CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Argentina»
Year
« ‹ 2021 › »
20172018201920202021
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)708599523460572
Population (thousands)44,04544,49544,93945,37745,809
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)16,08213,46411,64910,14512,483
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)24.834.252.840.547.1
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		18.93037.66859.88084.145102.750
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		16.55328.06648.16370.36495.162
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)4223192326
Value per inhabitant (USD)944513429497572
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)6.75.14.65.94.9
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)63.356.759.155.949.9
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)2628191820
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		4.26.44.64.83.8
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)0000nav
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)0.00.00.00.0nav
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 818282123168
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 1.81.81.82.73.7
Number of branches or offices: Total number 5,3905,3955,3746,4055,303
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		122.4121.3119.6141.2115.8
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)76,50782,30284,826102,252109,329
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)22222
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)8776606277
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,9721,7161,3401,3731,676
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)12.312.711.513.513.4
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)1,9772,2542,7353,2914,918
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		10.014.021.320.349.4
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)45516173107
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)567913
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 2112743749561,869
Direct debits 658094108121
Cheques 8583775657
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 1,6161,8172,1892,1712,855
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 7498661,0551,2301,705
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8469111,0398601,012
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 21399481138
Other payment instruments 000017
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 10.712.213.729.038.0
Direct debits 3.33.53.43.32.5
Cheques 4.33.72.81.71.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 81.780.680.066.058.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 37.938.438.637.434.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 42.840.438.026.120.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1.11.73.52.52.8
Other payment instruments 0.00.00.00.00.3
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 23.329.936.5155.295.6
Direct debits 22.523.717.514.612.1
Cheques -1.0-2.4-7.0-27.10.7
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 8.612.420.5-0.831.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 9.715.621.816.638.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5.47.714.1-17.317.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 968.687.1142.1-14.370.2
Other payment instruments nav200.05,950.015.43,897.4
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 4.86.28.321.140.8
Direct debits 1.51.82.12.42.6
Cheques 1.91.91.71.21.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 36.740.848.747.862.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 17.019.523.527.137.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 19.220.523.118.922.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.50.92.11.83.0
Other payment instruments 0.00.00.00.00.4
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 5797521,0262,6185,121
Direct debits 177219257295330
Cheques 234228212155156
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 4,4284,9775,9965,9477,821
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2,0532,3732,8903,3704,672
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2,3172,4972,8482,3562,771
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 57107259222378
Other payment instruments 001146
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)158,232223,519326,677885,2191,821,768
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.099.9100.099.1
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)0.0napnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)0.00.00.10.00.9
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)8.09.911.926.937.0
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)30.941.346.2171.0105.8
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)4572040
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)4346128952,4254,991
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)1,547,0081,297,5821,177,0401,160,5731,496,661
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-5.9-37.5-40.6-29.8-12.3
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)782576430353304
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)35,12429,16326,19225,57632,672
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)218.4216.6224.8252.1261.7
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)4,2383,5553,2253,1804,100
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 1,236,3151,059,353976,707990,6041,271,836
Direct debits 12,62511,64911,14010,84012,964
Cheques 212,615156,506120,81190,345117,453
Card and e-money payments: Total value 85,45170,07266,53267,62091,494
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 27,50423,38422,21126,96737,628
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 57,22745,71842,01234,79142,088
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 7209702,3095,86211,778
Other payment instruments 221,8491,1642,915
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 79.981.683.085.485.0
Direct debits 0.80.90.90.90.9
Cheques 13.712.110.37.87.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value 5.55.45.75.86.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1.81.81.92.32.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 3.73.53.63.02.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.10.20.50.8
Other payment instruments 0.00.00.20.10.2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers -4.9-36.1-39.7-27.8-12.7
Direct debits 11.0-31.2-37.4-30.7-18.7
Cheques -12.3-45.1-49.5-46.8-11.6
Card and e-money payments: Total value -4.3-38.9-37.9-27.7-8.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function -0.3-36.6-37.8-13.6-5.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function -7.0-40.4-39.9-41.1-17.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 499.80.455.780.736.6
Other payment instruments nav-39.068,702.6-55.270.3
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 5,8543,8612,6081,037680
Direct debits 195146119101108
Cheques 2,4891,8781,5591,6002,065
Card and e-money payments: Total value 5339303132
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3727212222
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6850404042
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 3525247285
Other payment instruments 1,0752935,0932,777174
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 28,06923,80921,73421,83127,764
Direct debits 287262248239283
Cheques 4,8273,5172,6881,9912,564
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,9401,5751,4811,4901,997
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 624526494594821
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1,2991,027935767919
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 162251129257
Other payment instruments 00412664
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 174.5176.8186.6215.2222.4
Direct debits 1.81.92.12.42.3
Cheques 30.026.123.119.620.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value 12.111.712.714.716.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3.93.94.25.96.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8.17.68.07.67.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.10.20.41.32.1
Other payment instruments 0.00.00.40.30.5
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 3,3872,9022,6762,7143,484
