In rural areas, the number of loan accounts went up from 40 million to 47 million (3.3%) whereas the urban areas showed a stronger growth from 14 million to 30 million loan account or growth rate of 16.5%.
The growth in the number of small borrower  BIS Review 105/2006  1  accounts in rural areas was even lower at 2.5 % whereas the growth in the number for urban areas was 13.8 % between 2000 and 2005.