The value of overall card payments in Germany grew by 54 billion euros between 2022 and 2023. In 2022, approximately 540 billion euros worth of card payments were carried out in Germany.
Combined value of credit and debit card transactions in Germany from 2000 to 2023
(in million euros, and estimates in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Payment card transactions in million euros
Payment card transactions in million U.S. dollars
2023
540,183.01
583,948.17
2022
485,929.89
510,551.76
2021
392,100.48
463,485.61
2020
363,706.82
414,798.36
2019
350,468.08
392,281.78
2018
314,129.32
370,618.2
2017
280,149.19
315,825.11
2016
257,244.2
284,596.79
2015
245,743.33
272,474.13
2014
235,184.18
311,939.77
2013
223,577
296,822.77
2012
198,330
254,645.32
2011
186,828
259,769.44
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All figures are provisional; The source significantly changed its database in November 2023. This may mean methodology changes, or not all EU-27 countries reporting the same figures; USD figures have been calculated by Statista, see the "Details" tab for more information.
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
Includes cards 1) with a debit function, 2) cards with a delayed debit function, 3) cards with a credit function, 4) cards with a debit and/or delayed debit function and 5) cards with a credit and/or delayed debit function. However, 6) excludes e-money cards.
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ECB, & Statista. (July 25, 2024). Combined value of credit and debit card transactions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in million euros, and estimates in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/436212/value-of-card-transactions-in-germany/
ECB, und Statista. "Combined value of credit and debit card transactions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in million euros, and estimates in U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436212/value-of-card-transactions-in-germany/
ECB, Statista. (2024). Combined value of credit and debit card transactions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in million euros, and estimates in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436212/value-of-card-transactions-in-germany/
ECB, and Statista. "Combined Value of Credit and Debit Card Transactions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Euros, and Estimates in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436212/value-of-card-transactions-in-germany/
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