The total number of payment card transactions in Belgium increased by over 15 percent between 2021 and 2022, the highest increase since 2016. In 2023, card payments with cards issued in Belgium reached a number of approximately 3.59 billion.
Combined number of credit and debit card transactions, excluding cards with an e-money function, in Belgium from 2000 to 2023
(in millions)
Characteristic
Payment card transactions (in millions)
Year-on-year percentage change (%)
2023
3,593.25
12.1
2022
3,204.64
15.9
2021
2,765.85
12.5
2020
2,459.07
5.8
2019
2,324.31
11.1
2018
2,091.4
16
2017
1,803.18
6.5
2016
1,693.77
14.8
2015
1,475.82
-2.4
2014
1,511.47
13.5
2013
1,332.25
8.6
2012
1,226.88
6.3
2011
1,154.32
8.2
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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.
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ECB, & Statista. (July 25, 2024). Combined number of credit and debit card transactions, excluding cards with an e-money function, in Belgium from 2000 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/664965/number-of-card-payments-with-cards-issued-in-belgium/
ECB, und Statista. "Combined number of credit and debit card transactions, excluding cards with an e-money function, in Belgium from 2000 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. July 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664965/number-of-card-payments-with-cards-issued-in-belgium/
ECB, Statista. (2024). Combined number of credit and debit card transactions, excluding cards with an e-money function, in Belgium from 2000 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664965/number-of-card-payments-with-cards-issued-in-belgium/
ECB, and Statista. "Combined Number of Credit and Debit Card Transactions, excluding Cards with An E-money Function, in Belgium from 2000 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664965/number-of-card-payments-with-cards-issued-in-belgium/
ECB & Statista, Combined number of credit and debit card transactions, excluding cards with an e-money function, in Belgium from 2000 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664965/number-of-card-payments-with-cards-issued-in-belgium/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Combined number of credit and debit card transactions, excluding cards with an e-money function, in Belgium from 2000 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], ECB, & Statista, July 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/664965/number-of-card-payments-with-cards-issued-in-belgium/
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