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Payment methods in Netherlands

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

Almost one fifth of retail spending in the Netherlands is now online. In 2023, that came to US$43 billion and is expected to rise to US$63 billion by 2027.
The average Dutch online shopper spends US$2,536 a year with e-commerce merchants. By 2027, this is expected to rise to US$3,634.
The Dutch buy almost 40% of their online purchases using a mobile device.
The Dutch use cards to pay for just 14% of all online transactions. The most popular digital payment method is the bank-transfer method iDEAL, which has a 58% market share.
The Dutch make 16% of their online purchases, worth US$6.2 billion, with e-commerce merchants based outside of the country.

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Population

Online Population

B2C E-commerce

Banked Population

Credit Card Population

E-commerce of Total Retail

Payment Method Breakdown

Card 14%
Cash 1%
Bank Transfer 62%
E-Wallet 11%
Other 12%

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Payment Methods in Netherlands

iDEAL Bank transfer Consumer countries:

Trustly Bank transfer Consumer countries:

FLOA Pay BNPL Consumer countries:

Scalapay BNPL Consumer countries:

Card Scheme Breakdown

Visa 5%
Mastercard 94%
American Express 0%
Local schemes 0%
Other 0%

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Cross-Border E-Commerce

Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border

Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce

6.2 bn $US

Value of cross-border e-commerce

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Top cross-border shopping origin markets