Annual credit card spending in Austria 2006-2021, in local currency and USD

The value of payments made with cards that have a credit function in Austria from 2006 to 2020 increased with some fluctuation during the period observed with a significant decrease in 2020. In 2013, the value of payments amounted to approximately five billion euros, by 2019 this had increased to roughly 6.4 billion euros, an increase of 1.4 billion euros. In 2020, the value dropped to approximately five billion euros. Credit cards have become increasingly popular over this period, with around 0.48 credit cards per capita in 2019. Originally denominated in euros, the data was converted to U.S. dollars by Statista to allow for cross-country comparisons worldwide.