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UK debit & credit cards: Counterfeit losses on plastic cards 2002-2017

Total value of annual counterfeit losses on UK-issued debit and credit cards from 2002 to 2017 (Figures are expressed in millions of British Pounds, except where otherwise indicated)

The data depicts the annual value of losses related to counterfeiting* on UK-issued debit and credit cards in the UK from 2002 to 2017. It can be seen that the annual losses on counterfeit debit and credit cards decreased overall during the period under observation, reaching a value of 24.2 million GBP as of 2017. The biggest value of losses on counterfeit debit and credit cards was found in 2008, when losses amounting to 169.8 million GBP were recorded.

2002	148.5
2003	110.6
2004	129.7
2005	96.8
2006	98.6
2007	144.3
2008	169.8
2009	80.9
2010	47.6
2011	36.1
2012	42.3
2013	43.3
2014	47.8
2015	45.7
2016	36.9
2017	24.2

UK debit & credit cards: Counterfeit losses on plastic cards 2002-2017

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