This statistic displays the aggregate value of card payments carried out in the countries belonging to the Euro area from 2015 to 2019. Approximately 609 billion euros worth of card transaction were carried out in France, followed by approximately 350 billion euros in card transactions in Germany.
Total value of card transactions in the Euro area from 2015 to 2019
(in billion euros)
Characteristic
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
France
472.1
492.1
527.9
569.5
608.8
Germany
245.7
257.2
280.1
314.1
350.3
Italy
157.3
174.2
179.8
203.9
219.9
Spain
131
147.8
166.6
186.7
210.6
Netherlands
117.8
127
134
142.9
148.3
Belgium
83.2
91.8
93.3
97
104.8
Portugal
64.7
70
77.2
85.9
81.7
Ireland
35.2
41.1
46.3
52.2
59.6
Finland
44.1
45.8
47.4
51
54.1
Austria
33.2
35.7
39.2
43.3
46.5
Greece
8.9
15.4
21.5
23.1
26.2
Slovakia
14.7
12.6
13.1
11.6
13.3
Luxembourg
7.8
8.5
9.6
10.8
12.3
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Includes cards 1) with a debit function, 2) cards with a delayed debit function, 3) cards with a credit function, 4) cards with a debit and/or delayed debit function and 5) cards with a credit and/or delayed debit function. However, 6) excludes e-money cards.
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ECB. (July 23, 2021). Total value of card transactions in the Euro area from 2015 to 2019 (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/436387/value-of-card-transactions-in-the-eurozone/
ECB. "Total value of card transactions in the Euro area from 2015 to 2019 (in billion euros)." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436387/value-of-card-transactions-in-the-eurozone/
ECB. (2021). Total value of card transactions in the Euro area from 2015 to 2019 (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436387/value-of-card-transactions-in-the-eurozone/
ECB. "Total Value of Card Transactions in The Euro Area from 2015 to 2019 (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436387/value-of-card-transactions-in-the-eurozone/
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