Table 2

Descriptive statistics on access to and use of digital financial services by gender

VariablesMen (yes)Women (yes)Men (no)Women (no)
AccessHas a debit card21.50%20.21%21.70%36.59%
Has a credit card18.08%14.54%31.56%32.82%
Has a mobile account11.63%10.31%31.51%46.55%
UseHas used a debit card11.63%10.22%31.01%46.59%
Has used a credit card9.08%5.91%40.56%44.45%
Has used a mobile phone or the internet to access the account26.87%23.21%22.77%27.15%
Has used a mobile phone or the internet to check an account balance28.97%25.11%20.67%25.25%
Has made bill payments online using the internet13.02%11.80%30.16%45.02%
Has paid a utility bill using a mobile phone12.55%10.56%32.00%44.89%
Has made or received a digital payment13.40%17.98%28.36%40.25%
Has made a digital merchant payment15.83%13.80%27.36%43.02%
Source(s): Authors’ elaboration using the Global Findex Database (2021)

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