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Leading payment methods for online shopping in Belgium 2016-2017

Which of the following methods do you prefer to use when you pay for a product you have bought online?

The data displays the answers to a survey question on the leading payment methods for online shopping in Belgium 2016 and 2017. As of 2017, roughly 20% of the Belgian respondents said they prefer using PayPal or a similar service when paying for an online purchase. One preferred way of conducting money transfers in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands is by card. In 2016, Luxembourg had approx. 216 card payments per capita compared to 151 in Belgium and 232 in the Netherlands.

Debit card or credit card 50 55
PayPal or similar 20 20
Direct payment through my bank 18 17
Invoice in arrears 6 4
Cash on delivery 4 2
Payment by installments 1 1
Don't know 1 1