Card payments at POS in Belgium 2000-2022

The number of payment transactions at POS terminals with cards issued in Belgium from 2009 to 2020 has generally increased since 2009. After a sudden increase from over 1.2 billion payments in 2016 to about 1.74 billion transactions in 2017, the numbers of card payment transactions have remained fairly similar and reached 1.77 billion transactions in 2020. In 2019, card payments per capita were around 204 in Belgium.

Combined number of credit and debit card transactions at POS in Belgium from 2000 to 2022 (in millions)

Characteristic	POS transactions in millions	Year-on-year percentage change (%)
2022	1,584.79	-20.8
2021	2,001.75	12.9
2020	1,773.26	0.3
2019	1,768.39	1
2018	1,751.7	0.8
2017	1,737.12	39.3
2016	1,247.32	10.9
2015	1,125.22	3
2014	1,092.85	-9.4
2013	1,205.74	7.8
2012	1,118.63	6.7
2011	1,048.5	6.6
2010	983.89	6.5
2009	924.09	6.8
2008	865.4	7.7
2007	803.32	7.5
2006	747.38	7.7
2005	693.93	9.8
2004	632.24	9
2003	579.83	6.5
2002	544.34	16
2001	469.24	12.7
2000	416.2	-

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

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The percentage changes have been calculated by Statista; The source significantly changed its database in November 2023. This may mean methodology changes, or not all EU-27 countries reporting the same figures.

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The figures have been taken from several publications.

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