Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is the process through which USAID determines the best approach in a given country or region based on U.S. development priorities, individual country and/or regional priorities, and USAID’s comparative advantage and available foreign assistance resources, among other factors. The Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) defines a Mission’s strategic approach to achieving results, and outlines why choices were made and how results in particular sectors contribute to the Mission’s overarching goal and development objectives.
Resources for quickly assessing the status of a country’s digital financial services
Plant the seeds for future budget requests and activities by mentioning digital factors in the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Country Context section. Also, consider the persuasive power of a Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment or other targeted sectoral assessments, such as digital agriculture ecosystem assessments. This comprehensive assessment of a country’s digital ecosystem—which includes digital financial services—will soon be required for each operating unit at USAID. It provides clear recommendations for decision-making about digital programming and investments for USAID staff and stakeholders.
Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard (IDES) latest 2020
Framework to better understand the level of development of a digital economy with four main development stages (inception, start-up, expansion, and consolidation), and also highlights the priorities relevant to each stage to prioritize interventions (expanding countries in 2022).
Global Microscope for Financial Inclusion latest 2020
Country-level profile and ranking
Global FinDex Database latest 2021
Country-level database for financial inclusion including use of digital payments and receiving government payments digitally.
Financial Access Survey latest 2021
Country-level database used to track the use and access to basic financial services worldwide.
Gender Data in Financial Inclusion latest 2021 - See Annex
The annex provides a list of publicly available financial inclusion gender data sources with information on coverage, level of disaggregation, and frequency of data collection.
World Bank Global Payment Systems Survey (GPSS) 2018, 2022 pending
Survey of national and regional central banks and monetary authorities on the status of payment systems.
Mobile Money Metrics latest 2021
Country-level statistics on mobile money prevalence, services, and regulatory index.