Percent people with credit cards - Country rankings
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Percent of people aged 15+ who have a credit card, 2021 - Country rankings:
The average for 2021 based on 38 countries was 37.99 percent.The highest value was in Iceland: 74 percent and the lowest value was in Albania: 4.94 percent. The indicator is available from 2011 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Percent people with credit cards, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 74 | 1 | 2021 - 2021 |
| Switzerland | 69.21 | 2 | 2014 - 2021 |
| Norway | 66.74 | 3 | 2014 - 2021 |
| Finland | 65.29 | 4 | 2011 - 2021 |
| UK | 62.11 | 5 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Austria | 58.99 | 6 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Denmark | 58.5 | 7 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Italy | 57.88 | 8 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Spain | 56.61 | 9 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Germany | 56.52 | 10 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 54.96 | 11 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Belgium | 49.82 | 12 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 48.35 | 13 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 45.05 | 14 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Malta | 42.48 | 15 | 2011 - 2021 |
| France | 39.76 | 16 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 38.54 | 17 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 37.43 | 18 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Ukraine | 37.02 | 19 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 35.75 | 20 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 34.86 | 21 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Turkey | 32.61 | 22 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 32.48 | 23 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 30.94 | 24 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 29.85 | 25 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Russia | 25.08 | 26 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Poland | 24.44 | 27 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 23.27 | 28 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Greece | 23.17 | 29 | 2011 - 2021 |
| North Macedonia | 22.2 | 30 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 18.03 | 31 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Romania | 17.78 | 32 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 17.08 | 33 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Serbia | 16.16 | 34 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 15.92 | 35 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 11.89 | 36 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 8.09 | 37 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Albania | 4.94 | 38 | 2011 - 2021 |
Economic outlook around the world
Definition: The percentage of respondents with a credit card (% age 15+). The data are from the World bank Global Financial Inclusion survey.
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69.21
66.74
65.29
62.11
58.99
58.50
57.88
56.61
56.52
54.96
49.82
48.35
45.05
42.48
39.76
38.54
37.43
37.02
35.75
34.86
32.61
32.48
30.94
29.85
25.08
24.44
23.27
23.17
22.20
18.03
17.78
17.08
16.16
15.92
11.89
8.09
4.94
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18.5
37
55.5
74
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