Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Austria
Austria: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 53.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Austria, 2004–2019
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 (% of adults) in Austria, year by year
| 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% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 53.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.6%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 53.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.1%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +27.1% | 40.6% | 51.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 39.2% | 45.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 40.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 98.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 104.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.