Direct debits 3532313036
Cheques 583429331248322
Card and e-money payments: Total value 234192182185251
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 75646174103
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 15712511595115
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2361632
Other payment instruments 00538
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)1,158,1481,004,318941,750950,4381,223,404
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.099.899.9100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)0.0napnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)0.00.00.20.10.0
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)74.977.480.081.981.7
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-5.5-35.4-38.6-28.2-12.5
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)7,3194,4932,8831,074672
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)26,29522,57220,95620,94526,707
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)1,0581,1391,2411,1941,236
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		8.97.78.9-3.73.5
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		2426282627
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		2,898,2493,121,6143,398,6683,271,7893,387,088
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 1,0371,1141,2081,1441,186
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,0341,1131,2071,1441,186
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		22100
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 1,0381,1161,2101,1451,188
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 43312
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country 2125325050
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2125325050
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 98.097.897.495.895.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		97.897.697.395.895.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.20.20.10.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total 2.02.22.64.24.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2.02.22.64.24.1
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 9.27.58.4-5.33.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		9.17.68.5-5.23.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		66.0-15.0-43.0-82.4-40.1
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 9.17.58.5-5.43.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 6.6-13.2-5.8-60.351.2
Cash withdrawals:total -2.216.628.955.40.6
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		-2.216.628.955.40.6
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2425272526
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2325272526
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00000
Cash withdrawals:total 01111
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		01111
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2,8403,0533,3113,1353,250
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2,8343,0483,3083,1353,249
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		65310
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 2,8443,0573,3163,1383,254
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 109835
Cash withdrawals:total 596888137137
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		596888137137
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)114,00881,84665,57980,16284,284
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-9.5-46.5-47.6-13.0-28.5
Average value per transaction (USD)10872536768
Average value per inhabitant (USD)2,5881,8391,4591,7671,840
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)16.113.712.517.414.7
Daily average value (USD millions)312224180220231
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 109,52378,01261,57870,21274,484
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		109,21877,76261,46170,18374,463
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		3052511163021
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 109,62178,05961,69570,26174,540
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 4032972347976
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country 4,4853,8344,0019,9509,800
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		4,4853,8344,0019,9509,800
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 96.195.393.987.688.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		95.895.093.787.688.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.30.30.20.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total 3.94.76.112.411.6
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		3.94.76.112.411.6
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 -9.0-46.9-48.3-18.8-27.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		-9.1-46.9-48.3-18.7-27.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		71.4-38.8-69.6-81.8-52.8
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country -9.1-46.9-48.3-18.9-27.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -12.6-45.0-48.5-76.1-34.0
Cash withdrawals:total -21.2-36.3-31.777.0-33.0
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		-21.2-36.3-31.777.0-33.0
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 10670516163
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		10670516163
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		136131107155179
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 10670516163
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 11093786642
Cash withdrawals:total 210154125200195
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		210154125200195
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2,4871,7531,3701,5471,626
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2,4801,7481,3681,5471,626
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		76310
Cash withdrawals:total 1028689219214
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1028689219214
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 15.513.011.815.313.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		15.413.011.715.213.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total 0.60.60.82.21.7
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		0.60.60.82.21.7
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 300214169192204
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		299213168192204
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		11000
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 300214169192204
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 11100
Cash withdrawals:total 1211112727
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1211112727
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 106,658111,208109,957117,383114,749
With a cash function 45,21348,07549,270napnap
With a debit function 45,21348,07549,27056,24460,138
With a delayed debit function 568676116127138
With a credit function 60,87662,45660,57261,01254,473
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 6.44.3-1.16.8-2.2
With a cash function 10.06.32.5napnap
With a debit function 10.06.32.514.26.9
With a delayed debit function -2.719.1-82.99.98.6
With a credit function 4.02.6-3.00.7-10.7
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 2.422.502.452.592.51
With a cash function 1.031.081.10napnap
With a debit function 1.031.081.101.241.31
With a delayed debit function 0.010.020.000.000.00
With a credit function 1.381.401.351.341.19
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 620804525469500
EFTPOS terminals: total 620804525469500
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 1616171718
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1616171718
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 1616171718
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 27.229.7-34.7-10.56.6
EFTPOS terminals: total 27.229.7-34.7-10.56.6
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 5.83.93.4-1.16.4
ATMs: cash withdrawal 5.83.93.4-1.16.4
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 5.83.93.4-1.16.4
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0140.0180.0120.0100.011
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0140.0180.0120.0100.011
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