Estimates are that China in 2022 had as many POS terminals as the United States, India, and Russia combined. This is according to a model that tried to estimate the total amount of payment terminals in use across various countries in the world. The 10 countries listed here only partially match the most populous countries in the world. India, for example, had noticeable less POS terminals than China - despite both countries having a similar population size. Noticeable countries that were not in this list, but did rank among the top 10 countries in the world according to population, were Nigeria and Bangladesh. Nigeria ranked among the world's most unbanked countries.
Leading countries in the world with the highest number of POS terminals as of 2022
(in millions)
number of POS terminals in use; The source did not provide per capita figures
Supplementary notes
All figures provided are estimates.
The source did not provide data on other countries and/or other years, and did not clarify the year for the data provided. It is assumed that it refers to 2022 - as the source usually reports either 2022 or 2027 in its studies as of May 2023.
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Juniper Research. (May 30, 2023). Leading countries in the world with the highest number of POS terminals as of 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388314/pos-terminal-number-by-country/
Juniper Research. "Leading countries in the world with the highest number of POS terminals as of 2022 (in millions)." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388314/pos-terminal-number-by-country/
Juniper Research. (2023). Leading countries in the world with the highest number of POS terminals as of 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388314/pos-terminal-number-by-country/
Juniper Research. "Leading Countries in The World with The Highest Number of Pos Terminals as of 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388314/pos-terminal-number-by-country/
Juniper Research, Leading countries in the world with the highest number of POS terminals as of 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388314/pos-terminal-number-by-country/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Leading countries in the world with the highest number of POS terminals as of 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Juniper Research, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388314/pos-terminal-number-by-country/
