Azerbaijan

Extremely bad economic circumstances have forced FINCA to drastically reduce its presence in Azerbaijan. Once the largest non-bank credit organization in the country, FINCA has cut its client base to just over 11,000 borrowers. We are not alone: according to the global Findex survey, Azerbaijan is one of the few countries in the world where financial exclusion is on the rise.

This restructuring has undoubtedly changed the profile of FINCA's customers from when we first started collecting data. In the absence of any other data, we display the historical indicators below as a matter of interest, but they should not be considered representative of the current client base. If conditions change for the better one day, FINCA can hope to revive its operations and its outreach to a population that is increasingly excluded from formal financial services.

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Financial Inclusion

Azerbaijan:
Reaching the Financially Excluded

71% Adult population financially excluded

1,828 26% Female borrowers % #

6,978 Total FINCA clients

4,326 62% Borrowers in rural areas % #

6,978 Total FINCA borrowers

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Living Standards

Azerbaijan:
Quality of Life

1,954 28% Client homes without water % #

0 0% Client homes without electricity % #

4,047 58% Client homes without access to Internet % #

70 1% Clients who don’t own their home % #

206 3% Head of household with primary education or less % #

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Income & Employment

Azerbaijan:
Income & Employment

$10,348 42% Average annual profit % #

1.8 Average # of employees per client enterprise

12,650 People employed in FINCA-funded enterprises

8,365 66% Employees hired due to FINCA loan % #

11,423 90% Wages paid above the poverty line % #

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Women’s Empowerment

Azerbaijan:
Empowering Women

1,828 26% Female borrowers % #

670 10% Clients with female-headed household % #

1,158 17% Households with female as main earner % #

2,191 31% Businesses run by women % #

4,047 32% Women employed by enterprises Avg. #

4,035 32% Jobs created by women % #

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Clients’ Goals

Azerbaijan:
Attaining Business and Personal Goals

Goals Set By FINCA Borrowers

Goals Met By FINCA Borrowers

140 2% Start a business % #

3,670 53% Expand a business % #

77 1% Invest in education % #

1,884 27% Improve their home % #

572 8% Buy an asset % #

328 5% Pay down debts % #

131 94% Start a business % #

3,350 91% Expand a business % #

67 88% Invest in education % #

1,206 64% Improve their home % #

553 97% Buy an asset % #

277 84% Pay down debts % #

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Special Topics

Azerbaijan:
Poverty, Economic Sectors, Jobs and Profits

FINCA Loan Sectors

1,493 21% Trade % #

2,379 34% Services % #

516 7% Manufacturing % #

1,242 18% Crops % #

1,347 19% Livestock % #

Profit and Profit/Sales Ratio by Sector

$16,653 27% Trade Profit/sales ratio Avg. profit

12,637 31% Services Profit/sales ratio Avg. profit

$9,568 51% Manufacturing Profit/sales ratio Avg. profit

$5,002 66% Crops Profit/sales ratio Avg. profit

$4,545 54% Livestock Profit/sales ratio Avg. profit

Jobs by Sector Due to FINCA Loan

1,573 19% Trade % #

2812 34% Services % #

695 8% Manufacturing % #

2,065 25% Crops % #

1,220 15% Livestock % #

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Azerbaijan

Financial Inclusion

Azerbaijan:
Reaching the Financially Excluded