b)

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_updateEthiopia

Overview

Valid: 1001

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 6

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 20

Range: 1 - 6

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Suppose your household lost its main source of income. About how long could you cover expenses by using savings, borrowing, selling something you own, seeking help from family and friends, or through some other way? Less than two weeks, about one month, about two months, or more than two months?

Value	Category	Cases
1	Less than two weeks	183	18.3%
2	About one month	289	28.9%
3	About two months	152	15.2%
4	More than two months	289	28.9%
5	Don't know	84	8.4%
6	Refused	4	0.4%

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Notes

Note: "no/dk/r" indicates the response categories: no, dk="don't know" and r="refused" Words in brackets [] indicate local or economy-specific terminology.

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