Card expenditure
Turespaña. IN-HOUSE PROCESSING BY THE PAYMENT NETWORK SISTEMA DE TARJETAS Y MEDIOS DE PAGO
Study of transactions carried out in Spain using bank cards issued abroad, compiled by Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago, which combines the main payment networks in Spain.
Graphs over time

Latest available data
2nd semester 2019 | % annual variance | 1st sem. 2018 | 2nd sem. 2018 | |
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Expenditure using foreign bank cards (millions €) | 21.815,9 | 10,2% | 19.802,0 | 18.177,4 |
Average expenditure per transaction (€) | 72 | -6,5% | 77 | 78 |
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- Expenditure using foreign bank cards
Name:Expenditure using bank cards
Operation:Banking system records
Source:Turespaña, in-house processing of data from Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago
First record:2016
Frequency:Six-monthly
Units:Euro
Description:Expenditure by bank card holders not resident in Spain via Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago, the payment network grouping 4B, Euro6000, and ServiRed.
- Average expenditure per transaction
Name:Average expenditure per transaction
Operation:Banking system records
Source:Turespaña, in-house processing of data from Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago
First record:2016
Frequency:Six-monthly
Units:Euro
Description:Average expenditure per transaction by bank card holders not resident in Spain via Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago, the payment network grouping 4B, Euro6000, and ServiRed.
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