Owns a debit card, in labor force (% age 15+) by country
The percentage of respondents who report having a debit card, in labor force (% age 15+)
Countries reporting
80
Highest
99.5%
Finland
Lowest
14.6%
Zambia
Median
84.5%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
440
What the numbers show
Owns a debit card, in labor force (% age 15+) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 99.5% in Finland; the lowest is 14.6% in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.5%, and the mean is 74.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 170.0%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 55.3%).
Owns a debit card, in labor force: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Belgium | 98.1% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 3 | Slovakia | 97.8% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 97.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 97.5% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 97.5% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 7 | Austria | 97.4% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 96.7% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 96.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 96.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 96.4% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 96.3% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 96.2% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 96.1% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 95.9% | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 95.8% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 95.2% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 19 | France | 94.8% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 94.6% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 94.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 22 | Taiwan | 93.8% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 93.3% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 93.3% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 93.1% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 92.9% | 2024 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 27 | United States | 92.9% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 92.9% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 92.8% | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 92.6% | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 31 | Iran | 92.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 90.6% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 90.4% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 34 | Mongolia | 90.0% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 88.7% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 87.4% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 87.4% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 87.2% | 2024 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 86.4% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 85.5% | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83.4% | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 42 | South Korea | 82.8% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 82.8% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 81.7% | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 81.6% | 2024 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 81.3% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 47 | Russia | 78.1% | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 77.3% | 2024 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 49 | Kosovo | 76.6% | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 49 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 76.6% | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela | 76.1% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 52 | Vietnam | 73.1% | 2024 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 73.0% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 54 | Georgia | 72.8% | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 55 | Argentina | 71.0% | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 56 | South Africa | 67.5% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 61.6% | 2024 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 58 | Albania | 61.0% | 2024 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 60.2% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 58.1% | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 57.9% | 2024 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 55.7% | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 63 | Nigeria | 55.0% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 64 | Palestine | 50.9% | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 47.9% | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 66 | Mexico | 47.1% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 67 | Jordan | 44.5% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 68 | Peru | 44.3% | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 69 | Botswana | 41.0% | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 70 | Bolivia | 37.0% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 71 | Algeria | 35.3% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 72 | El Salvador | 34.6% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 73 | Colombia | 33.6% | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 74 | Honduras | 27.7% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 27.1% | 2024 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 76 | Lebanon | 23.2% | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 77 | Philippines | 23.1% | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 20.8% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 79 | Tanzania | 15.9% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 80 | Zambia | 14.6% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 79.5%
- Upper middle income 67.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 60.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 53.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 51.8%
- Low & middle income 45.5%
- Lower middle income 42.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 24.7%
About this data
The percentage of respondents who report having a debit card, in labor force (% age 15+)