Number of loans disbursed by the organization during the reporting period.
Number of Loans Disbursed (PI8381)
- Reporting Format Unit Referenced within Metric Definition
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Number of Loans Disbursed (PI8381). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture how many loans the organization disbursed during the reporting period. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) using a group-lending methodology should count separately under this metric every individual who is responsible for repaying a portion of a group loan, unless another definition is footnoted.
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
Metric History
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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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January 2020 - IRIS+ v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS+ v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS+ v4.0 Released
No change.
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March 2014 - IRIS+ v3.0 Released
Material change. Number of Loans - Disbursed (PI8381) replaced Loans Closed - Number of Investments (PI8381). Metric name and definition language modified to provide clarity based on best practices and standard guidance.
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November 2011 - IRIS+ v2.2 Released
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS+ v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS+ v2.0 Released
New metric. Loans Closed - Number of Investments (PI8381) was developed via the Financial Services Working Group.