The total number of payment cards issued in Germany from 2009 to 2022 increased gradually over time. There were almost 169 million cards with a payment function given out in 2022. Direct debit payments accounted for almost half of all payments in Germany.
Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Germany from 2000 to 2022
Issued by resident PSPs; The source significantly changed its database in November 2023. This may mean methodology changes, or not all EU-27 countries reporting the same figures.
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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ECB. (November 9, 2023). Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Germany from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444354/number-of-payment-cards-germany/
ECB. "Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Germany from 2000 to 2022." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444354/number-of-payment-cards-germany/
ECB. (2023). Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Germany from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444354/number-of-payment-cards-germany/
ECB. "Number of Cards with a Payment Function, except Cards with An E-money Function, in Germany from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444354/number-of-payment-cards-germany/
ECB, Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Germany from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444354/number-of-payment-cards-germany/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Germany from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], ECB, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/444354/number-of-payment-cards-germany/
