CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Argentina»
Year
« ‹ 2017 › »
20132014201520162017
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)673617709607708
Population (thousands)42,20342,67043,13243,59044,045
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)15,93614,47016,42913,92316,082
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)10.621.416.132.324.8
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		6.5198.46712.94715.93018.930
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		5.4728.1159.24614.76916.553
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)4442373742
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,051993857856944
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)7.97.27.36.66.7
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)58.256.059.557.563.3
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)2220212926
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		4.03.44.25.14.2
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 8382798281
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 2.01.91.81.91.8
Number of branches or offices: Total number 4,3414,4024,4634,5515,390
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		102.9103.2103.5104.4122.4
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)35,79838,62158,46267,58376,507
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)11122
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)6765628087
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,5971,5291,4431,8351,972
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)10.010.68.813.212.3
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)1,2301,3851,5481,7981,977
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		9.212.611.816.210.0
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)2932364145
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)34455
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 101123143171211
Direct debits 3943475365
Cheques 9491898685
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 9961,1281,2691,4881,616
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 471516587683749
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 526612682803846
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav221
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 8.28.99.29.510.7
Direct debits 3.23.13.02.93.3
Cheques 7.66.65.84.84.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 81.081.482.082.781.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 38.237.237.938.037.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 42.744.244.144.742.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav0.11.1
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav0.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 14.721.116.020.123.3
Direct debits 8.810.09.412.722.5
Cheques 0.1-2.5-2.5-3.1-1.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 9.613.212.517.28.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 11.99.613.916.39.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7.616.411.417.75.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav968.6
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 2.42.93.33.94.8
Direct debits 0.91.01.11.21.5
Cheques 2.22.12.12.01.9
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 23.626.429.434.136.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 11.112.113.615.717.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 12.514.315.818.419.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav0.00.5
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav0.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 278337391469579
Direct debits 107117128144177
Cheques 257250244236234
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 2,7303,0903,4784,0764,428
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,2891,4131,6091,8712,053
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1,4411,6771,8692,2002,317
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav557
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)68,45281,70498,951120,867158,232
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)navnavnavnav0.0
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)navnavnavnav0.0
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)5.65.96.46.78.0
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)220.819.421.122.130.9
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)22234
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)188224271331434
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)1,332,1381,262,9311,483,6441,317,2621,547,008
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-0.3-21.91.2-32.9-5.9
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)1,083912959733782
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)31,56529,59834,39830,21935,124
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)198.1204.6209.4217.0218.4
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)3,6503,4604,0653,6094,238
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 988,361957,2151,141,4511,042,2451,236,315
Direct debits 9,2267,4049,6219,11712,625
Cheques 274,694237,994254,794194,371212,615
Card and e-money payments: Total value 59,85760,31877,77871,52985,451
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 20,89420,12125,16022,11427,504
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 38,96340,19652,61849,31957,227
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav96720
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 74.275.876.979.179.9
Direct debits 0.70.60.60.70.8
Cheques 20.618.817.214.813.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value 4.54.85.25.45.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1.61.61.71.71.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2.93.23.53.73.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav0.00.0
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav0.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers 1.9-20.22.7-31.0-4.9
Direct debits -32.1-33.911.9-28.411.0
Cheques -6.7-28.6-7.8-42.3-12.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value 2.1-17.011.1-30.5-4.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1.5-20.67.7-33.6-0.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2.5-15.012.8-29.2-7.0
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnavnav499.8
Other payment instruments navnavnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 9,7407,7898,0036,0855,854
Direct debits 237173206173195
Cheques 2,9322,6052,8612,2522,489
Card and e-money payments: Total value 6053614853
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4439433237
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7466776168
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav4935
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav1,075
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 23,41922,43326,46423,91028,069
Direct debits 219174223209287
Cheques 6,5095,5785,9074,4594,827
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,4181,4141,8031,6411,940
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 495472583507624
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9239421,2201,1311,299
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav216
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 147.0155.0161.1171.7174.5
Direct debits 1.41.21.41.51.8
Cheques 40.838.536.032.030.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8.99.811.011.812.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3.13.33.63.63.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5.86.57.48.18.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav0.00.1
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav0.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 2,7082,6233,1272,8553,387
Direct debits 2520262535
Cheques 753652698533583
Card and e-money payments: Total value 164165213196234
