""" 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()