Key findings: Giving in India

The WGI 2014 report covers the scope and nature of giving around the world and shares interesting insights into giving in India.

Giving in India - Key Highlights

• India climbed 24 ranks on generosity with a global rank of 69
• Helping a Stranger: India ranked 2 by number of people (346m) while global rank by % of population is 103
• Donating Money: India ranked No. 1 by number of people (249M) while global rank by % of population is 52
• Volunteering Time: India ranked No. 1 by number of people (186 m) while global rank by % of population is 60

Whilst the overall proportion of people donating money in India has remained the same as the previous year (28%), population increases mean that over four million more Indians are estimated to have donated money in 2013 than in 2012.

CAF India blogs the key highlights of the report around giving in India.