Which has higher owns a credit card, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Dominican Republic, at 21.4% against 3.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.

What is the difference in owns a credit card between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

18.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Findex Database, published as Owns a credit card (% age 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Owns a credit card

Dominican Republic

21.4%

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

3.1%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

12th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

9th

Owns a credit card over time

Dominican Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 21.4% against 3.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 115 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.2%	2.9%	10.2%	Dominican Republic
2020s	16.0%	2.9%	13.1%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher owns a credit card, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Dominican Republic, at 21.4% against 3.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in owns a credit card between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 18.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for owns a credit card?: Dominican Republic ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 115 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Findex Database, published as Owns a credit card (% age 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Owns a credit card (% age 15+)
Unit: % age 15+
Source: Global Findex Database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 625 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The percentage of respondents who report having a credit card, (% age 15+)