As of 2021, the most common credit card usage method in Portugal was to pay all purchases at the end of the month, chosen by over 60 percent of the respondents. The least used credit card modality was with interest, with a usage rate of 2.3 percent in 2021.
Credit card usage by modality in Portugal from 2020 to 2021
Characteristic
Pay all my purchases at the end of the month
No interest, even if that means having to choose a smaller number of instalments
With interest, since the interest-free option forces me to choose a smaller number of instalments
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Minsait. (April 6, 2022). Credit card usage by modality in Portugal from 2020 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370588/portugal-credit-card-usage-by-modality/
Minsait. "Credit card usage by modality in Portugal from 2020 to 2021." Chart. April 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370588/portugal-credit-card-usage-by-modality/
Minsait. (2022). Credit card usage by modality in Portugal from 2020 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370588/portugal-credit-card-usage-by-modality/
Minsait. "Credit Card Usage by Modality in Portugal from 2020 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370588/portugal-credit-card-usage-by-modality/
Minsait, Credit card usage by modality in Portugal from 2020 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370588/portugal-credit-card-usage-by-modality/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Credit card usage by modality in Portugal from 2020 to 2021 [Graph], Minsait, April 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370588/portugal-credit-card-usage-by-modality/
