The total number of payment cards issued in Belgium from 2009 to 2020 rose in slightly before 2018 and significantly after 2018. As of 2018, there were approximately 23.78 million debit and credit cards issued and in circulation in Belgium. However, in 2019 the amount of payment cards drastically rose, amounting to almost 40 million cards. In 2020, this number grew significantly again to almost 46 million cards. Card payments (both credit and debit) account for just over half of payments in Belgium (50.7 percent).
Total number of payment cards in Belgium from 2009 to 2020
(in millions)
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ECB. (July 23, 2021). Total number of payment cards in Belgium from 2009 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444341/number-of-payment-cards-belgium/
ECB. "Total number of payment cards in Belgium from 2009 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444341/number-of-payment-cards-belgium/
ECB. (2021). Total number of payment cards in Belgium from 2009 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444341/number-of-payment-cards-belgium/
ECB. "Total Number of Payment Cards in Belgium from 2009 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444341/number-of-payment-cards-belgium/
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