Cash use in Austria, by situation 2024

The share of cash transactions at POS (Point-of-Sale) in Austria declined by six 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 86 percent, which declined to 80 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Moreover, cash paid in advance for online payments also declined from 28 percent to 20 percent during the same period. The share of respondents paying through cash on delivery stayed about the same at around 8 percent.

Cash usage either for online payments or at POS in Austria from 2018 to 2nd quarter of 2024

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

Austria

Survey time period

July 3, 2023, to June 17, 2024

Number of respondents

12,000+ per country

Age group

18-64 years

Special properties

Residential online population; 12-month rolling average

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The questions were phrased by the source as follows: "How have you paid in stores, restaurants and other points of sale in the past 12 months? (multi-pick)" and "How have you conducted payments online in the past 12 months? (multi-pick)".

Some countries in Statista's Consumer Insights are part of an extended questionnaire. More information on the methodology can be found here.

For countries/territories receiving the extended questionnaire, Statista's Consumer Insights utilizes a rolling survey system with four survey waves per year: The most recent data set contains the interviews of the last 12 months. This ensures trend stability and more interviews available for analysis.

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