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Metrics type: Supporting MetricsCategory: Payment Gateway

At a glance

Total count of successful Klarna BNPL orders in the period. Klarna order-volume divided by this gives Klarna AOV (typically 30 to 45% above card AOV).

Calculation

Calculated automatically from your Klarna data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.

Worked example

“Helle Mode” (German DTC fashion), 30 days ending 02 May 26. What the merchant should notice:
  1. 7,460 Klarna orders is roughly 35% of total order count for Helle Mode, consistent with a German fashion brand at maturity of Klarna integration.
  2. Pay in 30 days dominates with 65% of order count. German consumer preference; Pay in 4 grows but slower.
  3. Slice it at 4.3% of count contributes 17.6% of volume. Higher AOV justifies the friction (consumer credit check).
  4. A 15% drop in count triggers alert. Common causes: Klarna approval rate dropped (issuer-side risk model tightening); checkout-page Klarna placement changed; competitive BNPL added (Afterpay).

Sibling cards merchants should reference together

Reconciling against the vendor’s own dashboard

Where to look: Klarna Merchant Portal at portal.klarna.comOrders → All orders with status filter “Captured”. Why our number may differ: Cross-connector reconciliation:

Known limitations / merchant FAQs

Are authorised-but-not-captured orders counted? No. Once captured, they count. Klarna order with multiple line items, one transaction or many? One. The Klarna order is the unit. Cancelled-by-merchant Klarna orders, counted? No. Klarna refunds, do original orders still count? Yes. Refund is separate event in kla_refund_volume. Slice it vs Pay in 4, distinguishable here? No, this is a single count. Use kla_top_payment_methods. Klarna in-app purchases counted? Yes if they redirect to merchant checkout and complete via Klarna Payments. Klarna NYSE listing 2025, operational change? None. Public-listed Klarna AB continues operations as before.

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