Quarterly adoption of cash by consumers, online or offline, in Japan 2018-2024
The share of cash transactions at POS (Point-of-Sale) in Japan declined by 16 percent between 2018 and the second quarter of 2024. This is according to two different questions asked throughout multiple surveys from Statista's Consumer Insights. The numbers shown here refer to a rolling 12-month share of respondents who indicated they used cash in a brick and mortar shop or whilst shopping online. In 2018, the share of respondents using cash transactions at POS (Point-of-Sale) stood at 84 percent, which declined to 68 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Moreover, during the same period, cash paid in advance and cash on delivery for online payments declined by four and five percent, respectively.