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Opportunity Network Statistics

2007 Highlights

Opportunity International looks very different today than it did five years ago. The combined staff members now total nearly 9,000 employees. The combined assets of Opportunity programs now total more than $849 million.

Number of loan clients at year end 1,121,786
23-percent compound annual growth over the last five years  
Dollars loaned in 2007 $702 million
More than five times the value loaned in 2002  
Average loan size $396
Average first trust group loan size $162
Continuing to reach the poorest of the entrepreneurial poor  
Loans made to women 84%
Consistently impacting the poorest of the entrepreneurial poor  
Number of staff members employed worldwide 8,917
More than 55% are loan officers  
Number of voluntary savings 305,586 accounts

The 45 member organizations of Opportunity International have united in their mission of transforming the lives of poor entrepreneurs. The ongoing commitment is evident in the greater loan portfolio value, improved quality over a five-year period and increased number of clients. Through their collective efforts, the 30-days arrears rate is at 1.76% percent. Our members have remained committed to Opportunity International’s triple bottom line of outreach, sustainability and transformation.