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+---
+license: cc-by-4.0
+task_categories:
+  - tabular-classification
+  - tabular-regression
+language:
+  - en
+tags:
+  - financial-inclusion
+  - fintech
+  - africa
+  - synthetic-data
+  - sub-saharan-africa
+  - credit-access
+size_categories:
+  - 10K<n<100K
+---
+
+# Credit Access Patterns in Africa
+
+Synthetic dataset modeling credit access, approval, and repayment patterns across 15 Sub-Saharan African countries from 2018-2025.
+
+## Dataset Description
+
+This dataset simulates individual-level credit seeking behavior, application outcomes, and repayment patterns. It captures the spectrum of formal and informal credit sources, from commercial banks to family loans, and the barriers faced by those seeking credit.
+
+### Key Statistics
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|--------|-------|
+| Total Records | 15,000 |
+| Countries | 15 |
+| Time Period | 2018-2025 |
+| Credit Need Rate | ~40% |
+| Formal Credit Access | ~15% |
+| Approval Rate (formal) | ~45% |
+| Approval Rate (informal) | ~75% |
+| Avg Loan Amount | $500-2,000 USD |
+| Interest Rate Range | 5-120% APR |
+
+### Coverage by Scenario
+
+- `low_burden`: 4,000 records
+- `moderate_burden`: 5,000 records
+- `high_burden`: 6,000 records
+
+## Column Descriptions
+
+| Column | Type | Description |
+|--------|------|-------------|
+| country | string | One of 15 SSA countries |
+| year | int | Year (2018-2025) |
+| urban_rural | string | Urban or rural location |
+| gender | string | Male or female |
+| age | int | Age in years (18-70) |
+| age_group | string | Age bracket |
+| income_quintile | string | Income group (lowest to highest) |
+| education | string | Education level |
+| employment_status | string | Employment category |
+| monthly_income_usd | float | Monthly income in USD |
+| income_stability | int | Income stability score (1-10) |
+| credit_history | string | Credit history quality |
+| has_bank_account | int | Has bank account (0/1) |
+| credit_score | int | Credit score (0-850) |
+| credit_need | int | Needs credit (0/1) |
+| preferred_credit_source | string | Preferred lender type |
+| loan_amount_requested_usd | float | Requested loan amount |
+| collateral_available | string | Collateral type |
+| loan_purpose | string | Purpose of loan |
+| approved | int | Loan approved (0/1) |
+| loan_disbursed_usd | float | Disbursed loan amount |
+| interest_rate | float | Annual interest rate |
+| loan_term_months | int | Loan term in months |
+| monthly_payment_usd | float | Monthly payment |
+| repayment_status | string | Current repayment status |
+| rejection_reason | string | Reason for rejection |
+| scenario | string | Burden scenario label |
+
+## Usage Example
+
+```python
+import pandas as pd
+
+# Load the combined dataset
+df = pd.read_csv("credit_access_combined.csv")
+
+# Analyze credit sources
+sources = df[df['credit_need'] == 1]['preferred_credit_source'].value_counts()
+
+# Predict loan approval
+from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestClassifier
+from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
+
+seekers = df[df['credit_need'] == 1].copy()
+features = ['age', 'credit_score', 'income_stability', 'has_bank_account', 'collateral_available']
+X = pd.get_dummies(seekers[features], drop_first=True)
+y = seekers['approved']
+
+X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.2)
+model = RandomForestClassifier().fit(X_train, y_train)
+print(f"Accuracy: {model.score(X_test, y_test):.2f}")
+```
+
+## Research Sources
+
+- World Bank Global Findex Database 2025
+- IMF Financial Access Survey 2024
+- FSD Kenya credit market research 2024
+- CGAP credit reporting research
