In a survey conducted in Japan between September and December 2021, about 74 percent of the richest 60 percent of respondents reported owning a credit card. By comparison, around 63 percent of the poorest 40 percent were credit card holders.
Ownership rate of credit cards in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by income level
*Sample size of survey conducted between September 29 and December 16, 2021. The sample sizes of the previous reports were as follows:
2017: n=1,005
2014: n=1,006
2011: n=1,000
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World Bank. (June 29, 2022). Ownership rate of credit cards in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941613/japan-share-credit-card-holders-by-income-level/
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