Debit card number in Malta 2000-2021
41.4 percent of all payment transactions in Malta in 2019.
The total number of payment cards with a debit function in Malta from 2013 to 2020 increased annually from about 625 thousand cards in 2013 to 724 thousand cards in 2017. This number has reduced since then. In 2020 there were approximately 680 thousand cards with a debit function in Malta. Although steadily declining, cash use in Malta is still relatively important, being