CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Argentina»
Year
« ‹ 2020 › »
20162017201820192020
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)607708599523460
Population (thousands)43,59044,04544,49544,93945,377
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)13,92316,08213,46411,64910,145
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)32.324.834.252.840.5
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		15.93018.93037.66859.88084.145
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		14.76916.55328.06648.16370.364
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)3742231923
Value per inhabitant (USD)856944513429497
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)6.66.75.14.65.9
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)57.563.356.759.155.9
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)2926281918
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		5.14.26.44.64.8
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 82818282123
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 1.91.81.81.82.7
Number of branches or offices: Total number 4,5515,3905,3955,3746,405
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		104.4122.4121.3119.6141.2
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)67,58376,50782,30284,826102,252
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)22222
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)8087766062
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,8351,9721,7161,3401,373
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)13.212.312.711.513.5
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)1,7981,9772,2542,7353,291
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		16.210.014.021.320.3
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)4145516173
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)55679
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 171211274374956
Direct debits 53658094108
Cheques 8685837756
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 1,4881,6161,8172,1892,171
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6837498661,0551,230
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8038469111,039860
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 221399481
Other payment instruments nav0000
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 9.510.712.213.729.0
Direct debits 2.93.33.53.43.3
Cheques 4.84.33.72.81.7
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 82.781.780.680.066.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 38.037.938.438.637.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 44.742.840.438.026.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.11.11.73.52.5
Other payment instruments nav0.00.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 20.123.329.936.5155.2
Direct debits 12.722.523.717.514.6
Cheques -3.1-1.0-2.4-7.0-27.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 17.28.612.420.5-0.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 16.39.715.621.816.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 17.75.47.714.1-17.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nav968.687.1142.1-14.3
Other payment instruments navnav200.05,950.015.4
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 3.94.86.28.321.1
Direct debits 1.21.51.82.12.4
Cheques 2.01.91.91.71.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 34.136.740.848.747.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 15.717.019.523.527.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 18.419.220.523.118.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.50.92.11.8
Other payment instruments nav0.00.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 4695797521,0262,618
Direct debits 144177219257295
Cheques 236234228212155
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 4,0764,4284,9775,9965,947
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,8712,0532,3732,8903,370
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2,2002,3172,4972,8482,356
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 557107259222
Other payment instruments nav0011
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)120,867158,232223,519326,677885,219
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.0100.099.9100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)nav0.0napnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)nav0.00.00.10.0
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)6.78.09.911.926.9
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)22.130.941.346.2171.0
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)345720
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)3314346128952,425
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)1,317,2621,547,0081,297,5821,177,0401,160,573
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-32.9-5.9-37.5-40.6-29.8
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)733782576430353
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)30,21935,12429,16326,19225,576
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)217.0218.4216.6224.8252.1
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)3,6094,2383,5553,2253,180
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 1,042,2451,236,3151,059,353976,707990,604
Direct debits 9,11712,62511,64911,14010,840
Cheques 194,371212,615156,506120,81190,345
Card and e-money payments: Total value 71,52985,45170,07266,53267,620
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 22,11427,50423,38422,21126,967
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 49,31957,22745,71842,01234,791
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 967209702,3095,862
Other payment instruments nav221,8491,164
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 79.179.981.683.085.4
Direct debits 0.70.80.90.90.9
Cheques 14.813.712.110.37.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value 5.45.55.45.75.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1.71.81.81.92.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 3.73.73.53.63.0
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.00.10.20.5
Other payment instruments nav0.00.00.20.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers -31.0-4.9-36.1-39.7-27.8
Direct debits -28.411.0-31.2-37.4-30.7
Cheques -42.3-12.3-45.1-49.5-46.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value -30.5-4.3-38.9-37.9-27.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function -33.6-0.3-36.6-37.8-13.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function -29.2-7.0-40.4-39.9-41.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nav499.80.455.780.7
Other payment instruments navnav-39.068,702.6-55.2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 6,0855,8543,8612,6081,037
Direct debits 173195146119101
Cheques 2,2522,4891,8781,5591,600
Card and e-money payments: Total value 4853393031
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3237272122
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6168504040
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 4935252472
Other payment instruments nav1,0752935,0932,777
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 23,91028,06923,80921,73421,831
Direct debits 209287262248239
Cheques 4,4594,8273,5172,6881,991
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,6411,9401,5751,4811,490
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 507624526494594
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1,1311,2991,027935767
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2162251129
Other payment instruments nav004126
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 171.7174.5176.8186.6215.2
Direct debits 1.51.81.92.12.4
Cheques 32.030.026.123.119.6
Card and e-money payments: Total value 11.812.111.712.714.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3.63.93.94.25.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8.18.17.68.07.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.10.20.41.3
Other payment instruments nav0.00.00.40.3
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 2,8553,3872,9022,6762,714
Direct debits 2535323130
