Language
English (en)
Publication Date
10-24-2025
Summary
This report discusses the global reach and origins of Child Development Account policies, documenting impacts on approximately 32 million children worldwide. The policies range from Singapore’s comprehensive asset-building framework to Kazakhstan’s pioneering National Fund for Children. The seven policies highlighted here represent growing efforts to provide structured and lifelong asset-building across the full population, beginning as early as birth.
Document Type
Policy Report
Category
Financial Inclusion
Subarea
Asset Building
Original Citation
Zou, L., & Sherraden, M. (2025). Over 30 million and growing: Child Development Accounts around the world (CSD Policy Report No. 25-56). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/3r91-tc95
Keywords
policy ; asset building ; Child Development Accounts (CDAs) ; Singapore; United Kingdom; Israel; Canada; United States; Kazakhstan; Trump Accounts; South Korea;
Recommended Citation
Zou, L., & Sherraden, M. (2025). Over 30 million and growing: Child Development Accounts around the world (CSD Policy Report No. 25-56). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/3r91-tc95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7936/3r91-tc95