The amount of payment cards issued in Ireland from 2009 to 2022 rose over time from approximately 5.44 million cards with a payment function issued in 2009 to 21 million cards in 2020. Although payment cards have gained popularity over time, almost a third of payments in Ireland are still done in cash in 2019.
Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Ireland 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 Ireland from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444372/number-of-payment-cards-ireland/
ECB. "Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Ireland from 2000 to 2022." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444372/number-of-payment-cards-ireland/
ECB. (2023). Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Ireland from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444372/number-of-payment-cards-ireland/
ECB. "Number of Cards with a Payment Function, except Cards with An E-money Function, in Ireland from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444372/number-of-payment-cards-ireland/
ECB, Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Ireland from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444372/number-of-payment-cards-ireland/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in Ireland from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], ECB, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/444372/number-of-payment-cards-ireland/
