The amount of issued payment cards in Europe as of 2020, varied extensively per country. The highest volume of card issuing was recorded in the United Kingdom, where over approximately 162.7 million payment cards were in use in 2019. Payment cards are an important part of the move towards a cashless society in the European Union.
Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function only, issued by resident PSPs in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020
(in millions)
Characteristic
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Germany
109.4
111.2
111.4
107.9
106.5
106.8
108
123
122.9
126.1
127.8
130.1
133.2
133.9
135.4
139.2
142.7
144.4
147.4
152.9
158.8
Spain
45.8
50.6
53.6
57
61.7
65.1
70.1
75
76.4
74.5
71.6
69
68.8
69.7
68
70.3
74.9
79.6
84.1
86.4
89.8
France
36.9
39.7
41.9
44.4
46
78.8
77.1
82.4
85.5
87
84.9
83
82.3
82.2
81
77.7
78.9
79.9
81.8
84.5
87.1
Italy
37.2
43.4
48.4
53.8
56.5
59.6
63.9
67.6
69.2
68.2
70
67.4
68.2
71.8
73.6
77.2
76.4
77.5
82.4
84.3
86.7
Belgium
13.9
14
14.9
15.6
15.7
15.9
16.6
17.5
18.7
19.3
19.4
20
20.6
20
21.9
22.6
22.5
22.2
23.8
39.8
46
Poland
11.3
14.6
17.2
15.7
17.8
20.4
23.8
26.5
30.3
33.2
32
32
33.1
34.7
36.1
35.2
36.9
39.1
41.2
43
43.7
Netherlands
26
26.1
26.7
27.4
27.8
31.5
31.8
31.4
31
30.2
30.3
30.5
30.5
30.5
32
32.4
32
32.3
33
34.4
36.2
Portugal
12.2
13.7
15
15.1
16.7
16.9
18.3
19
20.6
20.4
19.7
20.1
20.3
20.1
20.3
20.4
20.6
21.2
21.7
20.4
21.9
Romania
1.1
2.1
3.5
4.6
5.8
7.3
9.2
11.7
13.5
13
12.8
13.3
13.7
14.1
14.4
14.9
15.9
16.4
17.4
18.2
18.7
Sweden
8.4
8.2
10.4
10.7
12.4
12.4
13.4
18
19.7
20.2
20
21.1
21.3
22
22.1
21.7
21
20.3
19.4
18.7
18.1
Greece
6.6
9
10.7
11.4
11.1
12
13.1
14.4
15.1
15.3
14.2
13.8
13.4
13.9
12.5
13.6
14.7
15.8
15.8
16.4
16.8
Austria
7.2
9.1
9.4
9.4
8.8
8.9
9.3
9.6
10
10.4
10.8
11
11.4
11.8
12.2
12.4
13.3
13.2
13.6
13.8
15.3
Lithuania
0.4
0.7
1.5
2.2
2.5
2.9
3.5
3.8
4.2
4.3
4.3
3.9
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
13.8
Czechia
4
4.6
5.8
6.3
6.6
7.4
8.2
9
9.6
9.4
9.6
9.8
10.2
10.4
11
11.8
11.9
12.1
12.4
13
13.7
Finland
2.9
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.9
6.8
7.1
7.3
7.8
7.9
7.8
9
9.4
9.6
9.8
10.1
9.9
10.3
Hungary
4.4
5
5.7
6.2
6.5
7.4
8.2
8.6
8.9
8.7
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.9
9
9
9.1
9.4
9.4
9.9
Denmark
3.5
3.7
3.8
4
4.4
4.8
5.2
5.4
6.2
7.5
8
8.1
8.3
8.4
8.9
9.8
8.8
9
9.3
9.5
9.5
Croatia
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8.7
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.7
8.4
9.1
8.6
Ireland
2.2
2.6
2.9
3.1
3.3
3.3
3.8
4.8
5.3
5.4
5.6
5.9
6
6.2
6.2
6.5
7.1
7
7.4
7.7
8
Bulgaria
0
1
1.6
2.4
3.5
4.7
6
7.2
8.1
7.7
7.6
8
8.3
7.7
7.2
7.2
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.5
7.4
Slovakia
1.7
2
2.4
3
3.6
3.9
4.3
4.8
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.3
4.6
4.8
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.8
Slovenia
1.9
2.1
2.3
3.1
3
3
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.5
Luxembourg
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.8
1
0.9
0.9
1
1.3
1.7
2
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.6
2.8
3.1
3.2
Latvia
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.7
2
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
Estonia
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
Cyprus
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.1
1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
Malta
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
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ECB. (July 23, 2021). Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function only, issued by resident PSPs in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444450/total-amount-of-payment-cards-europe/
ECB. "Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function only, issued by resident PSPs in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444450/total-amount-of-payment-cards-europe/
ECB. (2021). Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function only, issued by resident PSPs in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444450/total-amount-of-payment-cards-europe/
ECB. "Number of Cards with a Payment Function, except Cards with An E-money Function Only, Issued by Resident Psps in 27 Countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444450/total-amount-of-payment-cards-europe/
ECB, Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function only, issued by resident PSPs in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444450/total-amount-of-payment-cards-europe/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function only, issued by resident PSPs in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], ECB, July 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/444450/total-amount-of-payment-cards-europe/
