Spain country report PPRO
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Payment methods in Spain

Here are the top takeaways you need to know about the Spanish e-commerce market:

  • The Spanish e-commerce market is worth US$97 billion today, will break the US$100 billion barrier in 2024 — and then just keep on growing.
  • Spaniards make more than 40% of their online purchases using a mobile device. To succeed in Spanish e-commerce, your payment experience must be optimized for mobile.
  • In 2023, the average Spanish online shopper will spend US$2,190 with e-commerce merchants. Within just four years, this figure will rise to US$3,076.
  • Spanish online shoppers use digital payment methods in over 50% of all transactions.Popular payment methods include PayPal and Sepa Direct Debit.
  • In 2022, Spanish online shoppers spent more than US$20 billion with e-commerce merchants based outside of Spain.
Population
Online Population
B2C E-commerce
Banked Population
Credit Card Population
E-commerce of Total Retail

Payment Method Breakdown

  • Card 44%
  • Cash 3%
  • Bank Transfer 18%
  • E-Wallet 31%
  • Other 4%
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Popular payment methods

Card Scheme Breakdown

  • Visa 59%
  • Mastercard 39%
  • American Express 2%
  • Local schemes 0%
  • Other 0%
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Cross-Border E-Commerce

76

Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border

23

Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce

20.2 bn $US

Value of cross-border e-commerce

Top cross-border shopping origin markets