Direct debits (payer side)
Direct debits (payer side): Direct debits (payer side), H1 2023 — Direct debits (payer side): Germany leads at 6,922.5 million transactions. 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.
Direct debits (payer side)
ECB published series: ECB:PDD:H.{area}.W0.1._T.DDS_ALL._T._Z.N.PN
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,922.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 22 |
| France | 2,447.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 22 |
| Spain | 1,123.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 22 |
| Netherlands | 939.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 22 |
| Italy | 631.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 22 |
| Austria | 533.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 22 |
| Belgium | 175.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 22 |
| Portugal | 167.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 22 |
| Ireland | 72.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 22 |
| Hungary | 34.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 22 |
| Czechia | 29.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 22 |
| Slovenia | 22.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 22 |
| Greece | 15.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 22 |
| Slovakia | 15.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 22 |
| Luxembourg | 11.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 22 |
| Poland | 8.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 22 |
| Croatia | 8.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 22 |
| Cyprus | 3.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 22 |
| Romania | 3.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 22 |
| Lithuania | 2.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 22 |
| Bulgaria | 1.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 21 of 22 |
| Finland | 0.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 22 of 22 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Malta | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 13,092.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 13,169.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
History by country and ECB aggregate
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,059.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 20 |
| France | 2,430.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 20 |
| Spain | 1,103.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 20 |
| Netherlands | 900.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 20 |
| Italy | 578.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 20 |
| Austria | 497.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 20 |
| Belgium | 165.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 20 |
| Portugal | 146.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 20 |
| Ireland | 71.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 20 |
| Hungary | 35.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 20 |
| Czechia | 32.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 20 |
| Slovenia | 21.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 20 |
| Slovakia | 16.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 20 |
| Greece | 13.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 20 |
| Luxembourg | 10.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 20 |
| Romania | 4.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 20 |
| Cyprus | 3.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 20 |
| Bulgaria | 1.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 20 |
| Finland | 0.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 20 |
| Lithuania | 0.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 20 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Malta | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Poland | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 12,019.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 12,093.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,647.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 20 |
| France | 2,457.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 20 |
| Spain | 1,111.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 20 |
| Netherlands | 939.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 20 |
| Italy | 609.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 20 |
| Austria | 525.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 20 |
| Belgium | 170.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 20 |
| Portugal | 154.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 20 |
| Ireland | 72.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 20 |
| Hungary | 35.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 20 |
| Czechia | 31.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 20 |
| Slovenia | 21.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 20 |
| Slovakia | 16.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 20 |
| Greece | 13.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 20 |
| Luxembourg | 11.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 20 |
| Romania | 4.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 20 |
| Cyprus | 3.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 20 |
| Bulgaria | 1.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 20 |
| Lithuania | 1.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 20 |
| Finland | 0.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 20 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Malta | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Poland | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 12,756.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 12,828.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,922.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 22 |
| France | 2,447.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 22 |
| Spain | 1,123.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 22 |
| Netherlands | 939.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 22 |
| Italy | 631.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 22 |
| Austria | 533.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 22 |
| Belgium | 175.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 22 |
| Portugal | 167.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 22 |
| Ireland | 72.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 22 |
| Hungary | 34.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 22 |
| Czechia | 29.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 22 |
| Slovenia | 22.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 22 |
| Greece | 15.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 22 |
| Slovakia | 15.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 22 |
| Luxembourg | 11.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 22 |
| Poland | 8.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 22 |
| Croatia | 8.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 22 |
| Cyprus | 3.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 22 |
| Romania | 3.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 22 |
| Lithuania | 2.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 22 |
| Bulgaria | 1.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 21 of 22 |
| Finland | 0.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 22 of 22 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Malta | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 13,092.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 13,169.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,462.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 22 |
| France | 2,505.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 22 |
| Spain | 1,118.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 22 |
| Netherlands | 985.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 22 |
| Italy | 645.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 22 |
| Austria | 551.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 22 |
| Belgium | 179.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 22 |
| Portugal | 172.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 22 |
| Ireland | 75.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 22 |
| Hungary | 34.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 22 |
| Czechia | 32.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 22 |
| Slovenia | 22.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 22 |
| Greece | 16.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 22 |
| Slovakia | 14.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 22 |
| Luxembourg | 12.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 22 |
| Croatia | 8.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 22 |
| Poland | 8.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 22 |
| Cyprus | 4.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 22 |
| Romania | 2.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 22 |
| Bulgaria | 2.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 22 |
| Lithuania | 2.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 21 of 22 |
| Finland | 0.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 22 of 22 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Malta | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 13,778.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 13,858.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,631.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 22 |
| France | 2,529.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 22 |
| Spain | 1,128.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 22 |
| Netherlands | 992.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 22 |
| Italy | 673.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 22 |
| Austria | 571.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 22 |
| Belgium | 185.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 22 |
| Portugal | 174.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 22 |
| Ireland | 77.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 22 |
| Hungary | 35.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 22 |
| Czechia | 33.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 22 |
| Slovenia | 20.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 22 |
| Greece | 16.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 22 |
| Slovakia | 14.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 22 |
| Luxembourg | 12.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 22 |
| Poland | 8.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 22 |
| Croatia | 8.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 22 |
| Cyprus | 4.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 22 |
| Romania | 2.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 22 |
| Bulgaria | 2.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 22 |
| Lithuania | 2.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 21 of 22 |
| Finland | 0.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 22 of 22 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Malta | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 14,044.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 14,127.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,044.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 22 |
| France | 2,606.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 22 |
| Spain | 1,142.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 22 |
| Netherlands | 1,014.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 22 |
| Italy | 717.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 22 |
| Austria | 614.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 22 |
| Belgium | 189.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 22 |
| Portugal | 182.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 22 |
| Ireland | 80.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 22 |
| Hungary | 35.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 22 |
| Czechia | 32.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 22 |
| Slovenia | 20.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 22 |
| Greece | 18.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 22 |
| Slovakia | 14.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 22 |
| Luxembourg | 12.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 22 |
| Poland | 9.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 22 |
| Croatia | 8.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 22 |
| Cyprus | 6.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 22 |
| Bulgaria | 3.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 22 |
| Lithuania | 3.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 22 |
| Romania | 3.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 21 of 22 |
| Finland | 0.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 22 of 22 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Malta | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 14,678.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 14,762.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,144.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 22 |
| France | 2,611.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 22 |
| Spain | 1,134.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 22 |
| Netherlands | 1,022.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 22 |
| Italy | 704.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 22 |
| Austria | 614.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 22 |
| Belgium | 192.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 22 |
| Portugal | 174.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 22 |
| Ireland | 80.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 22 |
| Hungary | 35.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 22 |
| Czechia | 33.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 22 |
| Slovenia | 20.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 22 |
| Greece | 18.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 22 |
| Slovakia | 14.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 22 |
| Luxembourg | 12.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 22 |
| Cyprus | 11.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 22 |
| Poland | 10.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 22 |
| Croatia | 8.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 22 |
| Bulgaria | 3.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 22 |
| Lithuania | 3.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 22 |
| Romania | 2.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 21 of 22 |
| Finland | 0.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 22 of 22 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Malta | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 14,772.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 14,856.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| Area | Value and caveat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,658.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 1 of 23 |
| France | 2,687.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 2 of 23 |
| Spain | 1,154.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 3 of 23 |
| Netherlands | 1,060.4 million transactions ECB series 1 | 4 of 23 |
| Italy | 732.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 5 of 23 |
| Austria | 648.7 million transactions ECB series 1 | 6 of 23 |
| Belgium | 197.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 7 of 23 |
| Portugal | 176.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 8 of 23 |
| Ireland | 74.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | 9 of 23 |
| Hungary | 35.9 million transactions ECB series 1 | 10 of 23 |
| Czechia | 32.6 million transactions ECB series 1 | 11 of 23 |
| Slovenia | 21.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 12 of 23 |
| Greece | 19.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 13 of 23 |
| Slovakia | 14.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 14 of 23 |
| Luxembourg | 13.3 million transactions ECB series 1 | 15 of 23 |
| Poland | 11.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 16 of 23 |
| Cyprus | 11.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 17 of 23 |
| Croatia | 9.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | 18 of 23 |
| Bulgaria | 3.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 19 of 23 |
| Lithuania | 3.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 20 of 23 |
| Romania | 3.1 million transactions ECB series 1 | 21 of 23 |
| Malta | 1.8 million transactions ECB series 1 | 22 of 23 |
| Finland | 0.2 million transactions ECB series 1 | 23 of 23 |
| Estonia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Latvia | Not published by the ECB for this country/period ECB series 1 | Unranked |
| Euro area | 15,484.5 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |
| European Union | 15,571.0 million transactions ECB series 1 | ECB aggregate — unranked |