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Value of card payments as a ratio to GDP in the Benelux region 2010-2016, by country

Value of card payments as a ratio to GDP in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands from 2010 to 2016

The data displays the value of card payments as a ratio to GDP in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands from 2010 to 2016. In 2016, the value of card payments in Belgium was worth approx. 19% of its GDP. In Luxembourg and the Netherlands this ratio reached values of 16 and 18.7% respectively.

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 the Benelux region. In 2016, Luxembourg had approx.

2010 16.09 12.22 14.9
2011 16.7 13.42 14.98
2012 17.3 14.5 15.3
2013 18.3 14.3 15.8
2014 18.4 14.7 16.5
2015 18.9 15 17.9
2016 19 15.9 18.7