Annual credit card spending in Italy 2000-2022, in local currency and USD
In 2021, the value of credit card transactions in Italy reached over 84 billion euros - an sizable increase when compared to 2020. A glance at the graph reveals the increasing popularity of this payment method up until COVID-19: throughout the period considered, the value of credit card transactions in the country grew nearly twofold. In fact, the value of such transactions registered in 2012 amounted to approximately 49.6 billion euros.