The study shows that 36% of Romanians would get a loan to buy a home and 28% would get one to renovate their home. At the opposite pole, 16% of Spaniards would take out a loan to buy a home and 7% would do that to renovate their home.
As regards one’s intention to access a loan for the purchase of a car, the ranking is led by Italians, with 46%, followed by 43% of Spaniards. Also, 33% of Romanians and 37% of Germans would take out a loan to buy a car.
Poles and Romanians are more open to the idea of getting a loan for the acquisition of durable goods, above the European average. Thus, 23% of Romanians and 25% of Poles would get a loan to buy durable goods, but only 11% of Spaniards would get one for the same reason.
Only 11% of Romanians would get a loan to pay for a vacation, but 16% of Spaniards would borrow money to go on vacation.
The study was carried out between October 19 and 26, 2016, on a representative sample countrywide, of 1,000 people.