Annual debit card spending in Spain 2012-2022, in local currency and USD
Debit card payments in Spain increased by nearly 14 billion euros in 2022, a year-on-year increase of roughly 10 percent. This was a sizable increase for the European country, continuing a trend upwards that set it in years ago. Before the coronavirus pandemic, a three-year survey from the European Central Bank observed that Spain ranked among the more likely countries in Europe to use cash money.