Credit card use in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands - statistics & facts
Money makes the world go around, and this is also the case in the Benelux region. One preferred way of conducting money transfers in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands is by card. In 2016, Luxembourg had approximately 216 card payments per capita compared to 151 in Belgium and 232 in the Netherlands. Like in other European countries, credit and debit cards are a popular form of digital payment methods for either physical purchases in brick-and-mortar-stores or for online purchases. One could argue, however, whether credit cards, cards which allow the holder to take short-term loans without the need for calculating their remaining balance before making a transaction, are really used often in the Benelux region.
