In a survey conducted during the second quarter of 2023, around 44 percent of respondents in the United States stated that they preferred using their credit card to pay for big-ticket purchases online. In contrast, that figure stood at 30 percent of respondents in Germany.
For big-ticket purchases, global shoppers were much more likely to prefer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions.
Share of global shoppers who prefer using their credit card to pay for big-ticket purchases in 2nd quarter 2023, by country
*The sample size includes a minimum of 1,000 respondents in each of the following 18 markets: the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Czechia, and Greece.
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Klarna. (January 24, 2024). Share of global shoppers who prefer using their credit card to pay for big-ticket purchases in 2nd quarter 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447092/credit-card-payment-preference-big-ticket-items-global/
Klarna. "Share of global shoppers who prefer using their credit card to pay for big-ticket purchases in 2nd quarter 2023, by country." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447092/credit-card-payment-preference-big-ticket-items-global/
Klarna. (2024). Share of global shoppers who prefer using their credit card to pay for big-ticket purchases in 2nd quarter 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447092/credit-card-payment-preference-big-ticket-items-global/
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Share of global shoppers who prefer using their credit card to pay for big-ticket purchases in 2nd quarter 2023, by country [Graph], Klarna, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447092/credit-card-payment-preference-big-ticket-items-global/