ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 5. The number of Visa International payment cards in Kazakhstan has more than doubled over the past five years, Trend reports.
The data of the Central Bank of Kazakhstan shows that as of January 1, 2024, there were 37.5 million Visa cards in circulation in Kazakhstan, while as of January 1, 2019, there were only 14.8 million cards in circulation.
Dynamics of growth in the number of visa cards from January 1, 2019, to January 1, 2024:
| Year | Quantity | Growth compared to 2019 (%) |
| 2019 | 14.8 million | - - - |
| 2020 | 16.1 million | + 8.7 percent |
| 2021 | 22.3 million | + 50.8 percent |
| 2022 | 28.9 million | + 95.1 percent |
| 2023 | 33.3 million | + 124.8 percent |
| 2024 |
37.5 million |
+ 153.3 percent |
Notably, as of January 1, 2024, Kazakhstan had 74.5 million payment cards in use. Debit cards account for 8.8 percent of all payment cards in the country, with credit cards accounting for 16.4 percent. Debit cards with credit limitations and prepaid cards comprise 2.8 percent of the total.