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5755696175
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 107110144135157
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments navnavnav02
Other payment instruments navnavnavnav0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)919,532893,7251,069,892981,6981,158,148
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)navnavnavnav0.0
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)navnavnavnav0.0
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)69.070.872.174.574.9
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		2,989.5-19.93.1-30.7-5.5
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)13,43310,93910,8128,1227,319
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)21,78820,94524,80522,52126,295
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)7207868839711,058
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		6.59.112.310.08.9
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		1718202224
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		1,973,1952,153,6712,418,0252,660,4052,898,249
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 7047678629491,037
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		7037678629481,034
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00012
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 7067708649511,038
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 32234
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country 1719212221
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1719212221
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 97.797.697.697.898.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		97.797.697.697.697.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.10.2
Cash withdrawals:total 2.32.42.42.22.0
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2.32.42.42.22.0
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 6.49.112.310.29.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		6.59.112.310.09.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		-83.7-45.344.8791.466.0
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 6.29.012.210.29.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -40.3-13.1-18.669.96.6
Cash withdrawals:total 11.113.011.24.5-2.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		11.113.011.24.5-2.2
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1718202224
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1718202223
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00000
Cash withdrawals:total 00010
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		00010
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1,9282,1022,3612,6012,840
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,9272,1022,3602,5972,834
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		10046
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 1,9352,1092,3662,6062,844
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 876910
Cash withdrawals:total 4651576059
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		4651576059
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)125,429110,338127,306100,990114,008
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-4.1-27.5-0.6-40.0-9.5
Average value per transaction (USD)174140144104108
Average value per inhabitant (USD)2,9722,5862,9522,3172,588
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)18.717.918.016.616.1
Daily average value (USD millions)344302349277312
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 117,899103,999120,54096,432109,523
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		117,872103,994120,53396,289109,218
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		2757143305
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 118,273104,278120,75396,659109,621
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 401284220369403
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country 7,5306,3386,7664,5594,485
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		7,5306,3386,7664,5594,485
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 94.094.394.795.596.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		94.094.394.795.395.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.10.3
Cash withdrawals:total 6.05.75.34.53.9
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		6.05.75.34.53.9
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 -2.1-27.3-0.1-39.5-9.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		-2.0-27.3-0.1-39.6-9.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		-80.2-83.43.81,540.571.4
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country -2.3-27.4-0.2-39.5-9.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -53.1-41.6-33.326.9-12.6
Cash withdrawals:total -27.2-30.6-8.0-49.1-21.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		-27.2-30.6-8.0-49.1-21.2
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 168136140102106
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		168136140102106
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1415243105136
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 167135140102106
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 140114108107110
Cash withdrawals:total 453337324209210
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		453337324209210
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2,7942,4372,7952,2122,487
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2,7932,4372,7952,2092,480
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		10037
Cash withdrawals:total 178149157105102
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		178149157105102
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 17.516.817.015.915.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		17.516.817.015.915.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total 1.11.01.00.80.6
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1.11.01.00.80.6
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 323285330264300
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		323285330264299
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00001
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 324286331265300
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 11111
Cash withdrawals:total 2117191212
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2117191212
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 77,60687,23393,356100,239106,658
With a cash function 29,88436,32537,85541,10145,213
With a debit function 29,88436,32537,85541,10145,213
With a delayed debit function 579572575584568
With a credit function 47,14450,33554,92658,55560,876
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 10.312.47.07.46.4
With a cash function 11.221.64.28.610.0
With a debit function 11.221.64.28.610.0
With a delayed debit function 0.0-1.20.41.6-2.7
With a credit function 9.96.89.16.64.0
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 1.842.042.162.302.42
With a cash function 0.710.850.880.941.03
With a debit function 0.710.850.880.941.03
With a delayed debit function 0.010.010.010.010.01
With a credit function 1.121.181.271.341.38
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 397422433487620
EFTPOS terminals: total 397422433487620
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 1313141516
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1313141516
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 1313141516
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 5.56.32.712.427.2
EFTPOS terminals: total 5.56.32.712.427.2
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 7.14.14.26.85.8
ATMs: cash withdrawal 7.14.14.26.85.8
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 7.14.14.26.85.8
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0090.0100.0100.0110.014
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0090.0100.0100.0110.014
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