In 2023, the penetration rate of credit cards was higher among Portuguese people belonging to the upper or upper-middle class, who had them at a share of almost ** percent. The middle class possessed these cards at a share of nearly ** percent. In general, ** percent of the population in Portugal had credit cards.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Grupo Marktest. (May 2, 2023). Credit card penetration rate in Portugal in 2023, by social class [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404817/portugal-credit-card-penetration-by-social-class/
Grupo Marktest. "Credit card penetration rate in Portugal in 2023, by social class." Chart. May 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404817/portugal-credit-card-penetration-by-social-class/
Grupo Marktest. (2023). Credit card penetration rate in Portugal in 2023, by social class. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404817/portugal-credit-card-penetration-by-social-class/
Grupo Marktest. "Credit Card Penetration Rate in Portugal in 2023, by Social Class." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404817/portugal-credit-card-penetration-by-social-class/
Grupo Marktest, Credit card penetration rate in Portugal in 2023, by social class Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404817/portugal-credit-card-penetration-by-social-class/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Credit card penetration rate in Portugal in 2023, by social class [Graph], Grupo Marktest, May 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404817/portugal-credit-card-penetration-by-social-class/
