This statistic displays the average amount owed in credit or store card debt in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group. Adults aged between 45 and 54 years of age had the highest amount of debt in credit/store cards, with an average of nearly 1.2 thousand British pounds. Those aged over 75 years had the lowest average debt in credit/store cards, with an average of 60 British pounds in 2017.
Distribution of average debt from credit and store cards use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age
(in GBP)
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Financial Conduct Authority. (October 18, 2017). Distribution of average debt from credit and store cards use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793659/average-amount-owed-in-credit-store-cards-uk/
Financial Conduct Authority. "Distribution of average debt from credit and store cards use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age (in GBP)." Chart. October 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793659/average-amount-owed-in-credit-store-cards-uk/
Financial Conduct Authority. (2017). Distribution of average debt from credit and store cards use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793659/average-amount-owed-in-credit-store-cards-uk/
Financial Conduct Authority. "Distribution of Average Debt from Credit and Store Cards Use in The United Kingdom (Uk) 2017, by Age (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793659/average-amount-owed-in-credit-store-cards-uk/
Financial Conduct Authority, Distribution of average debt from credit and store cards use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793659/average-amount-owed-in-credit-store-cards-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Distribution of average debt from credit and store cards use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age (in GBP) [Graph], Financial Conduct Authority, October 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793659/average-amount-owed-in-credit-store-cards-uk/