Skip next section Germany most reliant on cash payment in Europe, survey finds02/26/2026 February 26, 2026 Germany most reliant on cash payment in Europe, survey findsGermany is the country most reliant on cash in Europe, a new survey shows, with Austria a close second, making the neighbors Europe's cash strongholds.
Of the 2,026 adults surveyed in Germany, 73% said cash was their most common payment method.
Frequent cash use stood at 61% in Switzerland, 58% in Ireland, 51% in France and 46% in the Netherlands.
Nordic countries were even less reliant on cash, with Finland at 42%, Denmark at 32% and Sweden at 25%.
In Germany, this stood at a meagre 2%, with only 1% in Austria saying they don…