BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, April 5. The number of Mastercard payment cards in circulation in Kyrgyzstan increased by 2.4 times by the beginning of 2024 over a five-year period, Trend reports.
According to the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, the number of Mastercard cards in circulation on January 1, 2019, was 22,641, and by the beginning of 2024, it had risen to 55,322.
However, fluctuations are observed during growth periods. The highest number of Mastercard cards in the country was registered on January 1, 2022, at 70,084 cards.
The growth dynamics of the number of Mastercard cards from January 1, 2019, to January 1, 2024 are as follows:
|
Year |
Quantity |
Growth compared to 2019 (%) |
|
2019 |
22,641 cards |
- - - |
|
2020 |
54,387 cards |
+140 percent |
|
2021 |
67,882 cards |
+199.82 percent |
|
2022 |
70,084 cards |
+209.54 percent |
|
2023 |
56,685 cards |
+150.36 percent |
|
2024 |
55,322 cards |
+144.34 percent |
-
Meanwhile, the share of Mastercard payment cards in circulation in Kyrgyzstan accounted for 0.8 percent of the total number of payment cards in the country at the beginning of the current year. In total, the number of bank payment cards circulating in Kyrgyzstan exceeded 6.89 million by January 1, 2024.