+
+## Citation
+
+```bibtex
+@dataset{credit_access_africa_2025,
+  title={Credit Access Patterns in Africa},
+  year={2025},
+  note={Synthetic dataset based on World Bank Findex and IMF data}
+}
+```

generate_dataset.py

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+"""
+Credit Access Patterns in Africa - Dataset Generator
+
+DAG Structure:
+    country → formal_credit_availability, interest_rates
+    urban_rural → credit_institution_access
+    income_quintile → credit_score, loan_eligibility
+    employment_status → income_stability, loan_amount
+    credit_history → approval_probability
+    collateral → loan_amount, approval
+    loan_purpose → interest_rate, approval
+    approval → loan_disbursed, loan_amount_final
+
+Parameter Evidence Table:
+| Parameter | Value | Source |
+|-----------|-------|--------|
+| Formal credit access SSA | 15% | World Bank Findex 2025 |
+| Informal credit access | 35% | World Bank Findex 2025 |
+| Bank loan interest rates | 15-25% | World Bank 2024 |
+| Microfinance rates | 25-45% | CGAP 2024 |
+| Informal lender rates | 50-120% | FSD Kenya 2024 |
+| Collateral requirement | 65% of formal loans | World Bank 2024 |
+| Approval rate formal | 45% | World Bank 2024 |
+| Approval rate informal | 75% | FSD Kenya 2024 |
+| Credit bureau coverage | 12% SSA | World Bank 2024 |
+| Default rate | 8-15% | IMF 2024 |
+"""
+
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+from pathlib import Path
+
+COUNTRIES = [
+    "Kenya", "Uganda", "Nigeria", "Ghana", "Tanzania", "Ethiopia",
+    "Malawi", "Zambia", "Senegal", "Rwanda", "Niger", "Mali",
+    "DRC", "Mozambique", "South Africa"
+]
+
+YEARS = list(range(2018, 2026))
+
+COUNTRY_CREDIT_ACCESS = {
+    "Kenya": 0.22, "Uganda": 0.15, "Tanzania": 0.14, "Ghana": 0.18,
+    "Nigeria": 0.16, "Ethiopia": 0.08, "Malawi": 0.12, "Zambia": 0.15,
+    "Senegal": 0.14, "Rwanda": 0.18, "Niger": 0.06, "Mali": 0.10,
+    "DRC": 0.05, "Mozambique": 0.08, "South Africa": 0.35
+}
+
+CREDIT_SOURCES = ["commercial_bank", "microfinance", "sacco", "digital_lender", 
+                  "informal_lender", "family_friends", "employer"]
+LOAN_PURPOSES = ["business", "agriculture", "education", "housing", 
+                 "consumption", "emergency", "asset_purchase", "debt_consolidation"]
+COLLATERAL_TYPES = ["property", "vehicle", "equipment", "savings", "guarantor", "none"]
+
+
+def generate_scenario(n_samples: int, seed: int, scenario: str) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
+    
+    country = rng.choice(COUNTRIES, n_samples)
+    year = rng.choice(YEARS, n_samples)
+    
+    urban_rural = np.where(rng.random(n_samples) < 0.42, "urban", "rural")
+    
+    gender = rng.choice(["male", "female"], n_samples, p=[0.48, 0.52])
+    
+    age = rng.integers(18, 70, n_samples)
+    age_group = pd.cut(age, bins=[17, 25, 35, 45, 55, 70],
+                       labels=["18-24", "25-34", "35-44", "45-54", "55+"])
+    
+    income_quintile = rng.choice(["lowest", "second", "middle", "fourth", "highest"],
+                                  n_samples, p=[0.25, 0.22, 0.20, 0.18, 0.15])
+    
+    education = rng.choice(
+        ["none", "primary", "secondary", "tertiary"],
+        n_samples, p=[0.18, 0.32, 0.35, 0.15]
+    )
+    
+    employment_status = rng.choice(
+        ["employed_formal", "employed_informal", "self_employed", "farmer", "unemployed"],
+        n_samples, p=[0.12, 0.23, 0.30, 0.22, 0.13]
+    )
+    
+    monthly_income = rng.lognormal(
+        mean=np.log(200) + np.select(
+            [income_quintile == "lowest", income_quintile == "second",
+             income_quintile == "middle", income_quintile == "fourth",
+             income_quintile == "highest"],
