(65%) show that cash usage can be quite sticky
(10%) show how digital payment infrastructure correlates with economic development
Wealthy nations are nearly cashless:
The poorest countries rely more on cash:
Japan at 60% is remarkably high for such a technologically advanced nation - cultural preference for cash persists despite infrastructure
Germany at 51% is an anomaly among wealthy European nations, likely due to cultural privacy concerns
Italy at 62% stands out in Western Europe, possibly linked to informal economy prevalence