The share of cash transactions at POS (Point-of-Sale) in Saudi Arabia declined by 12 percentage points between 2019 and 2023. 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 75 percent, which declined to 63 percent in 2023. Moreover, the share of respondents paying cash on delivery for online transactions fell by four percentage points. On the other hand, during the same period, cash in advance for online payments rose by six percentage points.
Cash usage either for online payments or at POS in Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2023
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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Statista. (April 29, 2023). Cash usage either for online payments or at POS in Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428560/cash-adoption-in-saudi-arabia/
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Statista. (2023). Cash usage either for online payments or at POS in Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428560/cash-adoption-in-saudi-arabia/
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