Based on a comparison of 51 countries in 2017, Japan ranked the highest in bank payment card penetration with 554% followed by South Korea and China. On the other end of the scale was Philippines with 57.9%, Dominican Republic with 59.8% and India with 68.1%.
Data for more countries are available at Bank Payment Card Penetration indicator page.
| Bank Payment 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 | % | 215% | 265% | 271% | 276% | 281% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 225% | 232% | 236% | 238% | ... | |
| Canada | % | 216% | 213% | 218% | 204% | 205% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.6% | 257% | 306% | 357% | 392% | |||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 204% | 201% | 204% | ||
| Hong Kong | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 245% | 253% | 257% | 263% | ... | |
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 533% | 541% | 537% | 546% | ... | |
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | 328% | 374% | 381% | 397% | 399% | |||||||||||||
| Malta | % | ... | ... | ... | 173% | 187% | 191% | 188% | 201% | |||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 161% | 377% | 380% | 373% | 356% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 541% | 512% | 501% | 512% | ... | |
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 183% | 190% | 195% | 199% | ... | |
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 211% | 216% | 225% | ||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 378% | 381% | 389% | 405% | ||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 265% | 270% | 279% | 283% | 277% |
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