The total number of debit card transactions made in the European Union from 2013 to 2020 has seen a continuous increase. As of 2019, nearly 69 billion debit card payments were made in the EU member states. This was an increase of over 7 billion as compared to the year before in the European Union. The United Kingdom leads the European Union countries in debit card transactions; in 2019, over 20.7 billion debit card transactions were made here.
Number of payments with cards with a debit function with cards issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020
(in billions)
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ECB. (July 23, 2021). Number of payments with cards with a debit function with cards issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/443615/debit-card-payment-in-european-union/
ECB. "Number of payments with cards with a debit function with cards issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in billions)." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443615/debit-card-payment-in-european-union/
ECB. (2021). Number of payments with cards with a debit function with cards issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443615/debit-card-payment-in-european-union/
ECB. "Number of Payments with Cards with a Debit Function with Cards Issued by Resident Psps in The European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/443615/debit-card-payment-in-european-union/
ECB, Number of payments with cards with a debit function with cards issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/443615/debit-card-payment-in-european-union/ (last visited August 14, 2022)