In fiscal year 2019, cash payments were estimated to account for 40.5 percent of the consumer spending in Japan. Credit cards were the leading cashless payment method with an estimated share of 21.3 percent.
Estimated distribution of consumer spending in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by payment method
fiscal year 2019; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
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*Based on data from the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, Bank of Japan, New Payment Report, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, and materials published by various companies and associations.
Credit cards include the settlement amount of corporate cards (estimated at three trillion Japanese yen and a share of one percent).
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Credit Saison. (November 13, 2020). Estimated distribution of consumer spending in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by payment method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228680/japan-distribution-of-consumer-spending-by-payment-method/
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Credit Saison. (2020). Estimated distribution of consumer spending in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by payment method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228680/japan-distribution-of-consumer-spending-by-payment-method/
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