Contactless payments

Contactless payments: Contactless share of card payments (number), H2 2025 (provisional) — Contactless share of card payments (number): Netherlands leads at 87.3 %. ECB figures, country ranks, withheld reasons and source series.

Source: European Central Bank, payment statistics (half-yearly). Scrolld derives the shares and rates shown as derived; every figure links to its ECB series.

Contactless share of card payments (number)

ECB:PCP:H.{area}.W0.W0.CP1.1.2223.NR.PCS_ALL._Z._X._Z.N.PN ÷ ECB:PCP:H.{area}.W0.W0.CP0.1._T._T.PCS_ALL._Z._X._Z.N.PN × 100 (ECB figures; calculated by the mart).

Contactless share of card payments (number) — H2 2025 (provisional)
AreaValue and caveatRank
Netherlands87.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 21 of 25
Slovenia84.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 22 of 25
Poland84.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 23 of 25
Croatia80.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 24 of 25
Hungary78.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 25 of 25
Spain77.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 26 of 25
Slovakia77.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 27 of 25
Czechia76.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 28 of 25
Austria75.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 29 of 25
Latvia75.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 210 of 25
Italy75.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 211 of 25
Germany75.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 212 of 25
Greece74.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 213 of 25
Luxembourg73.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 214 of 25
Bulgaria70.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 215 of 25
Lithuania68.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 216 of 25
Romania67.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 217 of 25
Finland67.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 218 of 25
Estonia66.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 219 of 25
Ireland60.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 220 of 25
Belgium56.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 221 of 25
France56.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 222 of 25
Malta53.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 223 of 25
Cyprus46.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 224 of 25
Portugal40.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 225 of 25
Euro area68.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2ECB aggregate — unranked
European UnionNot published by the ECB for this country/period Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2ECB aggregate — unranked

Contactless share of card payments (value)

ECB:PCP:H.{area}.W0.W0.CP1.1.2223.NR.PCS_ALL._Z._X._Z.N.EUR ÷ ECB:PCP:H.{area}.W0.W0.CP0.1._T._T.PCS_ALL._Z._X._Z.N.EUR × 100 (ECB figures; calculated by the mart).

Contactless share of card payments (value) — H2 2025 (provisional)
AreaValue and caveatRank
Netherlands74.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 21 of 25
Slovenia74.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 22 of 25
Poland71.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 23 of 25
Italy67.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 24 of 25
Croatia66.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 25 of 25
Spain65.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 26 of 25
Austria65.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 27 of 25
Slovakia63.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 28 of 25
Germany62.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 29 of 25
Greece62.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 210 of 25
Latvia61.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 211 of 25
Hungary60.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 212 of 25
Czechia59.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 213 of 25
Luxembourg53.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 214 of 25
Romania53.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 215 of 25
Bulgaria53.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 216 of 25
Estonia47.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 217 of 25
Lithuania47.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 218 of 25
Finland45.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 219 of 25
Belgium36.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 220 of 25
France27.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 221 of 25
Cyprus24.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 222 of 25
Malta24.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 223 of 25
Portugal20.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 224 of 25
Ireland20.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 225 of 25
Euro area48.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2ECB aggregate — unranked
European Union50.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2ECB aggregate — unranked

NFC share of contactless payments

ECB:PCP:H.{area}.W0.W0.CP11.1.2223.NR.PCS_ALL._Z._X._Z.N.PN ÷ ECB:PCP:H.{area}.W0.W0.CP1.1.2223.NR.PCS_ALL._Z._X._Z.N.PN × 100 (ECB figures; calculated by the mart).

NFC share of contactless payments — H2 2025 (provisional)
AreaValue and caveatRank
Austria100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 21 of 25
Croatia100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 21 of 25
Hungary100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 21 of 25
Netherlands100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 21 of 25
Slovenia100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 21 of 25
Slovakia100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 21 of 25
Czechia100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 27 of 25
Luxembourg100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 28 of 25
Malta100.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 29 of 25
Germany99.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 210 of 25
Estonia99.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 211 of 25
Romania99.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 212 of 25
Spain99.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 213 of 25
Cyprus98.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 214 of 25
Lithuania98.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 215 of 25
Bulgaria98.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 216 of 25
Finland97.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 217 of 25
Belgium97.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 218 of 25
Portugal96.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 219 of 25
France96.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 220 of 25
Italy95.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 221 of 25
Latvia93.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 222 of 25
Ireland93.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 223 of 25
Greece57.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 224 of 25
Poland38.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 225 of 25
Euro area96.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2ECB aggregate — unranked
European UnionNot published by the ECB for this country/period Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2ECB aggregate — unranked

Contactless card payments

ECB published series: ECB:PCP:H.{area}.W0.W0.CP1.1.2223.NR.PCS_ALL._Z._X._Z.N.PN

Contactless card payments — H2 2025 (provisional)
AreaValue and caveatRank
France6,494.1 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 11 of 25
Germany5,617.2 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 12 of 25
Spain5,280.1 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 13 of 25
Poland4,639.3 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 14 of 25
Italy3,834.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 15 of 25
Netherlands3,051.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 16 of 25
Czechia1,328.5 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 17 of 25
Belgium1,279.9 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 18 of 25
Lithuania1,251.5 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 19 of 25
Romania1,192.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 110 of 25
Ireland1,039.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 111 of 25
Greece964.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 112 of 25
Finland909.9 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 113 of 25
Hungary862.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 114 of 25
Austria823.2 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 115 of 25
Portugal633.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 116 of 25
Slovakia493.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 117 of 25
Croatia343.8 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 118 of 25
Bulgaria250.5 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 119 of 25
Luxembourg221.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 120 of 25
Latvia218.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 121 of 25
Slovenia194.9 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 122 of 25
Estonia180.3 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 123 of 25
Cyprus61.3 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 124 of 25
Malta40.3 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 125 of 25
Euro area32,930.6 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1ECB aggregate — unranked