The debit card penetration in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.2 percentage points. According to this forecast, in 2029, the debit card penetration will have decreased for the eighth consecutive year to 94.82 percent. The penetration rate refers to the share of the total population who use debit 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).

The number of credit cards in use in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.02 million cards (-0.03 percent). The number is estimated to amount to 63.62 million cards in 2029. 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 number of debit cards in use in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 4.8 million cards (+4.47 percent). After the eleventh consecutive increasing year, the number is estimated to reach 112.2 million cards and therefore a new peak in 2029. Shown is the estimated number of debit 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 United States was a big market for American Express in 2021 in terms of credit cards, making up nearly **** of all issued cards that year. This was a slight increase from the previous year, as the number of issued credit cards outside of North American country decreased over time. The source stopped reporting this regional split since 2022, however.