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Microfinance

Microfinance refers to services provided to unemployed or low-income individuals or groups, who otherwise would have no other access to financial services. Data for this category is sourced from the quarterly MicroWatch published by the [Pakistan Microfinance Network](https://pmn.org.pk/).

Key Figures

Gross Loan Portfolio
Mar 2024

PKR 536.5B

8.1% QoQ
Active Borrowers
Mar 2024

10.0M

6.5% QoQ
Portfolio at Risk > 30 days
Mar 2024

0.0%

-5.3% QoQ
Number of Branches
Sep 2020

3.8K

0.6% QoQ

Datasets (61)

Period/Range Data Points Date Modified Trend

Gross Loan Portfolio

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:38 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:38 AM
2.0% QoQ

Gross Loan Portfolio - by Lending Methodology

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:39 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:39 AM
2.0% QoQ

Gross Loan Portfolio - by Province

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:44 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:44 AM
8.1% QoQ

Active Microfinance Borrowers

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:49 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:49 AM
6.5% QoQ

Active Microfinance Borrowers - by Lending Methodology

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:50 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:50 AM
6.5% QoQ

Active Microfinance Borrowers - by Provinces

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:52 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:52 AM

Number of Microfinance Providers

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:09 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:09 AM
No Change

Branches of Microfinance Providers

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:10 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:10 AM
-1.8% QoQ

Gross Loan Portfolio - Male (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:45 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:45 AM
-3% QoQ

Gross Loan Portfolio - by Asset Type

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
33
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:46 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2016 to Mar 2024
33 13 Jul 2026 09:46 AM

Gross Loan Portfolio - Female (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:46 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:46 AM
3% QoQ

Gross Loan Portfolio - Conventional & Islamic

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
33
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:47 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2016 to Mar 2024
33 13 Jul 2026 09:47 AM

Number of Loans Disbursed

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:12 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:12 AM
23.6% QoQ

Number of Loans Disbursed - by Lending Methodology

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:12 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:12 AM

Value of Disbursements

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:13 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:13 AM
9.9% QoQ

Value of Disbursements - by Lending Methodology

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:14 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:14 AM

Average Value of Disbursements - by Peer Group

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
101
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:14 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
101 13 Jul 2026 10:14 AM

Average Value of Disbursements - by Lending Methodology

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:15 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:15 AM

Average Value of Outstanding Loan

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:16 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:16 AM
-4.3% QoQ

Average Value of Outstanding Loan - by Lending Methodology

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:21 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:21 AM

Portfolio at Risk > 30 days (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:26 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:26 AM
-5% QoQ

Active Borrowers - Conventional & Islamic

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
33
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:26 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2016 to Mar 2024
33 13 Jul 2026 10:26 AM

Active Borrowers - Male (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:27 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:27 AM
-1.9% QoQ

Active Borrowers - Female (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:27 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:27 AM
1% QoQ

Active Borrowers - Urban (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:27 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:27 AM
2% QoQ

Active Borrowers - Rural (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:28 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:28 AM
-2% QoQ

Active Borrowers - by Asset Type

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
33
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:28 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2016 to Mar 2024
33 13 Jul 2026 10:28 AM

Active Borrowers to Staff Ratio

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
54
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:28 AM
Quarterly
Dec 2010 to Mar 2024
54 13 Jul 2026 10:28 AM

Number of Microfinance Providers Extending Savings Services

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 09:58 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 09:58 AM
No Change

Total Number of Savers

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:31 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:31 AM
1.6% QoQ

Number of Savers - by Channel

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
33
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2016 to Mar 2024
33 13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM

Savers - Male (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
No Change

Savers - Female (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
No Change

Savers - Urban (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
4% QoQ

Savers - Rural (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:33 AM
-4% QoQ

Savers - by Provinces

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:35 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:35 AM

Value of Savings

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:39 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:39 AM
6.7% QoQ

Value of Savings - by Channel

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
33
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:39 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2016 to Mar 2024
33 13 Jul 2026 10:39 AM

Value of Savings - Male

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:38 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:38 AM
1% QoQ

Value of Savings - Female

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:38 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:38 AM
-1% QoQ

Value of Savings by Provinces

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:38 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:38 AM

Number of Microfinance Providers Extending Microinsurance

Period
Monthly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:00 AM
Monthly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:00 AM
-8.1% MoM

Number of Microfinance Providers Extending Microinsurances - by Type of Insurance

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:00 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:00 AM

Number of Insurance Policy Holders

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:41 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:41 AM
-3.3% QoQ

Number of Insurance Policy Holders - by Type of Insurance

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:41 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:41 AM

Policy Holders - Male (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:42 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:42 AM
-1% QoQ

Policy Holders - Female (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:42 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:42 AM
1% QoQ

Policy Holders - Urban (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:42 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:42 AM
4.0% QoQ

Policy Holders - Rural (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:43 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:43 AM
-4.0% QoQ

Policy Holders - by Provinces

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:44 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:44 AM

Value of Sum Insured

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:47 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:47 AM
-26.5% QoQ

Value of Sum Insured - by Type of Insurance

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:47 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:47 AM

Active Borrowers - by Sector

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:30 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:30 AM

Value of Sum Insured - by Province

Period
Monthly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:46 AM
Monthly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:46 AM

Value of Sum Insured - Female (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:47 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:47 AM
14% QoQ

Value of Sum Insured - Male (%)

Period
Quarterly
Datapoints
57
Date Modified
13 Jul 2026 10:48 AM
Quarterly
Mar 2010 to Mar 2024
57 13 Jul 2026 10:48 AM
-14% QoQ

Financing Outstanding - Total

Period
Annually
Datapoints
18
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 07:55 AM
Annually
2007 to 2024
18 12 Jun 2026 07:55 AM
19.0% YoY

Growth in Outstanding Financing

Period
Annually
Datapoints
18
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 07:56 AM
Annually
2007 to 2024
18 12 Jun 2026 07:56 AM
137.5% YoY

Total Financing To GDP

Period
Annually
Datapoints
18
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 07:28 AM
Annually
2007 to 2024
18 12 Jun 2026 07:28 AM
No Change

Gross Nonperforming Loans (NPLs)

Period
Annually
Datapoints
18
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 07:57 AM
Annually
2007 to 2024
18 12 Jun 2026 07:57 AM
187.4% YoY

Micro Loan Growth

Period
Annually
Datapoints
18
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 07:58 AM
Annually
2007 to 2024
18 12 Jun 2026 07:58 AM
-85.8% YoY