Market data
Latin America payments, in numbers
Eighteen markets, one comparable set of figures: who is online, who has an account, who holds a card. Every number comes from a public source and links back to it.
Market data
Internet users
Share of the population using the internet.
- Chile95.6%
- Canada94.4%
- Uruguay92%
- Dominican Republic91%
- Argentina89.7%
- Costa Rica87.2%
- Brazil84.5%
- Mexico83.1%
- Peru82%
- Paraguay81.6%
- Bolivia79.7%
- Colombia79.3%
- Ecuador77.2%
- Panama72.8%
- El Salvador66.5%
- Nicaragua61.4%
- Guatemala60.2%
- Honduras58.6%
Source: World Bank WDI / ITU, 2024
Market data
Adults with an account
Financial institution or mobile money account, adults 15+.
- Canada98.4%
- Brazil86.4%
- Chile85.1%
- Argentina81.7%
- Uruguay73.7%
- Costa Rica71.4%
- Dominican Republic64.8%
- Ecuador64.5%
- Panama64.1%
- Paraguay60.9%
- Peru59.3%
- Colombia57.1%
- Bolivia56.8%
- Mexico53%
- El Salvador43.4%
- Honduras42.4%
- Guatemala38.3%
- Nicaragua23.5%
Source: World Bank, Global Findex Database 2025, 2024
Market data
Debit card ownership
Adults 15+ who own a debit card.
- Canada94.5%
- Chile80.8%
- Brazil73.8%
- Uruguay72.3%
- Argentina64.1%
- Costa Rica62.9%
- Panama49.4%
- Ecuador45.7%
- Dominican Republic43.2%
- Mexico40.1%
- Peru36.7%
- Bolivia33.7%
- Paraguay32.7%
- Colombia26.1%
- El Salvador25.4%
- Honduras21.5%
- Guatemala18.1%
- Nicaragua13.8%
Source: World Bank, Global Findex Database 2025, 2024
Market data
Credit card ownership
Adults 15+ who own a credit card.
- Brazil43.5%
- Argentina29.9%
- Dominican Republic21.4%
- Costa Rica15.8%
- Ecuador14.4%
- Mexico14.2%
- Panama12.7%
- Peru12.6%
- Bolivia11.3%
- Paraguay9.9%
- Colombia8.7%
- El Salvador6.9%
- Guatemala4.2%
- Honduras4.1%
- Nicaragua3.8%
Source: World Bank, Global Findex Database 2025, 2024
Market data
Digital account use
Adults 15+ who made or received a digital payment.
- Argentina71.3%
- Brazil70.8%
- Costa Rica57.6%
- Panama49%
- Peru47.9%
- Paraguay47.3%
- Colombia46%
- Dominican Republic41.8%
- Ecuador38.4%
- Mexico34.4%
- Bolivia33.7%
- Honduras22.9%
- El Salvador21.3%
- Nicaragua14.6%
- Guatemala13.2%
Source: World Bank, Global Findex Database 2025, 2024
Market data
Remittances as a share of GDP
Personal remittances received, % of GDP.
- Honduras30.1%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
- El Salvador27.5%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
- Nicaragua26.6%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2024
- Guatemala19.1%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2024
- Dominican Republic9.7%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
- Ecuador5.9%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
- Mexico3.5%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
- Paraguay3.1%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
- Colombia2.9%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
- Bolivia2%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
- Peru1.6%
Source: World Bank WDI (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 2025
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