Japan: cashless payment volume by instrument type | Statista

In 2021, more than 10.6 billion e-money payments were made in Japan. The number of payments with electronic money, comprised of IC-type e-money and QR code and barcode payments, has significantly increased in recent years.

Number of cashless payments in Japan from 2017 to 2021, by instrument type (in millions)

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2017 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The release date is the date of last update.

Credit transfers: transactions handled by the Zengin System and other retail payment networks (domestic only); excluding credit transfers through on-us accounts.
Checks: transactions handled by all bill and check clearing systems in Japan.
Payments by card with a debit function: based on data from four debit card networks (J-Debit, JCB, VISA, and UnionPay).
E-money payments: figures include QR and barcode payments from 2018 onwards.

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