Bank debit card penetration fell 4.84% to 82.2% in the Czech Republic in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank debit card penetration in the Czech Republic reached an all time high of 86.4% in 2016 and an all time low of 12.5% in 1996. When compared to Czech Republic's main peers, bank debit card penetration in Austria amounted to 115%, 79.2% in Hungary, 87.8% in Poland and 83.0% in Slovakia in 2017.
Czech Republic has been ranked 34th within the group of 42 countries we follow in terms of bank debit card penetration, 15 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Debit Card Penetration | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | % | 118% | 115% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 86.4% | 82.2% | 101% | 107% | 115% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 133% | 134% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 77.6% | 79.2% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 86.4% | 89.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 81.4% | 87.8% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 160% | 172% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 87.6% | 83.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 127% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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