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Loans<br />

Average Level <strong>of</strong> Loans<br />

Table 77 Average Level <strong>of</strong> Loans by District<br />

District<br />

No. <strong>of</strong><br />

Loans by Population<br />

(1 Loan per x No <strong>of</strong><br />

People)<br />

Disbursed Amount<br />

Per Person in the<br />

District<br />

(SLR)<br />

Polonnaruwa 4.31 1,256.90<br />

Puttalam 4.66 1,117.02<br />

Hambantota 4.77 1,336.08<br />

Matara 5.51 1,699.99<br />

Badulla 5.69 826.72<br />

Kurunegala 6.09 1,678.79<br />

Matale 6.76 796.39<br />

Vavuniya 7.89 519.99<br />

K<strong>and</strong>y 7.93 824.51<br />

Galle 8.75 1,051.12<br />

Anuradhapura 9.04 497.83<br />

Moneragala 9.88 536.49<br />

Gampaha 12.08 737.13<br />

Ratnapura 12.10 585.98<br />

Kalutara 13.44 781.61<br />

Kegalle 14.04 439.90<br />

Ampara 14.23 321.07<br />

Nuwara Eliya 14.81 480.55<br />

Colombo 16.54 495.33<br />

Jaffna 80.89 62.22<br />

Batticaloa 90.52 44.55<br />

The Wanni 90.81 62.33<br />

Trincomalee 128.39 20.99<br />

Mannar 168.42 80.73<br />

Total 9.55 767.74<br />

In terms <strong>of</strong> population, 4 districts have averages <strong>of</strong> more than one loan per family.<br />

A further 8 districts have an average <strong>of</strong> more than one loan for every 2 families. A<br />

further 7 Districts have an average <strong>of</strong> more than one loan for every 3 families in<br />

the district. At 1 loan per every 9.55 people, the national average is the equivalent<br />

<strong>of</strong> more than one loan per every 2 families.

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