+            [-1.2, -0.5, 0.0, 0.5, 1.2]
+        ) + np.where(urban_rural == "urban", 0.4, 0.0),
+        sigma=0.7,
+        size=n_samples
+    )
+    
+    income_stability = rng.integers(1, 11, n_samples)
+    income_stability = np.clip(
+        income_stability + 
+        np.where(employment_status == "employed_formal", 3, 0) +
+        np.where(employment_status == "unemployed", -4, 0),
+        1, 10
+    )
+    
+    credit_history = rng.choice(
+        ["none", "limited", "good", "excellent"],
+        n_samples, p=[0.45, 0.30, 0.18, 0.07]
+    )
+    
+    has_bank_account = (rng.random(n_samples) < 0.45).astype(int)
+    
+    credit_score = rng.integers(0, 851, n_samples)
+    credit_score = np.clip(
+        credit_score +
+        np.where(income_quintile == "highest", 100, 0) +
+        np.where(credit_history == "good", 80, 0) +
+        np.where(credit_history == "excellent", 150, 0) +
+        np.where(credit_history == "none", -100, 0),
+        0, 850
+    )
+    
+    credit_need = (rng.random(n_samples) < 
+        0.40 + 
+        np.where(employment_status == "self_employed", 0.15, 0.0) +
+        np.where(employment_status == "farmer", 0.10, 0.0) -
+        np.where(income_quintile == "highest", 0.10, 0.0)
+    ).astype(int)
+    
+    preferred_source = np.empty(n_samples, dtype=object)
+    preferred_source[credit_need == 0] = "none"
+    need_mask = credit_need == 1
+    
+    for i in range(n_samples):
+        if credit_need[i] == 1:
+            if has_bank_account[i]:
+                preferred_source[i] = rng.choice(CREDIT_SOURCES, p=[0.35, 0.18, 0.12, 0.15, 0.08, 0.10, 0.02])
+            else:
+                preferred_source[i] = rng.choice(CREDIT_SOURCES, p=[0.05, 0.15, 0.10, 0.10, 0.25, 0.30, 0.05])
+    
+    loan_amount_requested = np.zeros(n_samples)
+    req_mask = credit_need == 1
+    loan_amount_requested[req_mask] = rng.lognormal(
+        mean=np.log(500) + np.log(monthly_income[req_mask] + 1) * 0.4,
+        sigma=0.6,
+        size=req_mask.sum()
+    )
+    
+    collateral_available = np.empty(n_samples, dtype=object)
+    collateral_available[credit_need == 0] = "none"
+    collateral_available[req_mask] = rng.choice(
+        COLLATERAL_TYPES, req_mask.sum(),
+        p=[0.10, 0.05, 0.08, 0.15, 0.20, 0.42]
+    )
+    
+    loan_purpose = np.empty(n_samples, dtype=object)
+    loan_purpose[credit_need == 0] = "none"
+    loan_purpose[req_mask] = rng.choice(
+        LOAN_PURPOSES, req_mask.sum(),
+        p=[0.30, 0.18, 0.12, 0.10, 0.12, 0.08, 0.07, 0.03]
+    )
+    
+    approval_prob = np.zeros(n_samples)
+    approval_prob[req_mask] = np.clip(
+        0.30 +
+        np.where(credit_score[req_mask] > 650, 0.25, 0.0) +
+        np.where(credit_score[req_mask] > 750, 0.15, 0.0) +
+        np.where(income_stability[req_mask] > 6, 0.10, 0.0) +
+        np.where(has_bank_account[req_mask] == 1, 0.10, 0.0) +
+        np.where(collateral_available[req_mask] != "none", 0.15, 0.0) -
+        np.where(credit_score[req_mask] < 450, 0.20, 0.0),
+        0.05, 0.95
+    )
+    
+    approved = np.zeros(n_samples, dtype=int)
+    approved[req_mask] = (rng.random(req_mask.sum()) < approval_prob[req_mask]).astype(int)
+    
+    loan_disbursed = np.zeros(n_samples)
+    loan_disbursed[approved == 1] = loan_amount_requested[approved == 1] * rng.uniform(0.8, 1.0, approved.sum())
+    
+    interest_rate = np.zeros(n_samples)
+    int_mask = approved == 1
+    base_rates = np.select(
+        [np.isin(preferred_source[int_mask], ["commercial_bank"]),
+         np.isin(preferred_source[int_mask], ["microfinance", "sacco"]),
+         np.isin(preferred_source[int_mask], ["digital_lender"]),
