Bank credit card penetration fell 0.579% to 38.4% in Ireland in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank credit card penetration in Ireland reached an all time high of 54.7% in 2008 and an all time low of 33.3% in 2014.
Ireland has been ranked 13th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of bank credit card penetration, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Bank Credit Card Penetration | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Australia | % | 66.0% | 66.1% | 66.9% | 67.1% | 68.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.0% | 21.0% | ||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 226% | 232% | 217% | 203% | ||
Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | 36.2% | 32.4% | 31.6% | 32.1% | 33.5% | |||||||||||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43.4% | 42.1% | 30.6% | 10.8% | 9.10% | ||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.18% | 4.46% | 4.73% | 5.34% | 5.98% | ||||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | 47.3% | 45.0% | 43.5% | 33.3% | 39.5% | |||||||||||||
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46.9% | 45.4% | 43.8% | 44.2% | ... | |
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.1% | 21.3% | 23.2% | 23.9% | ... | |
Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | 59.2% | 56.5% | 60.3% | 54.5% | 89.8% | |||||||||||||
USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 286% | 288% | 295% | 310% | ||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 87.4% | 90.1% | 88.0% | 90.2% | 93.1% |