This statistic shows the number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016. The peak of purchase transactions for this period was in 2016, when the amount reached over 14.8 billion transactions.
Number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016
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British Bankers’ Association. (October 1, 2017). Number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283951/united-kingdom-uk-credit-and-debit-card-purchase-transactions/
British Bankers’ Association. "Number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in millions)." Chart. October 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283951/united-kingdom-uk-credit-and-debit-card-purchase-transactions/
British Bankers’ Association. (2017). Number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283951/united-kingdom-uk-credit-and-debit-card-purchase-transactions/
British Bankers’ Association. "Number of Credit and Debit Card Purchase Transactions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2016 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283951/united-kingdom-uk-credit-and-debit-card-purchase-transactions/
British Bankers’ Association, Number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283951/united-kingdom-uk-credit-and-debit-card-purchase-transactions/ (last visited April 01, 2025)
Number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph], British Bankers’ Association, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283951/united-kingdom-uk-credit-and-debit-card-purchase-transactions/
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