Bank debit card penetration rose 2.11% to 79.2% in Hungary in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank debit card penetration in Hungary reached an all time high of 79.2% in 2017 and an all time low of 41.0% in 2000. When compared to Hungary's main peers, bank debit card penetration in Austria amounted to 115%, 82.2% in Czech Republic, 87.8% in Poland and 83.0% in Slovakia in 2017.
Hungary has been ranked 35th within the group of 42 countries we follow in terms of bank debit card penetration, 14 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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