The data displays the total card payments with cards issued by resident PSPs in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands from 2010 to 2016 (in millions). In 2016, the Netherlands used the most card payments with approx. 3.9 billion payments, compared to 1.7 billion in Belgium and 126 million in Luxembourg.
Like in other European countries, credit and debit cards are a popular form of digital payment methods for either physical purchases in brick-and-mortar-stores or for online purchases. In 2016, Luxembourg had approx.
2010 | 1066.89 | 65.01 | 2305.59 |
2011 | 1154.32 | 71.36 | 2444.44 |
2012 | 1226.9 | 82.7 | 2642.9 |
2013 | 1332.3 | 89.4 | 2886.2 |
2014 | 1508 | 101.6 | 3168 |
2015 | 1556.9 | 110.8 | 3573.6 |
2016 | 1702.2 | 126 | 3946.4 |