+         np.isin(preferred_source[int_mask], ["informal_lender"]),
+         np.isin(preferred_source[int_mask], ["family_friends", "employer"])],
+        [0.18, 0.32, 0.45, 0.80, 0.05],
+        default=0.25
+    )
+    interest_rate[int_mask] = base_rates + rng.uniform(-0.05, 0.05, int_mask.sum())
+    
+    loan_term_months = np.zeros(n_samples, dtype=int)
+    loan_term_months[int_mask] = rng.choice([6, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48], int_mask.sum(), 
+                                            p=[0.15, 0.35, 0.20, 0.18, 0.08, 0.04])
+    
+    monthly_payment = np.zeros(n_samples)
+    monthly_payment[int_mask] = (
+        loan_disbursed[int_mask] * (1 + interest_rate[int_mask]) / loan_term_months[int_mask]
+    )
+    
+    repayment_status = np.empty(n_samples, dtype=object)
+    repayment_status[approved == 0] = "not_applicable"
+    repay_mask = approved == 1
+    repayment_status[repay_mask] = rng.choice(
+        ["current", "late_30_days", "late_60_days", "defaulted", "paid_off"],
+        repay_mask.sum(),
+        p=[0.55, 0.15, 0.08, 0.07, 0.15]
+    )
+    
+    application_rejection_reason = np.empty(n_samples, dtype=object)
+    application_rejection_reason[approved == 1] = "not_applicable"
+    reject_mask = (credit_need == 1) & (approved == 0)
+    application_rejection_reason[reject_mask] = rng.choice(
+        ["insufficient_income", "no_credit_history", "no_collateral", 
+         "employment_status", "existing_debt", "documentation_issues"],
+        reject_mask.sum(),
+        p=[0.25, 0.22, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, 0.08]
+    )
+    
+    df = pd.DataFrame({
+        "country": country,
+        "year": year,
+        "urban_rural": urban_rural,
+        "gender": gender,
+        "age": age,
+        "age_group": age_group,
+        "income_quintile": income_quintile,
+        "education": education,
+        "employment_status": employment_status,
+        "monthly_income_usd": np.round(monthly_income, 2),
+        "income_stability": income_stability,
+        "credit_history": credit_history,
+        "has_bank_account": has_bank_account,
+        "credit_score": credit_score,
+        "credit_need": credit_need,
+        "preferred_credit_source": preferred_source,
+        "loan_amount_requested_usd": np.round(loan_amount_requested, 2),
+        "collateral_available": collateral_available,
+        "loan_purpose": loan_purpose,
+        "approved": approved,
+        "loan_disbursed_usd": np.round(loan_disbursed, 2),
+        "interest_rate": np.round(interest_rate, 3),
+        "loan_term_months": loan_term_months,
+        "monthly_payment_usd": np.round(monthly_payment, 2),
+        "repayment_status": repayment_status,
+        "rejection_reason": application_rejection_reason,
+        "scenario": scenario
+    })
+    
+    return df
+
+
+def main():
+    output_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    
+    scenarios = [
+        ("low_burden", 4000, 42),
+        ("moderate_burden", 5000, 43),
+        ("high_burden", 6000, 44)
+    ]
+    
+    all_dfs = []
+    for scenario_name, n, seed in scenarios:
+        df = generate_scenario(n, seed, scenario_name)
+        all_dfs.append(df)
+        
+        output_path = output_dir / f"credit_access_{scenario_name}.csv"
+        df.to_csv(output_path, index=False)
+        print(f"Generated {output_path}: {len(df)} records")
+    
+    combined = pd.concat(all_dfs, ignore_index=True)
+    combined_path = output_dir / "credit_access_combined.csv"
+    combined.to_csv(combined_path, index=False)
+    print(f"Generated {combined_path}: {len(combined)} records")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()