Approximately one third of payment cards in Norway were credit cards, reaching a total of less than five million in 2022. Debit cards were found slightly more often in the country, as that year there were nearly 15 million of these cards. The numbers provided are estimates, based on the figures central banks have to supply. Owning a payment card does not immediately indicate it gets used often, as there are large differences within Europe when it comes to the use of certain payment methods.
Total number of credit cards and debit cards in Norway from 2012 to 2022
There are other values that cannot be assigned here, which are "non-combined BankAxept cards" and "other debit and credit numbers". Numbers exclude cards with an e-money function and international charge cards.
* The source states that "the decline from 2017 and 2018 was due to reporting changes and does not indicate a real decline in issued cards of this type."
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Norges Bank. (June 1, 2023). Total number of credit cards and debit cards in Norway from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099788/credit-card-and-debit-card-number-in-norway/
Norges Bank. "Total number of credit cards and debit cards in Norway from 2012 to 2022." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099788/credit-card-and-debit-card-number-in-norway/
Norges Bank. (2023). Total number of credit cards and debit cards in Norway from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099788/credit-card-and-debit-card-number-in-norway/
Norges Bank. "Total Number of Credit Cards and Debit Cards in Norway from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099788/credit-card-and-debit-card-number-in-norway/
Norges Bank, Total number of credit cards and debit cards in Norway from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099788/credit-card-and-debit-card-number-in-norway/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total number of credit cards and debit cards in Norway from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Norges Bank, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099788/credit-card-and-debit-card-number-in-norway/
