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

Dominican Republic, 2024

Get Microdata

Reference ID

DOM_2024_FINDEX_v01_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/1z1j-br18

Producer(s)

Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

Collection(s)

Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

Created on

Oct 01, 2025

Last modified

Oct 01, 2025

Page views

1759

Downloads

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_Dominican Republic

2025 Global Findex - Dominican Republic Microdata

Cases:	1000
Variables:	183

Variables

year

economy

Economy

economycode

Economy code

regionwb

Regional code

pop_adult

Population 15+, 2023, WDI

wpid_random

Gallup World Poll identifier

wgt

Weight

female

Respondent is female

age

Respondent age

educ

Respondent education level

inc_q

Within-economy household income quintile

emp_in

Respondent is in workforce

urbanicity

Respondent lives in rural area

account_fin

Has an account at a financial institution

account_mob

Has a mobile money account

account

Has an account

dig_account

Has a digitally enabled account

borrowed

Borrowed

saved

Saved

receive_wages

Received a wage payment

receive_transfers

Received a government transfer payment

receive_pensions

Received a government pension payment

receive_agriculture

Received a payment for the sale of agricultural goods

merchantpay_dig

Made a digital merchant payment

pay_utilities

Paid a utility bill

domestic_remittances

Made or received a domestic remittance payment

anydigpayment

Made or received a digital payment

fin2

Has a debit card

fin3

Used a card or mobile phone to access account

fin4

Opened first account to receive a wage or salary payment or money from the gover

fin5

Frequency of money deposited into accounts

fin6

Frequency of money sent or taken out of accounts

fin7

Any deposits or withdrawals

fin8

Store money in account

fin9a

Receive account balance information using a mobile phone or the internet

fin9b

Check account balance using a mobile phone or the internet

fin10

Has a credit card

fin11_0

Has a card that you can add money to and use to send and receive money or make p

fin11_1

Ever had an account at a bank or similar financial institution

fin11_2

Could use account without help

fin11a

Reason for no account: too far

fin11b

Reason for no account: fees too expensive

fin11c

Reason for no account: lack documentation

fin11d

Reason for no account: lack money

fin11e

Reason for no account: family member already has one

fin11f

Reason for no account: lack trust

fin13_1

Mobile money meets financial needs

fin13a

Frequency of money deposited into mobile money accounts

fin13b

Frequency of money sent from mobile money accounts

fin13c

Frequency of money taken out of mobile money accounts

fin13d

Store money in mobile money account

fin13e

Asked for mobile money PIN or password

fin13f

Sent money to the wrong number

fin13f_1

Received money back after sending to the wrong number

fin14a

Reason for no mobile money account: too far

fin14b

Reason for no mobile money account: too expensive

fin14c

Reason for no mobile money account: lack documentation

fin14d

Reason for no mobile money account: lack of money

fin14e

Reason for no mobile money account: worried about security

fin15

Used an agent or someone else to make a mobile money payment

fin16

Ever had a mobile money account

fin17a

Saved at a bank or similar financial institution

fin17b

Saved using a mobile money account

fin17c

Saved using a savings club or a person outside the family

fin17d

Formal saving frequency

fin17e

Received interest

fin17f

Saved formally for old age

fin18

Saved for any reason

fin19

Made regular payments to insurance agent or company

fin20

Applied for a loan using a mobile phone

fin21

Received loan applied for using a mobile phone

fin22a

Borrowed from a formal bank or similar financial institution

fin22a_1

Borrowed from a mobile money provider

fin22b

Borrowed from friends or family

fin22c

Borrowed from an informal savings club

fin22d

Borrowed for health or medical purposes

fin22e

Borrowed to start or operate a business

fin22f

Purchased food on credit

fin22g

Used a credit card

fin22h

Paid off all credit card balances in full by their due date

fin23

Borrowed money for any reason

fin24

Main source of emergency money in 30 days

fin24a

Difficulty of emergency funds in 30 days

fin24b

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

fin24c

Experienced a natural disaster or severe weather event

fin24d1

Natural disaster in the past three years: Income lost or unable to work, by self

fin24d2

Natural disaster in the past three years: Damage to home or livestock

fin24d3

Natural disaster in the past three years: Unable to access or use their account

fin25e1

