Payment methods at POS in the Euro Area 2016, by purchase amount
This statistic displays the share of payment instruments made in the Euro area in 2016, by value range. In 2016, 93 percent of the point of sale (POS) payments under 5 euros were made using cash. When payments went over 100 euros, it was debit cards that were the most popular form of payment at POS, with 35 percent.