When compared against domestic population, the value of card payments in 2020 in Denmark was over three times higher than in, for example, Germany. Indeed, Europe's largest economy had a relatively low value of payments done by card. On the other hand, countries like Luxembourg, Ireland and Belgium were found relatively high on the list. This is likely caused by either how dependent these countries are on cross-border e-commerce or, in the case of Luxembourg, by people travelling in and out of the country for work.
Value of card payments per million inhabitants with cards issued by resident PSPs in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020
(in euro)
Characteristic
Luxembourg
Denmark
Ireland
Finland
Sweden
Belgium
France
Portugal
Netherlands
Cyprus
Austria
Estonia
Spain
Germany
Lithuania
Italy
Slovenia
Greece
Czechia
Latvia
Slovakia
Croatia
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Malta
2020
19,773.5
13,861.4
12,372.1
10,130.5
9,438.3
9,332
8,647.7
7,861.7
7,666.6
7,157.6
5,325.8
5,127
4,470
4,368.6
3,755.7
3,537.9
3,496.8
3,433.5
3,272.1
3,166.7
2,670.6
2,617.8
2,575.8
2,392.4
1,369.8
927.9
0
2019
19,834.4
13,988.5
12,857.2
9,805.6
10,350.5
9,109.8
9,025
7,947.3
8,552.4
6,617.3
5,238.6
5,293.2
4,470.1
4,217.8
2,803.3
3,681.9
3,498.6
2,445.2
2,948.6
3,111.6
2,440.4
2,571.4
2,412.6
2,249.2
1,182.7
873.2
5,805
2018
17,760.2
13,340.4
10,749.5
9,253.3
10,324.8
8,484.8
8,466.6
8,352.7
8,290.7
5,742
4,900.5
4,843.2
3,995.3
3,789
2,385.4
3,405.8
3,152.7
2,156.8
2,607.3
2,789.2
2,128.7
2,266.5
2,000.2
1,903.4
918.1
739.7
4,982.2
2017
16,046.8
13,302.5
9,650.1
8,611.4
10,700.5
8,206.5
7,871.5
7,492.9
7,823.2
4,500.9
4,452.4
4,407.9
3,579.7
3,389.3
1,975
2,995.9
2,804.5
1,998.9
2,161.9
2,593.9
2,408.5
1,981.1
1,653.4
1,591.2
699.1
603.3
4,144.1
2016
14,498.7
11,919.6
8,658.8
8,335
10,675.3
8,101.7
7,363.8
6,782.4
7,456.9
4,058.7
4,085.3
3,921.6
3,181
3,123.8
1,632.5
2,897.4
2,515.3
1,430.9
1,775.7
2,354.8
2,325.4
1,746.9
1,302.3
1,312.1
547.1
448.2
3,441.4
2015
13,752.9
11,390.6
7,486.9
8,044.1
9,997.5
7,380.2
7,090
6,246.3
6,955.4
3,801.8
3,844.7
3,572.8
2,823.7
3,008.4
1,377.7
2,612.4
2,359.2
820.8
1,476.3
2,148.7
2,715.2
1,636.5
1,050.2
1,135.9
440.7
391.8
3,130.5
2014
13,130.4
10,419.5
5,351.3
7,782.5
11,115.3
7,214
6,685.2
5,859.8
6,492.9
3,345.4
3,878.1
3,270.9
2,624.3
2,904.1
1,063.2
2,358.7
2,343.2
556.7
1,282.3
1,916.8
2,416.2
1,547.1
873.9
974.7
369.3
317.9
2,825.3
2013
12,208.7
9,821.7
5,980.5
7,279.6
10,835.6
6,408.3
6,643.7
5,370.4
6,135.2
3,712.1
3,552.3
2,833.2
2,332.5
2,772.3
944.4
2,149.4
2,305.9
525.3
1,169.6
1,599.4
2,037.6
1,220.9
792.1
825.6
314.5
238.5
2,564.4
2012
12,004.5
9,459.6
5,640.1
7,195.6
10,243.4
6,023.4
6,421.4
5,238.3
5,894
4,064.3
3,332.4
