Number of credit cards issued in 38 countries in Europe 2020-2022

The number of credit cards in Turkey was roughly 50 percent higher than in the United Kingdom, according to a country comparison. All figures provided here are estimates, as they have been gathered from various sources and often cover different years. There is no central tracking for credit cards in the European continent. Reports on the topic can also vary between countries, with a country like Germany reporting on various types of cards as opposed to a country like Moldova. That said, the number of credit cards in circulation was relatively low in Europe. Credit cards were popular in European countries that relied on cross-border e-commerce.