Name: Received phone call or SMS asking for money in the past 12 months, poorest 40% (% age 15+)
Creator: Global Findex database

Share of people who report receiving a phone call or SMS asking them to send money from someone they did not know in the past 12 months, among the poorest 40% (age 15+).

Money request via phone or SMS (poorest 40%) by country in 2024 (received phone call or SMS asking for money in the past 12 months, poorest 40% (% age 15+))

In 2024, Tanzania had the highest value (53.43) among 54 countries, while Egypt, Arab Rep. had the lowest (6.26).

#	Country	Value
1	Tanzania	53.43
2	Kenya	42.91
3	Uganda	34.15
4	Ghana	33.88
5	Gabon	31.83
6	Zambia	31.67
7	Thailand	30.91
8	Mozambique	30.61
9	Malaysia	28.95
10	Paraguay	28.87
11	Eswatini	28.09
12	Argentina	28.01
13	Senegal	27.54
14	Bolivia	24.98
15	Brazil	22.61
16	Ecuador	21.71
17	Panama	21.6
18	Mexico	21.26
19	Guinea	20.26
20	Venezuela, RB	20.22
21	Colombia	19.25
22	Peru	18.97
23	Dominican Republic	18.58
24	Philippines	17.66
25	Mali	17.57
26	Honduras	16.23
27	Cameroon	15.98
28	Liberia	15.93
29	Costa Rica	15.71
30	Belize	15.33
54	Egypt, Arab Rep.	6.26

Received phone call or SMS asking for money in the past 12 months, poorest 40% (% age 15+)

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Received phone call or SMS asking for money in the past 12 months, poorest 40% (% age 15+)

Money request via phone or SMS (poorest 40%) by country in 2024 (received phone call or SMS asking for money in the past 12 months, poorest 40% (% age 15+))

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