During the 2022 financial year, around 9.4 billion debit card payments were made in Australia. In comparison, approximately 3.1 billion credit card payments were made in the same year across the country.
Number of card payments made in Australia from financial year 2014 to 2022, by type (in billions)
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Australian Payments Network. (October 26, 2022). Number of card payments made in Australia from financial year 2014 to 2022, by type (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940575/australia-number-of-card-payments-by-type/
Australian Payments Network. "Number of card payments made in Australia from financial year 2014 to 2022, by type (in billions)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940575/australia-number-of-card-payments-by-type/
Australian Payments Network. (2022). Number of card payments made in Australia from financial year 2014 to 2022, by type (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940575/australia-number-of-card-payments-by-type/
Australian Payments Network. "Number of Card Payments Made in Australia from Financial Year 2014 to 2022, by Type (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940575/australia-number-of-card-payments-by-type/
Australian Payments Network, Number of card payments made in Australia from financial year 2014 to 2022, by type (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940575/australia-number-of-card-payments-by-type/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Number of card payments made in Australia from financial year 2014 to 2022, by type (in billions) [Graph], Australian Payments Network, October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940575/australia-number-of-card-payments-by-type/