The amount of payment transactions at point of sale (POS) terminals with cards issued in the Eurozone countries has been on the rise between 2000 and 2020. The number of payments at terminals increased from nearly 33 billion local card payments in 2018 to over 36.1 billion in 2019.
This development goes hand in hand with the rise in POS terminals in the Eurozone between 2015 and 2019. In the final year, there were almost 11.7 million POS terminals in the Eurozone.
Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in the euro area from 2000 to 2022
(in millions)
The percentage changes have been calculated by Statista; 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, & Statista. (November 9, 2023). Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in the euro area from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444969/number-of-cashless-payments-in-eurozone/
ECB, und Statista. "Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in the euro area from 2000 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444969/number-of-cashless-payments-in-eurozone/
ECB, Statista. (2023). Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in the euro area from 2000 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444969/number-of-cashless-payments-in-eurozone/
ECB, and Statista. "Combined Number of Credit and Debit Card Transactions at Pos in The Euro Area from 2000 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444969/number-of-cashless-payments-in-eurozone/
ECB & Statista, Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in the euro area from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444969/number-of-cashless-payments-in-eurozone/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in the euro area from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], ECB, & Statista, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/444969/number-of-cashless-payments-in-eurozone/