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Credit Cards in Sweden

Publisher Euromonitor International
Published Jan 21, 2026
Length 28 Pages
SKU # EP20807559

Description

The number of credit cards in Sweden is declining as consumers increasingly shift to debit cards, which have come to be seen as a default everyday payment method by many Swedes. Nonetheless, credit card usage is going up amongst those that still hold such cards, with significant room remaining for a further increase in the frequency of use.

Euromonitor International's Credit Card Transactions in Sweden report establishes the size and structure of the market for ATMs cards, smart cards, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, pre-paid cards and store cards. It looks at key players in the market (issuers and operators), number of cards in circulation, numbers transactions and value of transactions. It offers strategic analysis of sector forecasts and trends to watch.

Product coverage: Commercial Credit Card Transactions, Personal Credit Card Transactions.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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* Get a detailed picture of the Credit Card Transactions market;
* Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
* Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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28 Pages
Credit Cards in Sweden
Euromonitor International
January 2026
List Of Contents And Tables
CREDIT CARDS IN SWEDEN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Credit card usage rising amongst loyal customers
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Shift towards debit cards
Usage rising while numbers fall
WHAT’S NEXT?
Ongoing rise in number of transactions
Online transactions continue to grow despite concerns
Credit card operators make little difference in consumers’ choice of bank
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
High levels of merchant acceptance mean consumers show little differentiation between Mastercard and Visa
Little movement amongst issuers
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 2 Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 3 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 6 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 7 Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 8 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 9 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 10 Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 11 Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 12 Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 13 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 14 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 15 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 16 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 17 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 18 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 19 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 20 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 21 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 22 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 23 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 24 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 25 Forecast Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 26 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 27 Forecast Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 28 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 29 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 30 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 31 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 32 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 33 Forecast Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 34 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 35 Forecast Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 36 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
FINANCIAL CARDS AND PAYMENTS IN SWEDEN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Sweden a candidate to become world’s first cashless society
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Ongoing shift towards debit cards
Scepticism about move toward cashless society
Growing use of cards stored in apps
WHAT’S NEXT?
Focus on development of mobile solutions
Swish providing challenge for cards
Future of BNPL remains to be seen
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Four banks dominate
Small banks see strong growth
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 37 Number of POS Terminals: Units 2020-2025
Table 38 Number of ATMs: Units 2020-2025
Table 39 Value Lost to Fraud 2020-2025
Table 40 Card Expenditure by Location 2025
Table 41 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2020-2025
Table 42 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2025
MARKET DATA
Table 43 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 44 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2020-2025
Table 45 Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 46 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
Table 47 Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 48 Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
Table 49 M-Commerce by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 50 M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 51 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 52 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 53 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 54 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 55 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 56 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2025-2030
Table 57 Forecast Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 58 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
Table 59 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 60 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
Table 61 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 62 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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