Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in United Kingdom, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in United Kingdom is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in United Kingdom peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2004.
That places United Kingdom 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.2% | — |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.6%, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.1%, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.2% | 76.2% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 448.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 714.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in United Kingdom?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in United Kingdom was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2004.
- How does United Kingdom rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.