Number of payment cards in circulation worldwide 2018 and 2023
In 2018, there were 22.11 billion credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide. This figure is set to reach 29.31 billion by 2027.
Number of credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide in 2018 and 2023* (in billions)
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The Nilson Report. (October 31, 2019). Number of credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide in 2018 and 2023* (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080756/number-payment-cards-in-circulation-worldwide/
The Nilson Report. "Number of credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide in 2018 and 2023* (in billions)." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080756/number-payment-cards-in-circulation-worldwide/
The Nilson Report. (2019). Number of credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide in 2018 and 2023* (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080756/number-payment-cards-in-circulation-worldwide/
The Nilson Report. "Number of Credit, Debit and Prepaid Cards in Circulation Worldwide in 2018 and 2023* (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080756/number-payment-cards-in-circulation-worldwide/
The Nilson Report, Number of credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide in 2018 and 2023* (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080756/number-payment-cards-in-circulation-worldwide/ (last visited April 09, 2020)