The credit card penetration in Thailand was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 36.8 percentage points. After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the credit card penetration is estimated to reach 67.53 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the credit card penetration of was continuously increasing over the past years.The penetration rate refers to the share of the total population who use credit cards.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the credit card penetration in countries like Malaysia and Philippines.

Daily Card Payments by Irish Households. A subset of the monthly Card Payment Statistics. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic created the need for timely, high-frequency data, such as the Daily Credit and Debit Card Statistics, to better understand the impact of the pandemic on personal expenditure and economic activity. This high-frequency daily Credit and Debit Data captures expenditure of euro-denominated credit and debit cards issued to Irish residents. The dataset consists of total daily debit and credit card spending and ATM withdrawals, while from 1 October 2020, expenditure in a number of key sectors of the economy, and a split of online and in-store spending is also available.

About one out of four of all Mastercard credit cards issued worldwide were found within the United States, as of the second quarter of 2024. The value inside the U.S. grew noticeably over the past few years. By mid-2023, the number of credit cards issued in the United States grew by more than 30 million when compared to the same period in 2022. Compared to Visa credit cards, Mastercard is issued relatively more often outside the U.S. than inside the country. Mastercard in the United States A sizeable share of Americans use Mastercard credit cards regularly. Mastercard and Visa dominate the purchase card market, both in the United States and worldwide. Other leading credit card companies are Chase, American Express and Discovery. Credit card market One way that credit card companies earn money is by collecting a fee. These fees include interest on balances and transaction fees, both of which depend on the number of purchase transactions.

The monthly card payment statistics provide data in relation to credit and debit card transactions undertaken by Irish resident households. The data includes the monthly value and volume of transactions across both credit and debit cards by Irish households. The data is collected from issuers of credit and debit cards and specifically from reporting agents that are resident in Ireland (including established foreign branches). The aggregate data is further broken down into, remote and non-remote card spending; contactless and mobile wallet card spending; sectoral card spending; domestic and non-domestic card spending; regional card spending in Ireland; and cash withdrawals. A breakdown of the number of credit & debit cards currently issued to Irish residents is also provided. Note, only Personal Cards are in scope for this reporting, business cards and cards issued to non-Irish residents are not included. Additionally, data files uploaded here follow the SDMX –ML format where Series Key are the primary identifier for a reporting period (Date for which the data is reported is represented in the Reporting Period field). For example : PCI.M.IE.W2.PCS_ALL.11.PN is the series key and each element/dimension between the delimiter “.” is expanded with a description in subsequent columns ending with the subscript “DESC” to understand the meaning of each element/dimension. The Observation_free column represents the value (€ EUR) or Volume (PN) of transactions depending on the last element/dimension, EUR or PN. For further information on the Payment Statistics Monthly, the reporting instructions in the Landing page link has additional details about the table and the column names used in this data collection.

Discover the top import markets for playing cards, including the United States, Germany, France, and more. Explore key statistics and insights into the global playing card market.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Playing Cards in Holy See from 2007 to 2024.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Playing Cards in Ecuador from 2007 to 2024.

Hong Kong SAR (China) Total Number Of Credit Card Transactions: RS: Hong Kong Spending data was reported at 246,085.000 Number th in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 247,654.000 Number th for Jun 2024. Hong Kong SAR (China) Total Number Of Credit Card Transactions: RS: Hong Kong Spending data is updated quarterly, averaging 168,888.000 Number th from Dec 2013 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 247,654.000 Number th in Jun 2024 and a record low of 101,854.000 Number th in Mar 2014. Hong Kong SAR (China) Total Number Of Credit Card Transactions: RS: Hong Kong Spending data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Monetary Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR (China) – Table HK.KA004: Statistics of Payment Cards Issued in Hong Kong. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In the Netherlands, approximately two percent of payment cards issued were credit cards, reaching a total of over 0.4 million in 2021. Debit cards were found more often in the country, as that year there were around 22 million of these cards. In 2023, the number of debit cards increased to over 32 million, although the number of credit cards was not reported. The figures provided are estimates based on the data central banks have to supply. Owning a payment card does not immediately indicate it gets used, as there are considerable differences within Europe when it comes to the use of certain payment methods.

The number of payment cards in circulation worldwide grew by nearly one billion between 2022 and 2023, and is forecast to increase further. The source adds that some of the largest brands on cards issued across the world include UnionPay, Visa, and MasterCard. Roughly 188 billion purchase transactions were made using Visa in 2020 — an increase of 1.3 percent. The figures provided concern credit, debit, and prepaid cards that are issued either as general purpose or via private label. Which card scheme is the biggest? In terms of individual card schemes, China's UnionPay is expected to have more cards in circulation than either Visa or Mastercard by 2027. UnionPay is especially prevalent in the Asia-Pacific. Domestic card schemes — which take up a significant market share in Europe — are also projected to increase between 2022 and 2027. Note also that private label cards, which include retail branded cards or fuel cards, have a similar market size to UnionPay. By 2017, private label issued cards are expected to make up roughly 30 percent of total cards in circulation. When looking at the largest cards schemes based on the global number of transactions processed, Visa's market share in 2022 was over 57 percent against 10 percent for UnionPay. Cards to face increasing competition from alternative payments Payment cards are expected to remain the biggest digital payment method in both an offline and online environment. Alternative payment methods are expected to reach a higher CAGR than transactions with cards, however. This CAGR growth between 2022 and 2027 is highest for e-commerce: The transaction value of alternative payments in online shopping is to increase with a CAGR of 11.7 percent between 2022 and 2027. This compared to 9.7 percent for card not present transactions. Alternative payment methods — or APMs, as the source calls them — can be any form of noncash payment that does not involve a credit or debit card. This can include mobile wallets but also buy now, pay later, or payments performed with cryptocurrency or stablecoins.

