In total, there were about 2.5 billion payment card transactions made in Norway in 2020. Among them, the majority were made with cards with a debit function, amounting to around 2.2 billion. Credit cards was the second most common type of payment cards, but was far as common as debit cards, by only 264.3 million transactions.
Number of payment card transactions in Norway from 2010 to 2020, by function
(in millions)
Characteristic
Debit functions
Billing functions (payment cards issued by international card companies)
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Norges Bank. (May 20, 2021). Number of payment card transactions in Norway from 2010 to 2020, by function (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881030/use-of-payment-cards-in-norway-by-function/
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Norges Bank. (2021). Number of payment card transactions in Norway from 2010 to 2020, by function (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881030/use-of-payment-cards-in-norway-by-function/
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Number of payment card transactions in Norway from 2010 to 2020, by function (in millions) [Graph], Norges Bank, May 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881030/use-of-payment-cards-in-norway-by-function/
