The number of payment transactions at POS terminals with cards issued in Belgium from 2009 to 2020 has generally increased since 2009. After a sudden increase from over 1.2 billion payments in 2016 to about 1.74 billion transactions in 2017, the numbers of card payment transactions have remained fairly similar and reached 1.77 billion transactions in 2020. In 2019, card payments per capita were around 204 in Belgium.
Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in Belgium 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 Belgium from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/445001/number-of-cashless-payments-in-belgium/
ECB, und Statista. "Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in Belgium from 2000 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/445001/number-of-cashless-payments-in-belgium/
ECB, Statista. (2023). Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in Belgium from 2000 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/445001/number-of-cashless-payments-in-belgium/
ECB, and Statista. "Combined Number of Credit and Debit Card Transactions at Pos in Belgium from 2000 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/445001/number-of-cashless-payments-in-belgium/
ECB & Statista, Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in Belgium from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/445001/number-of-cashless-payments-in-belgium/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in Belgium from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], ECB, & Statista, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/445001/number-of-cashless-payments-in-belgium/