From the selected regions, the ranking by number of credit cards in use is led by the United States with 1.1 billion cards and is followed by Japan (295.11 million cards). In contrast, the ranking is trailed by Saudi Arabia with 2.73 million cards, recording a difference of 1.1 billion cards to the United States. Shown is the estimated number of credit cards currently in use.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

The average monthly data traffic of SIM cards in Italy increased significantly between 2012 and 2023. The average monthly SIM card data traffic reached over 21 gigabytes per month in 2023.

The statistic shows the value of the global gift cards market from 2017 to 2025. In 2017, the global gift cards market was valued at approximately 320 billion U.S. dollars and was forecast to reach a value of 510 billion U.S. dollars by 2025.

A year before Covid-19 reached the United States, the number of credit cards was already declining. In 2019, there were over three times more credit cards in the USA debit cards - although the latter continued to increase in 2019 whereas credit cards did not. In 2019, Visa was the biggest credit card brand across the nation with over 300 million cards issued. Credit cards in the U.S. The credit card industry is a major business in the United States. By 2014, the number of credit cards in the country was estimated to exceed one billion. The number of credit card accounts registered a peak in the fourth quarter of 2016, with around 453 million credit card accounts owned in the United States as of that time. In terms of credit available on credit cards, the industry reported the highest figure to date in the fourth quarter of 2017, amounting to 2.69 trillion U.S. dollars. Visa in the U.S. Visa is the most popular credit card company in the U.S., both in terms of cards issued as well as purchase volume. Visa issued approximately 240 million credit cards in 2010. The purchase volume of the Visa credit cards amounted to 809 billion U.S. dollars in the same year. In comparison, there were about 171 million MasterCard credit cards in circulation in the U.S. in 2010 with their purchase volume amounting to 479 billion U.S. dollars in the same year.

Roughly one out of three of all Visa credit cards issued worldwide were found within the United States, as of the first quarter of 2024. The value inside the U.S. has remained constant over the past few years. In the third quarter of 2016, the number of international cards increased by over 25 percent. Why does the number of cards matter? The number of cards gives a crude idea of market saturation. For example, the number of cards in the United States is close to the total population, meaning that there is one VISA credit card for every man, woman, and child in that country. While many have more than one credit card and small children probably will not use such payment methods, this still gives a rough idea that the U.S. market may not hold much growth potential. International credit card market The world market has billions more consumers than the United States, but the number of Visa cards in circulation does not reflect this. The main reason is that other credit companies, such as MasterCard, are present in these markets. Moreover, lower rates of credit card ownership can be observed in many countries. Fintech companies, working on innovative ways of providing credit to consumers, should also be considered.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Playing Cards in Mexico from 2007 to 2024.

Payment card fraud - including both credit cards and debit cards - is forecast to grow by over 10 billion U.S. dollars between 2022 and 2028. Especially outside the United States, the amount of fraudulent payments almost doubled from 2014 to 2021. In total, fraudulent card payments reached 32 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Card fraud losses across the world increased by more than 10 percent between 2020 and 2021, the largest increase since 2018.

Card fraud losses across the world increased by more than 10 percent between 2020 and 2021, the largest increase since 2018. It was estimated that merchants and card acquirers lost well over 30 billion U.S. dollars, with - so the source adds - roughly 12 billion U.S. dollar coming from the United States alone. Note that the figures provided here included both credit card fraud and debit card fraud. The source does not separate between the two, and also did not provide figures on the United States - a country known for its reliance on credit cards.

Czech Republic Number of Cards Issued: Diners Club data was reported at 0.000 Unit in Sep 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for Jun 2024. Czech Republic Number of Cards Issued: Diners Club data is updated quarterly, averaging 10,643.500 Unit from Mar 2002 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 90 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,324.000 Unit in Dec 2019 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Sep 2024. Czech Republic Number of Cards Issued: Diners Club data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank Card Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Czech Republic – Table CZ.KA009: Payment Cards Statistics: by Type.

Canada was one of three countries worldwide in 2021, where credit card ownership among consumers 15 years and up was over 70 percent. This according to a major survey held once every three years in over 140 different countries. The results highlight the major differences in how countries prefer to pay: In Europe, for instance, the Nordics, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom are regarded as top credit card countries, whereas the Netherlands ranked significantly lower than all these countries.

Credit card usage

Cardholders use their credit cards for billions of purchase transactions per year. Some do this to avoid carrying cash around, while others carry out transactions. Many also use credit cards because they do not have to pay immediately. While this can help with monthly cash flow issues, it can also lead to credit card debt that can take years to pay off.

Regional differences in credit cards

Some counties have a culture of credit card usage. For example, the leading credit card companies in the United States have issued hundreds of millions of credit cards, more than the number of U.S. citizens. Other countries do not have the culture of non-cash transactions. Overcoming this requires both an investment in payment infrastructure and putting people in the habit of using cards instead of cash.