2,628.5
2,281.9
2,466
794.5
2,048.1
2,294.2
536.8
1,092.5
1,354.7
1,535.8
0
709.6
743.7
272.6
189.4
2,340.2
2011
10,909.7
8,935.5
5,148.4
6,699.6
9,329.1
5,734.6
6,024.7
5,278.9
5,769.9
3,879.1
3,071.6
2,370.9
2,295.7
2,327.4
646.7
2,042.5
2,210
571.7
964.9
1,135.7
1,429.6
0
643.2
664.3
239.2
152.7
2,075.7
2010
9,518.6
8,517.4
4,995
6,617.2
8,754.3
5,390.5
5,586.7
5,069.4
5,662.3
3,612.1
2,938.3
2,038.7
2,225.9
2,105.8
556.6
2,005.6
2,146
650.6
772.8
940.2
1,268.2
0
575.7
583.8
196.6
108
1,926.8
2009
8,287.8
7,883.4
5,080.3
5,578.5
7,546
5,070.7
5,249.3
4,035.5
5,322.5
3,446.7
2,762.1
1,930.5
2,127.8
1,936.8
522.3
1,987.3
2,021.1
766.4
640.9
904.3
1,195.2
0
498.4
465.5
166.6
131
1,715.6
2008
8,064
8,641.9
5,645.1
6,451.8
8,098.3
4,917.2
5,155.5
3,737.1
5,320.2
3,559.9
2,557.7
2,133.5
2,216.3
1,872.2
593.6
1,971.6
2,014.5
820.6
621.2
1,119.7
1,003.8
0
544.1
507.3
190.7
129.4
1,552.4
2007
7,474.9
8,220.4
5,286.1
6,088.5
7,244.1
4,588.7
4,853
3,424.1
4,935
3,203.8
2,338.9
1,896.9
2,135.9
1,771.6
517.7
2,194.3
1,863
773.9
507.1
914.2
784.9
0
457.2
381
119
91.5
1,247
2006
6,831.1
7,528.1
4,512.4
5,316.8
6,473.5
4,260.5
4,446.8
3,066.5
4,588
2,647.4
2,139.1
1,418.3
1,922.3
2,010
367.3
2,048.8
1,654.7
676.6
355.8
596.8
611
0
361.4
284
50.5
168.1
994.6
2005
6,335.5
6,632.8
3,817.3
4,632
6,192.2
3,953.6
4,119.5
2,760.6
4,241.3
2,225.2
1,967
968.5
1,759.6
1,947.9
379.6
1,893.8
1,529.7
668.6
288.8
402.2
234.9
0
296
212.2
109.4
108.4
825.1
2004
6,019.7
5,947.2
3,355
4,169.7
4,696.1
3,520.8
3,502.7
2,452.5
3,806.9
2,314.1
1,762.5
685.1
1,559.8
1,842.1
249.9
1,730.4
1,398.8
547.5
286.4
301.8
172.6
0
236.9
152
58.5
54.8
693.5
2003
5,681.5
5,068.5
2,943.9
3,779
4,452.3
3,327.9
3,277.9
2,213.4
3,624.9
1,627.6
1,549.6
476.8
1,348.2
1,721.6
166.7
1,497.2
1,253.7
482.8
252.7
218
131
0
184.5
125.4
32.5
27.7
601
2002
5,417.7
4,606.2
2,691.4
3,499.6
4,474.5
3,137.5
3,074.6
2,024.3
3,458.5
1,453.5
1,483.5
364.9
1,191.5
1,631.9
117.6
1,376.2
1,164.5
281.3
167.1
165
90.1
0
142.6
115.3
19
16.6
453.9
2001
4,598.3
4,249.8
2,224.7
3,122.6
3,167.4
2,789
2,771.1
1,735.5
3,083.8
1,227.9
1,232.2
270.5
0
1,489
56.3
1,087.3
1,053.6
266.8
128.3
130.9
55.3
0
96.5
99.9
1.7
8.4
440.2
2000
0
3,920.7
1,524.6
2,704.7
2,811.9
2,519.8
2,512.2
1,410.4
2,663.9
1,002.7
974.8
167.1
0
1,346.2
29.5
851.6
829.9
290.1
73.8
120.4
0
0
70.8
63.5
1.2
0
378.1
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ECB. (July 23, 2021). Value of card payments per million inhabitants with cards issued by resident PSPs in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020 (in euro) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434829/value-of-card-payments-per-inhabitant-in-europe/
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