Corporate card spending increased the most for travel in 2023, outpacing B2B spending and expenses from small business. This is according to data from an UK market research company published in 2025. The source estimates that corporate travel spending increased by over 16 percent between 2022 and 2023. It attributes this to an increase in travel costs. B2B spending with commercial cards increased by over nine percent, meanwhile. The source discussed that growth was lower in all segments, due to geopolitics and growing energy costs.
Total value of commercial payment card expenditure, including small businesses (SME), B2B, and travel and entertainment (T&E) worldwide from 2021 to 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
All figures focus on corporate spending, with company-issued credit cards or debit cards; Figures come from multiple publications, and have been combined by Statista
Supplementary notes
The source does not add any additional information on methodology.
The source did not provide exact figures for individual countries. It adds that the United States made up of "three quarters" of corporate B2B spending, while China witnessed "a decline in small business and commercial spending overall in 2022".
The source did not provide individual figures for corporate credit cards. It also does not clarify whether the figures include virtual cards, or only cover physical cards.
The source does not clarify whether the figures include fuel cards. It did not provide separate figures for this category.
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Datos Insights, & RBR Data Services. (January 28, 2025). Total value of commercial payment card expenditure, including small businesses (SME), B2B, and travel and entertainment (T&E) worldwide from 2021 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552224/sme-and-b2b-corporate-card-spending/
Datos Insights, und RBR Data Services. "Total value of commercial payment card expenditure, including small businesses (SME), B2B, and travel and entertainment (T&E) worldwide from 2021 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552224/sme-and-b2b-corporate-card-spending/
Datos Insights, RBR Data Services. (2025). Total value of commercial payment card expenditure, including small businesses (SME), B2B, and travel and entertainment (T&E) worldwide from 2021 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552224/sme-and-b2b-corporate-card-spending/
Datos Insights, and RBR Data Services. "Total Value of Commercial Payment Card Expenditure, including Small Businesses (Sme), B2b, and Travel and Entertainment (T&e) Worldwide from 2021 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552224/sme-and-b2b-corporate-card-spending/
Datos Insights & RBR Data Services, Total value of commercial payment card expenditure, including small businesses (SME), B2B, and travel and entertainment (T&E) worldwide from 2021 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552224/sme-and-b2b-corporate-card-spending/ (last visited May 03, 2025)
Total value of commercial payment card expenditure, including small businesses (SME), B2B, and travel and entertainment (T&E) worldwide from 2021 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Datos Insights, & RBR Data Services, January 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552224/sme-and-b2b-corporate-card-spending/
