Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Austria

Austria: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 53.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
53.5%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
58th
of 191 countries
All-time high
53.6%
in 2016
All-time low
39.2%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Austria, 2004–2019

02040602004201120192004: 39.3 % of adults2005: 45.4 % of adults2006: 39.9 % of adults2007: 40.6 % of adults2008: 40.9 % of adults2009: 39.2 % of adults2010: 40.6 % of adults2011: 51.6 % of adults2012: 52.6 % of adults2013: 51.8 % of adults2014: 53.2 % of adults2015: 52.8 % of adults2016: 53.6 % of adults2017: 52.8 % of adults2018: 52.2 % of adults2019: 53.5 % of adults

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.

Analysis

In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Austria stood at 53.5%.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Austria peaked at 53.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2009.

Austria ranks 58th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Austria, 2004 to 2019.
Year % of adults Change
2004 39.3%
2005 45.4% +15.5%
2006 39.9% -12.1%
2007 40.6% +1.8%
2008 40.9% +0.7%
2009 39.2% -4.2%
2010 40.6% +3.6%
2011 51.6% +27.1%
2012 52.6% +1.9%
2013 51.8% -1.5%
2014 53.2% +2.7%
2015 52.8% -0.8%
2016 53.6% +1.5%
2017 52.8% -1.5%
2018 52.2% -1.1%
2019 53.5% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.9% 39.2% 45.4% 6
2010s 51.5% 40.6% 53.6% 10

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 55 Romania 54.5% compare
  2. 56 Botswana 54.4% compare
  3. 57 Eswatini 54.2% compare
  4. 59 El Salvador 53.2% compare
  5. 60 Jamaica 52.6% compare
  6. 61 Cambodia 52.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Austria?
Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Austria was 53.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2009.
How does Austria rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
Austria ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
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The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.