Bank credit card penetration rose 0.222% to 13.3% in Romania in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank credit card penetration in Romania reached an all time high of 13.3% in 2017 and an all time low of 0.216% in 2000.
Romania has been ranked 28th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of bank credit card penetration, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Credit Card Penetration | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37.9% | 38.7% | 39.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 13.4% | 17.4% | 16.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 18.9% | 17.5% | 17.8% | 15.2% | 14.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 24.3% | 27.3% | 30.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 14.3% | 14.0% | 14.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poland | % | 15.3% | 15.6% | 15.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 11.6% | 13.3% | 13.3% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.9% | 21.5% | 22.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | 10.3% | 10.7% | 11.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 12.7% | 14.3% | 13.2% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76.7% | 76.8% | 81.1% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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