Dhaka, July 22 -- More than half of the world's adults without financial accounts live in eight countries, including Bangladesh, according to the latest Global Findex 2025 report published by the World Bank (WB).

The report reveals that over 650 million adults, or 53 per cent of the global population without financial accounts, are concentrated in eight large economies -- Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

These countries either have large populations, relatively low levels of financial inclusion, or both.

The report explains that a country with many people can have a high account ownership rate but still have many without accounts. For example, China and India have nearly 90% account ownership b...