Number of disbursed loans remaining on the organization’s balance sheet as of the end of the reporting period.
Number of Loans Outstanding (PI1478)
- Reporting Format Unit Referenced within Metric Definition
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Number of Loans Outstanding (PI1478). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the number of loans on an organization’s balance sheet as of the end of the reporting period. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) using a group-lending methodology should count separately under this metric one loan for every individual who is responsible for repaying a portion of a group loan, unless another definition is footnoted.
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Organizations should report all loans disbursed to clients that have neither been fully repaid nor written off as of the end of the reporting period.
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For financial organizations, loans disbursed are considered Financial Assets (FP4649) listed on the organization’s balance sheet.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.5
- SDG Target 1.4
Gender Equality
- SDG Target 5.5
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.1
- SDG Target 8.2
- SDG Target 8.3
- SDG Target 8.10
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG Target 9.3
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.5