As of the end of 2020, there were approximately 400,000 POS terminals reported to be in Portugal. This number has increased from the previous year, when there were around 386,000 POS devices in the country. While cash usage still amounts to 37 percent of retail payments (2019), this type of payment has become less popular over the last five years. By 2022, there were almost 408 thousand POS terminals in the country, the highest number so far.
Total number of POS terminals reported in Portugal 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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ECB, & Statista. (November 9, 2023). Total number of POS terminals reported in Portugal from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444556/number-of-pos-terminals-portugal/?session=70b1453d12dd2d65ccd0751cb0ec3687
ECB, und Statista. "Total number of POS terminals reported in Portugal from 2000 to 2022." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444556/number-of-pos-terminals-portugal/?session=70b1453d12dd2d65ccd0751cb0ec3687
ECB, Statista. (2023). Total number of POS terminals reported in Portugal from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444556/number-of-pos-terminals-portugal/?session=70b1453d12dd2d65ccd0751cb0ec3687
ECB, and Statista. "Total Number of Pos Terminals Reported in Portugal from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444556/number-of-pos-terminals-portugal/?session=70b1453d12dd2d65ccd0751cb0ec3687
ECB & Statista, Total number of POS terminals reported in Portugal from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444556/number-of-pos-terminals-portugal/?session=70b1453d12dd2d65ccd0751cb0ec3687 (last visited July 08, 2024)
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