In the European Union member states, the amount of POS (point of sale) terminals has risen to around 16,9 million in 2019. Around 11,7 million of those are in the Euro area. As of the end of 2018, there were a little over 15.5 million point of sale terminals processing payments, reported across the whole European Union. This means that the number has gone up steeply from 2018 to 2019.
Total number of POS terminals reported in the European Union 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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