CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Argentina»
Year
« ‹ 2014 › »
20102011201220132014
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)napnap627673617
Population (thousands)napnap41,73342,20342,670
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)napnap15,02715,93614,470
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)napnap10.010.621.4
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		napnap4.9186.5198.467
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		napnap4.5455.4728.115
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)napnap484442
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnap1,1551,051993
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnap8.37.97.2
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)napnap59.658.256.0
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)napnap222220
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		napnap3.84.03.4
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)napnap000
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnap0.00.00.0
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number napnap828382
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants napnap2.02.01.9
Number of branches or offices: Total number napnap4,2824,3414,402
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		napnap102.6102.9103.2
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnav35,79838,621
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)napnapnav11
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)napnapnav6765
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnav1,5971,529
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnav10.010.6
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)napnap1,1271,2301,385
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnap9.212.6
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)napnap272932
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)napnap334
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers napnap88101123
Direct debits napnap363943
Cheques napnap949491
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap9099961,128
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap421471516
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap489526612
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnap7.88.28.9
Direct debits napnap3.23.23.1
Cheques napnap8.37.66.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap80.781.081.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap37.338.237.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap43.442.744.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers napnapnap14.721.1
Direct debits napnapnap8.810.0
Cheques napnapnap0.1-2.5
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap9.613.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap11.99.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap7.616.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers napnap2.12.42.9
Direct debits napnap0.90.91.0
Cheques napnap2.22.22.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap21.823.626.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap10.111.112.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap11.712.514.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers napnap242278337
Direct debits napnap98107117
Cheques napnap256257250
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap2,4912,7303,090
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap1,1521,2891,413
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap1,3391,4411,677
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)napnap21,33868,45281,704
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnap100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnavnavnav
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnavnavnav
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnap1.95.65.9
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnapnap220.819.4
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)napnap122
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)napnap58188224
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)napnap1,208,0151,332,1381,262,931
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnap-0.3-21.9
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)napnap1,0721,083912
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnap28,94631,56529,598
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnap192.6198.1204.6
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)napnap3,3103,6503,460
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnap876,508988,361957,215
Direct debits napnap12,2839,2267,404
Cheques napnap266,248274,694237,994
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap52,97559,85760,318
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap18,60120,89420,121
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap34,37438,96340,196
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnap72.674.275.8
Direct debits napnap1.00.70.6
Cheques napnap22.020.618.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap4.44.54.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap1.51.61.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap2.82.93.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers napnapnap1.9-20.2
Direct debits napnapnap-32.1-33.9
Cheques napnapnap-6.7-28.6
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap2.1-17.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap1.5-20.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap2.5-15.0
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnapnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnap9,9129,7407,789
Direct debits napnap344237173
Cheques napnap2,8452,9322,605
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap586053
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap444439
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap707466
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnap21,00323,41922,433
Direct debits napnap294219174
Cheques napnap6,3806,5095,578
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap1,2691,4181,414
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap446495472
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap824923942
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers napnap139.8147.0155.0
Direct debits napnap2.01.41.2
Cheques napnap42.540.838.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap8.48.99.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap3.03.13.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap5.55.86.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnap2,4012,7082,623
Direct debits napnap342520
Cheques napnap729753652
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap145164165
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap515755
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap94107110
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)napnap26,906919,532893,725
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnap100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnavnavnav
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnavnavnav
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnap2.269.070.8
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnap2,989.5-19.9
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)napnap1,26113,43310,939
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnap64521,78820,945
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)napnap676720786
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnap6.59.1
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		napnap161718
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		napnap1,853,1781,973,1952,153,671
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 napnap661704767
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap660703767
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap100
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap665706770
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap532
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnap151719
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap151719
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap97.897.797.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap97.697.797.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap0.20.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnap2.22.32.4
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap2.22.32.4
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 napnapnap6.49.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap6.59.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap-83.7-45.3
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnap6.29.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnap-40.3-13.1
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap11.113.0
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap11.113.0
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap161718
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap161718
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap000
Cash withdrawals:total napnap000
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap000
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap1,8121,9282,102
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap1,8091,9272,102
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap310
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap1,8221,9352,109
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap1387
Cash withdrawals:total napnap414651
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap414651
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)napnap118,181125,429110,338
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnap-4.1-27.5
Average value per transaction (USD)napnap175174140
Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnap2,8322,9722,586
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnap18.818.717.9
Daily average value (USD millions)napnap324344302
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 napnap108,836117,899103,999
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap108,712117,872103,994
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap124275
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap109,485118,273104,278
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap773401284
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnap9,3467,5306,338
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap9,3467,5306,338
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap92.194.094.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap92.094.094.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap0.10.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnap7.96.05.7
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap7.96.05.7
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 napnapnap-2.1-27.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap-2.0-27.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap-80.2-83.4
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnap-2.3-27.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnap-53.1-41.6
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnap-27.2-30.6
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnap-27.2-30.6
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap165168136
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap165168136
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap10514152
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap165167135
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap161140114
Cash withdrawals:total napnap625453337
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap625453337
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap2,6082,7942,437
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap2,6052,7932,437
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap310
Cash withdrawals:total napnap224178149
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap224178149
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap17.417.516.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap17.317.516.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap0.00.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnap1.51.11.0
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap1.51.11.0
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap298323285
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap298323285
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap000
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap300324286
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap211
Cash withdrawals:total napnap262117
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnap262117
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total napnap70,35977,60687,233
With a cash function napnap26,88329,88436,325
With a debit function napnap26,88329,88436,325
With a delayed debit function napnap579579572
With a credit function napnap42,89747,14450,335
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 napnapnap10.312.4
With a cash function napnapnap11.221.6
With a debit function napnapnap11.221.6
With a delayed debit function napnapnap0.0-1.2
With a credit function napnapnap9.96.8
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 napnap1.691.842.04
With a cash function napnap0.640.710.85
With a debit function napnap0.640.710.85
With a delayed debit function napnap0.010.010.01
With a credit function napnap1.031.121.18
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 napnap376397422
EFTPOS terminals: total napnap376397422
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnap121313
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnap121313
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnap121313
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals napnapnap5.56.3
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnap5.56.3
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnapnap7.14.1
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap7.14.1
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnap7.14.1
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals napnap0.0090.0090.010
EFTPOS terminals: total napnap0.0090.0090.010
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnap0.0000.0000.000
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnap0.0000.0000.000
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnap0.0000.0000.000
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap