The total number of payment cards issued in the Euro area from 2009 to 2022 generally rose. As of 2022, there were approximately 704 million cards with a payment function issued in the Eurozone. Just the year before, there were 634 million cards with a payment function in the Eurozone. The country with the most payment cards in the Eurozone is Germany.
Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in the euro area from 2000 to 2022
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Issued by resident PSPs; 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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ECB. (November 9, 2023). Number of cards with a payment function, except cards with an e-money function, in the euro area from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444340/number-of-payment-cards-eurozone/
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