Germany POS Software Market Share
2024 Total Retail Sales: €435 Billion ($470 Billion), up 1.1% from 2023
- Largest EMEA economy €4.2 Trillion ($4.6 Trillion)
- 3rd Largest retail market in the region
- 2nd Largest EMEA POS Installed Base
- 3.4% unemployment
- €5,163 ($5,590 USD) per capita retail sales
Key Trends
- Germany has one of the world’s highest living standards and has been the prime target for refugees.
- Home to some of the world’s largest retailers, and Diebold Nixdorf, a key POS vendor in the region.
- Top 4 retailers have 75%+ of the food market, with discounters (Aldi, Lidl) sharing 30% between them.
- German retailers have been successful in expanding globally: Metro (20 countries outside Germany), Lidl (9,000+ stores outside of Germany), Aldi (notably 2,466 in the US), and Rewe (several European countries). Approximately 40% of these retailers’ total sales come from foreign countries.
- Germany POS Software Market Share
IHL Products Available for German POS Market
2025 EMEA Merchant POS/mPOS Software ISV List with Marketshare – This product is a list of over 184 top POS ISVs (independent software vendors) in the EMEA POS and mPOS markets for merchants and retailers. It is inclusive of those that make their own POS equipment like NCR, Oracle, Oracle/MICROS, Fujitsu and others, as well as pure software players like Aptos, OneView Commerce, and others. This list also includes the mPOS players such as Square, Toast, Clover, etc.
2025 EMEA Retail POS Terminal Study – Includes trends, barriers and shipments by country for purpose-built POS Terminals. Includes installed base, shipments and forecasts. Includes country level data.
2025 EMEA Retail Store Location Chain Sizing with POS – This includes the number of retailers by size and by segment. This is great for Total Available Market for POS and mPOS.
2024 Global POS Terminal Hardware Market Share – This includes shipments by traditional POS Vendors such as Diebold Nixdorf, NCR, HP, and many others. Includes historical shipments, installed base and forecast.
2025 Global mPOS Terminal Hardware Market Share – This includes shipments of mPOS terminals including HP, Panasonic, Huawai, Samsung and others. Includes historical shipments, installed base and forecast.