2004 Benchmark Tables

The Bulletin Tables are designed to present performance benchmarks against which managers and directors of microfinance institutions can compare their institution’s performance with that of similar institution. Since the microfinance industry consists of a range of institutions and operating environments, some with very different characteristics, an MFI should be compared to similar institutions for the reference points to be useful. The Bulletin Tables address this issue with a peer group framework. Peer groups are sets of programs that have similar characteristics—similar enough that their managers find utility in comparing their results with those of other organizations in their peer group. The Bulletin Tables present peer groups on two bases: simple and compound peer groups.