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Debit cards in issue in the UK 2002 to 2014, by type

Number of debit cards in issue in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014, by type (in millions)

The data displays the number of debit cards in issue in the UK from 2002 to 2014, by type. The number of Visa Debit in 2014 was 91.4 million. The Solo cards are included with the number for Debit MasterCard from 2010 onwards due to the termination of the Solo scheme.

2002	7.2	6.1	22.9	23.3
2003	7.6	6.1	24.3	24.7
2004	6.3	8	22.5	28.8
2005	4.5	9.2	20	33.2
2006	4.6	9.1	20.3	34.7
2007	4.7	5.8	21.1	39.9
2008	5.3	5.1	21.7	44.1
2009	3.3	5.3	17.5	53.2
2010	0	4.1	8	72.5
2011	0	3.2	2.8	80.4
2012	0	1.5	2.9	86.7
2013	0	1.3	2.9	91.5
2014	0	1	3.4	91.4

Debit cards in issue in the UK 2002 to 2014, by type

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