CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Argentina»
Year
« ‹ 2013 › »
20092010201120122013
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)napnapnap627673
Population (thousands)napnapnap41,73342,203
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)napnapnap15,02715,936
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)napnapnap10.010.6
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		napnapnap4.9186.519
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		napnapnap4.5455.472
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)napnapnap4844
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap1,1551,051
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnap8.37.9
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)napnapnap59.658.2
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)napnapnap2222
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		napnapnap3.84.0
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)napnapnap00
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnap0.00.0
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number napnapnap8283
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants napnapnap2.02.0
Number of branches or offices: Total number napnapnap4,2824,341
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		napnapnap102.6102.9
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnav35,798
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)napnapnapnav1
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)napnapnapnav67
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnav1,597
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnapnav10.0
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)napnapnap1,1271,230
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnapnap9.2
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)napnapnap2729
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)napnapnap33
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap88101
Direct debits napnapnap3639
Cheques napnapnap9494
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap909996
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap421471
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap489526
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnapnap7.88.2
Direct debits napnapnap3.23.2
Cheques napnapnap8.37.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap80.781.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap37.338.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap43.442.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers napnapnapnap14.7
Direct debits napnapnapnap8.8
Cheques napnapnapnap0.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnapnap9.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnap11.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnap7.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers napnapnap2.12.4
Direct debits napnapnap0.90.9
Cheques napnapnap2.22.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap21.823.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap10.111.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap11.712.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers napnapnap242278
Direct debits napnapnap98107
Cheques napnapnap256257
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap2,4912,730
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap1,1521,289
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap1,3391,441
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)napnapnap21,33868,452
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnapnap100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnavnav
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnavnav
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnapnap1.95.6
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnapnapnap220.8
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)napnapnap12
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)napnapnap58188
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)napnapnap1,208,0151,332,138
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnap-0.3
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)napnapnap1,0721,083
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap28,94631,565
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnapnap192.6198.1
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)napnapnap3,3103,650
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap876,508988,361
Direct debits napnapnap12,2839,226
Cheques napnapnap266,248274,694
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap52,97559,857
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap18,60120,894
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap34,37438,963
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnapnap72.674.2
Direct debits napnapnap1.00.7
Cheques napnapnap22.020.6
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap4.44.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap1.51.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap2.82.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers napnapnapnap1.9
Direct debits napnapnapnap-32.1
Cheques napnapnapnap-6.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnapnap2.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnap1.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnap2.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnapnap9,9129,740
Direct debits napnapnap344237
Cheques napnapnap2,8452,932
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap5860
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap4444
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap7074
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnapnap21,00323,419
Direct debits napnapnap294219
Cheques napnapnap6,3806,509
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap1,2691,418
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap446495
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap824923
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers napnapnap139.8147.0
Direct debits napnapnap2.01.4
Cheques napnapnap42.540.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap8.48.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap3.03.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap5.55.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap2,4012,708
Direct debits napnapnap3425
Cheques napnapnap729753
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap145164
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap5157
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap94107
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)napnapnap26,906919,532
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnapnap100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnavnav
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnavnav
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnapnap2.269.0
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnap2,989.5
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)napnapnap1,26113,433
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap64521,788
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)napnapnap676720
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnapnap6.5
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		napnapnap1617
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		napnapnap1,853,1781,973,195
Volume of withdrawals/deposits broken down by cash withdrawals,
 cash deposits and e-money loading and unloading transactions
 (millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap661704
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap660703
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap10
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnap665706
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnap53
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnapnap1517
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap1517
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap97.897.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap97.697.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap0.20.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap2.22.3
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap2.22.3
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnapnap6.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnap6.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnap-83.7
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnap6.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnap-40.3
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnap11.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnap11.1
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap1617
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap1617
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap00
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap00
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap00
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap1,8121,928
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap1,8091,927
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap31
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnap1,8221,935
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnap138
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap4146
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap4146
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)napnapnap118,181125,429
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnap-4.1
Average value per transaction (USD)napnapnap175174
Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap2,8322,972
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnapnap18.818.7
Daily average value (USD millions)napnapnap324344
Value of withdrawals/deposits broken down by cash withdrawals,
 cash deposits and e-money loading and unloading transactions
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap108,836117,899
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap108,712117,872
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap12427
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnap109,485118,273
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnap773401
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnapnap9,3467,530
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap9,3467,530
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap92.194.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap92.094.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap0.10.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap7.96.0
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap7.96.0
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnapnap-2.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnap-2.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnap-80.2
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnap-2.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnap-53.1
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnap-27.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnap-27.2
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap165168
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap165168
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap105141
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnap165167
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnap161140
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap625453
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap625453
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap2,6082,794
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap2,6052,793
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap31
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap224178
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap224178
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap17.417.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap17.317.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap0.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap1.51.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap1.51.1
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap298323
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap298323
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap00
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnap300324
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnap21
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap2621
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap2621
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total napnapnap70,35977,606
With a cash function napnapnap26,88329,884
With a debit function napnapnap26,88329,884
With a delayed debit function napnapnap579579
With a credit function napnapnap42,89747,144
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the number of cards
 (% change on previous year)
Total napnapnapnap10.3
With a cash function napnapnapnap11.2
With a debit function napnapnapnap11.2
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnap0.0
With a credit function napnapnapnap9.9
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards per inhabitant
 (units)
Total napnapnap1.691.84
With a cash function napnapnap0.640.71
With a debit function napnapnap0.640.71
With a delayed debit function napnapnap0.010.01
With a credit function napnapnap1.031.12
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals
 (thousands)
POS terminals napnapnap376397
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnap376397
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnapnap1213
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap1213
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnap1213
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals napnapnapnap5.5
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnap5.5
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnapnapnap7.1
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnapnap7.1
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnap7.1
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals napnapnap0.0090.009
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnap0.0090.009
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnapnap0.0000.000
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap0.0000.000
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnap0.0000.000
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap