Annual adoption of cash by consumers, online or offline, in Belgium 2019-2024
The share of cash transactions at POS (Point-of-Sale) in Belgium declined by 11 percentage points between 2019 and 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 2019, the share of respondents using cash transactions at POS (Point-of-Sale) stood at 68 percent, which declined to 57 percent in 2023. Moreover, during the same period, cash paid in advance and cash on delivery for online payments stayed relatively stable, both ranging between ten to 14 percent.
