Monthly number of active credit card accounts in the UK 2012-2023
total credit card accounts in the UK for the same period. As of October 2021, there were approximately 52.97 million active credit card accounts in the UK.
The number of active credit card accounts in the United Kingdom (UK) generally increased between 2012 and 2021 with significant variation between certain months. There was a sharp increase in active credit card accounts between February 2019 and February 2020 and an equivalent decline thereafter. As of October 2021, there were 34.79 million accounts in the UK. Active credit card accounts are those with balances outstanding at the end of the calendar month, and make up more than half of the