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UK debit & credit cards: e-commerce fraud losses in the UK 2002-2017

Value of annual fraud losses in e-commerce on UK-issued debit and credit cards in the United Kingdom 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 e-commerce "Card-not present" fraud on UK-issued debit and credit cards in the UK from 2002 to 2017. It can be seen that the annual losses in e-commerce "Card-not present" fraud increased overall during the period under observation, reaching a value of 310.2 million GBP as of 2017. The smallest value of e-commerce "Card-not present" fraud on UK-issued debit and credit cards was found in 2002, when fraud losses amounting to 28 million GBP were recorded.

2002 28
2003 45
2004 117
2005 117.1
2006 154.5
2007 178.3
2008 181.7
2009 153.2
2010 135.1
2011 139.6
2012 140.2
2013 190.1
2014 219.1
2015 261.5
2016 310.3
2017 310.2