One payment method took the lead in the relative importance of payment services or instruments as a share of total transactions (in terms of transaction numbers) in Denmark from 2016 to 2020. As of 2020, card payments were ranked as the most important payment instrument on that market, accounting for 69 percent of all transactions. Denmark counted 9.65 million payment cards in 2019.
Distribution of selected payment services in the total number of payment transactions in Denmark from 2000 to 2021
Characteristic
Cards (credit or debit), without e-money function
Credit transfer
E-money purchase transactions
Direct debit
Checks
Other payment services
2021
68.39%
31.58%
-
-
-
0.03%
2020
69%
30.92%
-
-
-
0.08%
2019
69.58%
30.26%
-
-
-
0.16%
2018
70.13%
29.65%
-
-
0%
0.22%
2017
74.11%
25.58%
-
-
0%
0.31%
2016
73.9%
25.64%
-
-
0.03%
0.43%
2015
81.37%
18.55%
-
-
0.07%
-
2014
73.2%
16.7%
-
10%
0.1%
0%
2013
71.81%
16.67%
-
11.37%
0.15%
0%
2012
70.81%
17%
-
11.96%
0.24%
-
2011
69.84%
17.98%
-
11.84%
0.34%
-
2010
68.34%
18.92%
-
12.27%
0.46%
-
2009
66.63%
20.19%
-
12.47%
0.67%
-
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ECB. (July 21, 2022). Distribution of selected payment services in the total number of payment transactions in Denmark from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610835/payment-services-importance-as-share-of-all-transaction-denmark/
ECB. "Distribution of selected payment services in the total number of payment transactions in Denmark from 2000 to 2021." Chart. July 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610835/payment-services-importance-as-share-of-all-transaction-denmark/
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