The statistic illustrates the total number of transportation IC cards issued in Japan from 2014 to 2021. In 2021, the Japanese smart card market size for public transportation was forecasted to grow to approximately *** million pieces in circulation, up from about *** million issued IC cards in 2014.
fiscal years 2014 to 2016, the Japanese fiscal years runs from April 1 of the year stated to March 31 of the following year
Special properties
the market size is based on the total number of transportation IC cards issued
Supplementary notes
*Forecast.
Research targets were transportation IC Card issuers, wicket machines providers, SIers, etc.
Transportation IC cards indicate those IC cards that can be used as tickets for
public transportation systems such as trains and buses.
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Yano Research. (December 12, 2017). Total number of transportation IC smart cards issued in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2021 (in million pieces) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/794945/japan-transportation-ic-card-market-size/
Yano Research. "Total number of transportation IC smart cards issued in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2021 (in million pieces)." Chart. December 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794945/japan-transportation-ic-card-market-size/
Yano Research. (2017). Total number of transportation IC smart cards issued in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2021 (in million pieces). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794945/japan-transportation-ic-card-market-size/
Yano Research. "Total Number of Transportation Ic Smart Cards Issued in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2021 (in Million Pieces)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/794945/japan-transportation-ic-card-market-size/
Yano Research, Total number of transportation IC smart cards issued in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2021 (in million pieces) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/794945/japan-transportation-ic-card-market-size/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Total number of transportation IC smart cards issued in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2021 (in million pieces) [Graph], Yano Research, December 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/794945/japan-transportation-ic-card-market-size/
