Bank payment card penetration reached 146% in 2012 in the European Union, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.61% more than in the previous year.
Historically, bank payment card penetration in the European Union reached an all time high of 146% in 2012 and an all time low of 14.5% in 2010.
European Union has been ranked within the group of 44 countries we follow in terms of bank payment card penetration.
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