The total number of payment cards with a credit function in Malta increased overall between 2000 and 2023, with some fluctuations. In 2020, there were 85,830 credit cards in the country. By 2023, the number had grown to over 273,000 cards. This represented approximately 17 percent of all payment cards in the country.
Number of payment cards with a credit function issued in Malta from 2000 to 2023
Issued by resident PSPs; 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.
The source did not provide figures for the years between 2015 and 2020.
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ECB. (July 25, 2024). Number of payment cards with a credit function issued in Malta from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746224/number-of-payment-cards-with-a-credit-function-in-malta/
ECB. "Number of payment cards with a credit function issued in Malta from 2000 to 2023." Chart. July 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746224/number-of-payment-cards-with-a-credit-function-in-malta/
ECB. (2024). Number of payment cards with a credit function issued in Malta from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746224/number-of-payment-cards-with-a-credit-function-in-malta/
ECB. "Number of Payment Cards with a Credit Function Issued in Malta from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746224/number-of-payment-cards-with-a-credit-function-in-malta/
ECB, Number of payment cards with a credit function issued in Malta from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746224/number-of-payment-cards-with-a-credit-function-in-malta/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of payment cards with a credit function issued in Malta from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], ECB, July 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746224/number-of-payment-cards-with-a-credit-function-in-malta/