In 2020, there were around 12.1 million POS (point of sale) terminals in the Eurozone countries. As of the end of 2018, there were approximately 10.8 million point of sale terminals processing cashless payments in the whole Euro area, meaning that there has been a sharp increase. The Eurozone POS terminals account for a large share of the European Union POS terminals, which amounted to almost 16,9 million in 2019.
Total number of POS terminals reported in the euro area from 2000 to 2022
The percentage changes have been calculated by Statista; The source significantly changed its database in November 2023. This may mean methodology changes, or not all EU-27 countries reporting the same figures.
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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