ADB is very active in microfinance assistance.
As of 31 December 2012, ADB's total microfinance approvals amounted to $2.59 billion, consisting of $1.98 billion for public sector loans, $540 million for non-sovereign projects, $40.3 million for technical assistances (TAs), $3.9 million for regional technical assistances (RETAs), and $25.6 million for Grant projects.
The table and pie chart below show the distribution of the public sector loan approvals for microfinance per country.

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ADB Microfinance Public Sector Loan Approvals By Country, As of 31 December 2012 |
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| Country | Number | Amount (US$) | Percentage Share of Total Loan Approval |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 50,600,000 | 2.55 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 20,000,000 | 1.01 |
| India | 2 | 1,050,000,000 | 52.92 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 25,700,000 | 1.30 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 2 | 47,500,000 | 2.39 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 11,686,000 | 0.59 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 150,000,000 | 7.56 |
| Philippines | 4 | 208,000,000 | 10.48 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 22,595,000 | 1.14 |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 8,000,000 | 0.40 |
| Thailand | 1 | 200,000,000 | 10.08 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 70,000,000 | 3.53 |
| Viet Nam | 2 | 120,000,000 | 6.05 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 1,984,081,000 | 100.0 |