Source: Danmarks Nationalbank
Of the total card turnover in Denmark in 2024, the vast majority, kr. 616 billion, came from transactions made by Danes, while the remaining kr. 45 billion came from transactions made by foreigners. In comparison, Danes reached a card turnover of kr. 158 billion abroad in 2024, which is 16 percent higher than in 2023.
Keep track of the daily card turnover
As a supplement to the quarterly payment statistics, which include information on the total card turnover in Denmark, Danmarks Nationalbank continuously publishes payment statistics based on daily payment card transactions in the card acquiring market in Denmark. The information is collected from six card payment acquirers in Denmark and is therefore not a complete record. This means that there will be differences in the coverage of the two statistics. Despite this, the development in card turnover in Denmark is comparable for the two statistics. In the daily payment statistics, one can already see how card turnover has developed up to and including January 19, 2025.
There are particularly large differences between the two reports in the period from the 2nd quarter og 2020 to the 2nd quarter of 2021. Part of the explanation for the differences in this period is the changed consumption and payment patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic.