CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Argentina»
Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
20122013201420152016
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)627673617709607
Population (thousands)41,73342,20342,67043,13243,590
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)15,02715,93614,47016,42913,923
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)10.010.621.416.132.3
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		4.9186.5198.46712.94715.930
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		4.5455.4728.1159.24614.769
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)4844423737
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,1551,051993857856
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)8.37.97.27.36.6
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)59.658.256.059.557.5
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)2222202129
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		3.84.03.44.25.1
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)00000
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)0.00.00.00.00.0
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 8283827982
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 2.02.01.91.81.9
Number of branches or offices: Total number 4,2824,3414,4024,4634,551
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		102.6102.9103.2103.5104.4
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)nav35,79838,62158,46267,583
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)nav1112
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)nav67656280
Value per inhabitant (USD)nav1,5971,5291,4431,835
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nav10.010.68.813.2
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)1,1271,2301,3851,5481,798
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		nap9.212.611.816.2
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)2729323641
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)33445
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 88101123143171
Direct debits 3639434753
Cheques 9494918986
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 9099961,1281,2691,488
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 421471516587683
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 489526612682803
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav2
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 7.88.28.99.29.5
Direct debits 3.23.23.13.02.9
Cheques 8.37.66.65.84.8
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 80.781.081.482.082.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 37.338.237.237.938.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 43.442.744.244.144.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav0.1
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers nap14.721.116.020.1
Direct debits nap8.810.09.412.7
Cheques nap0.1-2.5-2.5-3.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap9.613.212.517.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap11.99.613.916.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap7.616.411.417.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnavnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 2.12.42.93.33.9
Direct debits 0.90.91.01.11.2
Cheques 2.22.22.12.12.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 21.823.626.429.434.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 10.111.112.113.615.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11.712.514.315.818.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav0.0
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 242278337391469
Direct debits 98107117128144
Cheques 256257250244236
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 2,4912,7303,0903,4784,076
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,1521,2891,4131,6091,871
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1,3391,4411,6771,8692,200
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav5
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)21,33868,45281,70498,951120,867
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)navnavnavnavnav
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)navnavnavnavnav
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)1.95.65.96.46.7
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)nap220.819.421.122.1
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)12223
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)58188224271331
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)1,208,0151,332,1381,262,9311,483,6441,317,262
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap-0.3-21.91.2-32.9
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)1,0721,083912959733
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)28,94631,56529,59834,39830,219
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)192.6198.1204.6209.4217.0
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)3,3103,6503,4604,0653,609
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 876,508988,361957,2151,141,4511,042,245
Direct debits 12,2839,2267,4049,6219,117
Cheques 266,248274,694237,994254,794194,371
Card and e-money payments: Total value 52,97559,85760,31877,77871,529
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 18,60120,89420,12125,16022,114
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 34,37438,96340,19652,61849,319
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav96
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 72.674.275.876.979.1
Direct debits 1.00.70.60.60.7
Cheques 22.020.618.817.214.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value 4.44.54.85.25.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1.51.61.61.71.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2.82.93.23.53.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav0.0
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers nap1.9-20.22.7-31.0
Direct debits nap-32.1-33.911.9-28.4
Cheques nap-6.7-28.6-7.8-42.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap2.1-17.011.1-30.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap1.5-20.67.7-33.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap2.5-15.012.8-29.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnavnavnavnav
Other payment instruments napnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 9,9129,7407,7898,0036,085
Direct debits 344237173206173
Cheques 2,8452,9322,6052,8612,252
Card and e-money payments: Total value 5860536148
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4444394332
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7074667761
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav49
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 21,00323,41922,43326,46423,910
Direct debits 294219174223209
Cheques 6,3806,5095,5785,9074,459
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,2691,4181,4141,8031,641
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 446495472583507
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8249239421,2201,131
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav2
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 139.8147.0155.0161.1171.7
Direct debits 2.01.41.21.41.5
Cheques 42.540.838.536.032.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8.48.99.811.011.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3.03.13.33.63.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5.55.86.57.48.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav0.0
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 2,4012,7082,6233,1272,855
Direct debits 3425202625
Cheques 729753652698533
Card and e-money payments: Total value 145164165213196
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5157556961
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 94107110144135
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav0
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)26,906919,532893,7251,069,892981,698
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)navnavnavnavnav
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)navnavnavnavnav
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)2.269.070.872.174.5
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap2,989.5-19.93.1-30.7
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)1,26113,43310,93910,8128,122
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)64521,78820,94524,80522,521
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)676720786883971
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		nap6.59.112.310.0
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		1617182022
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		1,853,1781,973,1952,153,6712,418,0252,660,405
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 661704767862949
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		660703767862948
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		10001
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 665706770864951
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 53223
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country 1517192122
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1517192122
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 97.897.797.697.697.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		97.697.797.697.697.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.20.00.00.00.1
Cash withdrawals:total 2.22.32.42.42.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2.22.32.42.42.2
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 nap6.49.112.310.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap6.59.112.310.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap-83.7-45.344.8791.4
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap6.29.012.210.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap-40.3-13.1-18.669.9
Cash withdrawals:total nap11.113.011.24.5
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nap11.113.011.24.5
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1617182022
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1617182022
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00000
Cash withdrawals:total 00001
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		00001
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1,8121,9282,1022,3612,601
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,8091,9272,1022,3602,597
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		31004
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 1,8221,9352,1092,3662,606
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 138769
Cash withdrawals:total 4146515760
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		4146515760
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)118,181125,429110,338127,306100,990
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap-4.1-27.5-0.6-40.0
Average value per transaction (USD)175174140144104
Average value per inhabitant (USD)2,8322,9722,5862,9522,317
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)18.818.717.918.016.6
Daily average value (USD millions)324344302349277
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 108,836117,899103,999120,54096,432
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		108,712117,872103,994120,53396,289
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1242757143
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 109,485118,273104,278120,75396,659
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 773401284220369
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country 9,3467,5306,3386,7664,559
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		9,3467,5306,3386,7664,559
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 92.194.094.394.795.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		92.094.094.394.795.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.10.00.00.00.1
Cash withdrawals:total 7.96.05.75.34.5
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		7.96.05.75.34.5
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 nap-2.1-27.3-0.1-39.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap-2.0-27.3-0.1-39.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap-80.2-83.43.81,540.5
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap-2.3-27.4-0.2-39.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap-53.1-41.6-33.326.9
Cash withdrawals:total nap-27.2-30.6-8.0-49.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nap-27.2-30.6-8.0-49.1
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 165168136140102
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		165168136140102
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1051415243105
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 165167135140102
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 161140114108107
Cash withdrawals:total 625453337324209
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		625453337324209
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2,6082,7942,4372,7952,212
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2,6052,7932,4372,7952,209
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		31003
Cash withdrawals:total 224178149157105
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		224178149157105
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 17.417.516.817.015.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		17.317.516.817.015.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total 1.51.11.01.00.8
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1.51.11.01.00.8
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 298323285330264
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		298323285330264
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00000
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 300324286331265
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 21111
Cash withdrawals:total 2621171912
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2621171912
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 70,35977,60687,23393,356100,239
With a cash function 26,88329,88436,32537,85541,101
With a debit function 26,88329,88436,32537,85541,101
With a delayed debit function 579579572575584
With a credit function 42,89747,14450,33554,92658,555
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 nap10.312.47.07.4
With a cash function nap11.221.64.28.6
With a debit function nap11.221.64.28.6
With a delayed debit function nap0.0-1.20.41.6
With a credit function nap9.96.89.16.6
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 1.691.842.042.162.30
With a cash function 0.640.710.850.880.94
With a debit function 0.640.710.850.880.94
With a delayed debit function 0.010.010.010.010.01
With a credit function 1.031.121.181.271.34
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 376397422433487
EFTPOS terminals: total 376397422433487
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 1213131415
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1213131415
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 1213131415
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals nap5.56.32.712.4
EFTPOS terminals: total nap5.56.32.712.4
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap7.14.14.26.8
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap7.14.14.26.8
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap7.14.14.26.8
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0090.0090.0100.0100.011
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0090.0090.0100.0100.011
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap