Owns a debit card, out of labor force (% age 15+) by country
The percentage of respondents who report having a debit card, out of labor force (% age 15+)
Countries reporting
79
Highest
98.5%
Sweden
Lowest
5.3%
Lebanon
Median
63.4%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
435
What the numbers show
Owns a debit card, out of labor force (% age 15+) is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 98.5% in Sweden; the lowest is 5.3% in Lebanon.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.4%, and the mean is 58.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 756.2%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 35.9%).
Owns a debit card, out of labor force: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 98.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 98.1% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 97.9% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 96.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 94.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 94.5% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 93.8% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 93.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 93.6% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 91.8% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 91.5% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 12 | France | 90.9% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 90.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 88.1% | 2024 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 87.7% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 16 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 86.1% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 85.8% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 84.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 83.1% | 2024 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 82.3% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 81.6% | 2024 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 78.5% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 77.8% | 2024 | up 136.3% | rising |
| 24 | United States | 77.6% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Taiwan Province of China | 77.3% | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 76.7% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 27 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 76.6% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 76.5% | 2024 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 29 | Slovak Republic | 76.0% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 75.2% | 2024 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 31 | Korea | 73.4% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 73.2% | 2024 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 70.8% | 2024 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 69.1% | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 66.9% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 36 | Türkiye | 66.9% | 2024 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 65.7% | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritius | 64.4% | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 64.2% | 2024 | up 115.9% | rising |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 63.4% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 63.3% | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 42 | Russia | 62.0% | 2024 | up 173.4% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 59.4% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 58.9% | 2024 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 58.5% | 2024 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 56.8% | 2024 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia, Republic of | 54.5% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 54.3% | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 52.2% | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 52.2% | 2024 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 50.9% | 2024 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 48.3% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 53 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 47.6% | 2024 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 45.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.1% | 2024 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 56 | Kosovo | 42.8% | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 36.3% | 2024 | up 232.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 35.5% | 2024 | up 512.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Vietnam | 31.9% | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 60 | Indonesia | 31.3% | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 61 | Nigeria | 30.9% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 28.4% | 2024 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 23.9% | 2024 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 64 | Bolivia | 23.8% | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 22.7% | 2024 | up 756.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 22.5% | 2024 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 18.9% | 2024 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 18.9% | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 15.6% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 14.2% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 71 | Algeria | 14.0% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 13.5% | 2024 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 73 | Colombia | 13.0% | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 74 | Honduras | 13.0% | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 75 | Albania | 11.2% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 10.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 77 | Zambia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 21.6% | flat |
| 78 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.5% | 2024 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 79 | Lebanon | 5.3% | 2024 | down 35.9% | 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) 58.3%
- Upper middle income 47.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 41.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 37.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 31.6%
- Low & middle income 28.9%
- Lower middle income 24.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 17.2%
About this data
The percentage of respondents who report having a debit card, out of labor force (% age 15+)