Owns a credit card in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Owns a credit card was 36.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Owns a credit card in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database. Measured in % age 15+.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 36.7% for owns a credit card in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 198.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, owns a credit card in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2011.
Owns a credit card in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % age 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.6% | — |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +85.2% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +87.1% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 6.6% | 15.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 28.3% | 36.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is owns a credit card in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Owns a credit card in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 36.7% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database.
- What is the highest owns a credit card recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest owns a credit card recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2011.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for owns a credit card?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is owns a credit card rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, published as part of Owns a credit card (% age 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of respondents who report having a credit card, (% age 15+)