The monthly value of debit card transactions in the UK picked up in the summer of 2021 but was not as high as in August 2020. The total value of the debit card purchases fluctuated significantly, reaching its lowest value of nearly 41 billion British pounds in April 2020. As of October 2024, the value of debit cards in the UK reached 52 billion British pounds.
Value of debit card transactions for payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to October 2024
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Seasonally adjusted; UK and overseas issued cards; All figures have been gathered and calculated by Statista.
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UK Cards Association, & Statista, & British Bankers’ Association, & UK Finance. (January 17, 2025). Value of debit card transactions for payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to October 2024 (in billion GBP, and estimates in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283020/value-of-credit-card-purchases-united-kingdom-uk-monthly/
UK Cards Association, und Statista, und British Bankers’ Association, und UK Finance. "Value of debit card transactions for payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to October 2024 (in billion GBP, and estimates in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283020/value-of-credit-card-purchases-united-kingdom-uk-monthly/
UK Cards Association, Statista, British Bankers’ Association, UK Finance. (2025). Value of debit card transactions for payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to October 2024 (in billion GBP, and estimates in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283020/value-of-credit-card-purchases-united-kingdom-uk-monthly/
UK Cards Association, and Statista, and British Bankers’ Association, and UK Finance. "Value of Debit Card Transactions for Payments in The United Kingdom (Uk) from January 2014 to October 2024 (in Billion Gbp, and Estimates in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283020/value-of-credit-card-purchases-united-kingdom-uk-monthly/
UK Cards Association & Statista & British Bankers’ Association & UK Finance, Value of debit card transactions for payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to October 2024 (in billion GBP, and estimates in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283020/value-of-credit-card-purchases-united-kingdom-uk-monthly/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Value of debit card transactions for payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to October 2024 (in billion GBP, and estimates in U.S. dollars) [Graph], UK Cards Association, & Statista, & British Bankers’ Association, & UK Finance, January 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283020/value-of-credit-card-purchases-united-kingdom-uk-monthly/
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