Over time, the development in the amount of payment cards issued out in the United Kingdom (from 2009 to 2019) generally rose. The number of issued cards with a payment function amounted to approximately 162.7 million in 2019. This was an increase of around 19 million payment cards than were issued in 2009. Around half of all payments in the United Kingdom in 2019 were done through debit cards (48 percent).
Total number of payment cards issued in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019
(in millions)
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ECB. (September 15, 2020). Total number of payment cards issued in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444443/number-of-payment-cards-in-the-uk/
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ECB. (2020). Total number of payment cards issued in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444443/number-of-payment-cards-in-the-uk/
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ECB, Total number of payment cards issued in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444443/number-of-payment-cards-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total number of payment cards issued in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], ECB, September 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/444443/number-of-payment-cards-in-the-uk/