Use a mobile phone or card to pay for household cleaning supplies

fin25e2

Used a mobile phone or a card to pay for an in-store purchase

fin25e3

Frequency of digital in-store merchant payments

fin25e4

Main reason for only using cash for in-store merchant payments

fin26a

Used a mobile phone or computer to make a bill payment

fin26b

Used a mobile phone or the internet to buy something online

fin27

Online purchase mode of payment

fh1

Made a domestic remittance

fin28

Made a digital domestic remittance

fh2

Received a domestic remittance

fin29

Received a digital domestic remittance

fh2a

Received an international remittance payment

fin30

Made a utility payment

fin31a

Made a utility payment using a bank account

fin31b

Made a utility payment using a mobile phone

fin31c

Made a utility payment by handing cash to a bank agent or staff

fin31d

Made utility payments exclusively in cash

fin32

Received a wage payment

fin33

Employed by the government, military, or public sector

fin34a

Received wage payment into a bank or similar institution account

fin34b

Received a wage payment through a mobile phone

fin34c

Received a wage payment in cash

fin34d

Received a wage payment into a card

fin35

Paid an unexpected fee to withdraw wages

fin36

Mode of wage withdrawal from account

fin36a

Person withdrawing wage from account

fin37

Received financial support from the government

fin38

Received a public sector pension

fin39a

Received money from the government into a bank account

fin39b

Received money from the government through a mobile phone

fin39c

Received money from the government only in cash

fin39d

Received money from the government into a card

fin40

Mode of government money withdrawal from account

fin41

Paid an unexpected fee to withdraw government money from account

fin41a

Person withdrawing money from the government from account

fin42

Received an agricultural payment

fin43a

Received an agricultural payment into a bank account

fin43b

Received an agricultural payment through a mobile phone

fin43c

Received an agricultural payment only in cash

fin43d

Received an agricultural payment into a card

fin44

Use phone or internet to access weather or farming information

fin45

Greatest financial worry

internet_use

Used the internet within the past three months

con1

Have a mobile phone

con2a

Reason for no phone: lack of money

con2b

Reason for no phone: mobile minutes are too expensive

con2c

Reason for no mobile phone: lack of reliable coverage

con2d

Reason for no mobile phone: difficulties reading or typing

con2e

Reason for no mobile phone: family or community disapproval

con2f

Reason for no mobile phone: worried about safety or security

con2g

Reason for no mobile phone: used someone else's mobile phone

con3

Main reason for not having a mobile phone

con4

Used someone else's mobile phone

con5

Type of phone used when using someone else's phone

con6

Personal SIM card used in someone else's phone

con7

Rules for using someone else's phone

con8

Someone in the household owns a mobile phone

con9

Type of phone

con10

Could use whatsapp on basic phone

con11

SIM registered in own name

con12

Mobile phone use frequency

con13

Used a mobile phone in the past three months

con14

Read a text message

con15

Can understand a text message with English letters

con16

Sent a text message

con17

Preferred mode of government communication

con18

Have a PIN or password on mobile phone

con19

Can change PIN or password

con20

Rules about using own phone

con21

Received scam text or call

con22

Sent money to scammer

con23

Received unwanted or offensive messages

con24

Used the internet in the past 7 days

con25

Used the internet in the past 3 months

con26

Frequency of internet use

con27

Purchase a data package

con28

Frequency of data package purchase

con29

Connect to the internet only through free WiFi

con30a

Sent a voice message from a mobile phone

con30b

Sent a photo from a mobile phone

con30c

Used social media on a mobile phone

con30d

Read about news or current events online

con30e

Accessed educational information online

con30f

Earned money online

con30g

Accessed government services or searched for government information online

con30h

Searched or applied for a job online

con31a

Reason for no smartphone: not enough money

con31b

Reason for no smartphone: data plan is too expensive

con31c

Reason for no smartphone: no reliable coverage

con31d

Reason for no smartphone: difficulties reading or typing on a smartphone

con31e

Reason for no smartphone: family or community disapproval

con31f

Reason for no smartphone: worried about safety or security

con31g

Reason for no smartphone: use someone else's smartphone

con31h

Reason for no smartphone: no need

con32

Main reason for not having a smartphone

Total: 183

Back to Catalog