In 2023, the share of formal workers in Nigeria with access to a bank account was 99 percent in 2023. By comparison, the share of farmers with bank accounts was 36 percent in the same year. Farmers registered the highest share of access to exclusively informal financial services, at 20 percent. Overall, dependents in the country had the lowest share of access to both formal and informal financial services in the country, at 56 percent.
Share of people with access to financial services in Nigeria in 2023, by employment status
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Efina. (December 13, 2023). Share of people with access to financial services in Nigeria in 2023, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454423/financial-inclusion-distribution-in-nigeria-by-employment/
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Efina. (2023). Share of people with access to financial services in Nigeria in 2023, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454423/financial-inclusion-distribution-in-nigeria-by-employment/
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Share of people with access to financial services in Nigeria in 2023, by employment status [Graph], Efina, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454423/financial-inclusion-distribution-in-nigeria-by-employment/