Monthly value of credit card payments in North Macedonia 2016-2021
penetration of credit cards among people aged 25 and older was equal to approximately 28 percent in 2016. However, a relatively high penetration (in the context of the region) was also observed in two of the non-EU economies of the region: Russia and Ukraine. Some other countries are still lagging behind, for example Romania, with credit card penetration among 25 year-olds and older amounted to 12 percent as of 2016.
This statistic shows the total value of credit card payments in North Macedonia from January 2016 to March 2021 (in million Macedonian denari). In March 2021, credit card payments in North Macedonia reached a total value of approximately 1.1 billion Macedonian denari. For many markets in Central and Eastern Europe, the regulatory and financial support afforded by the European Union membership provided strong potential for sustained growth in the credit card market. For example, for the Czech Republic, the