Cheques 533583429331248
Card and e-money payments: Total value 196234192182185
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6175646174
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 13515712511595
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 023616
Other payment instruments nav0053
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)981,6981,158,1481,004,318941,750950,438
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.0100.099.899.9
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)nav0.0napnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)nav0.00.00.20.1
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)74.574.977.480.081.9
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-30.7-5.5-35.4-38.6-28.2
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)8,1227,3194,4932,8831,074
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)22,52126,29522,57220,95620,945
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)9711,0581,1391,2411,194
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		10.08.97.78.9-3.7
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		2224262826
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		2,660,4052,898,2493,121,6143,398,6683,271,789
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 9491,0371,1141,2081,144
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		9481,0341,1131,2071,144
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		12210
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 9511,0381,1161,2101,145
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 34331
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country 2221253250
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2221253250
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 97.898.097.897.495.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		97.697.897.697.395.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.10.20.20.10.0
Cash withdrawals:total 2.22.02.22.64.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2.22.02.22.64.2
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 10.29.27.58.4-5.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		10.09.17.68.5-5.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		791.466.0-15.0-43.0-82.4
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 10.29.17.58.5-5.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 69.96.6-13.2-5.8-60.3
Cash withdrawals:total 4.5-2.216.628.955.4
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		4.5-2.216.628.955.4
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2224252725
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2223252725
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00000
Cash withdrawals:total 10111
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		10111
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2,6012,8403,0533,3113,135
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2,5972,8343,0483,3083,135
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		46531
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 2,6062,8443,0573,3163,138
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 910983
Cash withdrawals:total 60596888137
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		60596888137
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)100,990114,00881,84665,57980,162
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-40.0-9.5-46.5-47.6-13.0
Average value per transaction (USD)104108725367
Average value per inhabitant (USD)2,3172,5881,8391,4591,767
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)16.616.113.712.517.4
Daily average value (USD millions)277312224180220
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 96,432109,52378,01261,57870,212
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		96,289109,21877,76261,46170,183
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		14330525111630
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 96,659109,62178,05961,69570,261
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 36940329723479
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country 4,5594,4853,8344,0019,950
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		4,5594,4853,8344,0019,950
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 95.596.195.393.987.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		95.395.895.093.787.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.10.30.30.20.0
Cash withdrawals:total 4.53.94.76.112.4
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		4.53.94.76.112.4
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 -39.5-9.0-46.9-48.3-18.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		-39.6-9.1-46.9-48.3-18.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1,540.571.4-38.8-69.6-81.8
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country -39.5-9.1-46.9-48.3-18.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 26.9-12.6-45.0-48.5-76.1
Cash withdrawals:total -49.1-21.2-36.3-31.777.0
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		-49.1-21.2-36.3-31.777.0
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 102106705161
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		102106705161
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		105136131107155
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 102106705161
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 107110937866
Cash withdrawals:total 209210154125200
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		209210154125200
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2,2122,4871,7531,3701,547
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2,2092,4801,7481,3681,547
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		37631
Cash withdrawals:total 1051028689219
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1051028689219
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 15.915.513.011.815.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		15.915.413.011.715.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total 0.80.60.60.82.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		0.80.60.60.82.2
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 264300214169192
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		264299213168192
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		01100
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 265300214169192
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 11110
Cash withdrawals:total 1212111127
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1212111127
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 100,239106,658111,208109,957117,383
With a cash function 41,10145,21348,07549,270nap
With a debit function 41,10145,21348,07549,27056,244
With a delayed debit function 584568676116127
With a credit function 58,55560,87662,45660,57261,012
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 7.46.44.3-1.16.8
With a cash function 8.610.06.32.5nap
With a debit function 8.610.06.32.514.2
With a delayed debit function 1.6-2.719.1-82.99.9
With a credit function 6.64.02.6-3.00.7
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 2.302.422.502.452.59
With a cash function 0.941.031.081.10nap
With a debit function 0.941.031.081.101.24
With a delayed debit function 0.010.010.020.000.00
With a credit function 1.341.381.401.351.34
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 487620804525469
EFTPOS terminals: total 487620804525469
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 1516161717
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1516161717
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 1516161717
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 12.427.229.7-34.7-10.5
EFTPOS terminals: total 12.427.229.7-34.7-10.5
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 6.85.83.93.4-1.1
ATMs: cash withdrawal 6.85.83.93.4-1.1
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 6.85.83.93.4-1.1
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0110.0140.0180.0120.010
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0110.0140.0180.0120.010
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