CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Belgium»
Year
« ‹ 2014 › »
20102011201220132014
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)napnap496522535
Population (thousands)napnap11,10011,15111,209
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)napnap44,66946,77547,688
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)napnap2.81.10.3
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		napnap0.7580.7250.824
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		napnap0.7790.7530.754
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)napnapnapnapnap
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)napnapnapnapnap
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)napnap12118
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		napnap2.32.11.7
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)napnap908449
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnap17.715.510.1
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number napnap120120132
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants napnap10.810.811.8
Number of branches or offices: Total number napnap5,1665,0878,456
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		napnap465.4456.2754.4
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnavnav20,389
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)napnapnavnav2
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)napnapnavnav226
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnavnav20,178
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnavnav42.3
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)napnap2,5112,7023,434
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		napnap0.37.627.1
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)napnap226242306
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)napnap779
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers napnap9471,0231,366
Direct debits napnap286313529
Cheques napnap543
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap1,2731,3621,534
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap1,0881,1691,306
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap139164146
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav70
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap462912
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav0
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnap37.737.939.8
Direct debits napnap11.411.615.4
Cheques napnap0.20.20.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap50.750.444.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap43.343.338.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap5.56.14.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav2.0
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap1.81.10.4
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav0.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav0.0
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers napnap-7.88.033.6
Direct debits napnap8.09.669.1
Cheques napnap-16.3-21.2-33.4
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap7.012.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap6.67.411.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap4.117.5-10.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap-8.5-36.4-58.1
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnavnav
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers napnap85.391.7121.9
Direct debits napnap25.728.147.2
Cheques napnap0.50.40.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap114.7122.1136.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap98.0104.8116.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap12.514.713.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav6.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap4.22.61.1
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav0.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav0.0
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers napnap2,5942,8023,744
Direct debits napnap7838581,451
Cheques napnap15128
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap3,4883,7304,203
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap2,9803,2023,578
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap382448400
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav192
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap1278034
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav3
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav1
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)napnap4,919,8655,521,8119,152,448
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnap-15.411.065.2
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)napnap1,9592,0442,665
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnap443,231495,185816,527
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnap992.31,058.61,712.2
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)napnap13,47915,12825,075
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnap4,694,5255,277,6838,853,714
Direct debits napnap91,481103,929159,252
Cheques napnap47,66945,07531,783
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap86,15795,124105,035
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap69,09775,30183,997
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap16,80119,63613,278
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav7,357
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap259187403
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav2,664
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav2,069
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnap95.495.696.7
Direct debits napnap1.91.91.7
Cheques napnap1.00.80.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap1.81.71.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap1.41.40.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap0.30.40.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav0.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap0.00.00.0
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav0.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav0.0
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers napnap-15.611.267.2
Direct debits napnap-4.212.452.7
Cheques napnap-28.4-6.5-29.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap9.210.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap-4.17.811.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap-9.115.6-32.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap-21.9-28.7115.3
Other payment instruments napnapnavnavnav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnavnav
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnap4,9585,1606,480
Direct debits napnap320332301
Cheques napnap8,77110,52711,152
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap687068
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap646464
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap12112091
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav105
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap6633
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav2,187
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav5,843
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnap422,930473,292789,875
Direct debits napnap8,2429,32014,207
Cheques napnap4,2944,0422,836
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap7,7628,5319,371
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap6,2256,7537,494
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap1,5141,7611,185
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav656
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap231736
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav238
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav185
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers napnap946.81,011.81,656.4
Direct debits napnap18.519.929.8
Cheques napnap9.68.65.9
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap17.418.219.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap13.914.415.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap3.43.82.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav1.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap0.10.00.1
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav0.5
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav0.4
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnap12,86214,45924,257
Direct debits napnap251285436
Cheques napnap13112387
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap236261288
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap189206230
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnap465436
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnavnav20
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap111
Other payment instruments napnapnavnav7
Memo: Money remittances napnapnavnav6
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)napnap426435365
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnap2.1-16.1
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		napnap383933
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		napnap1,166,0271,190,658999,364
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 napnap426435338
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap411420320
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap141418
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnavnav326
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnavnav6
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnapnavnav25
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav25
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav2
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap100.0100.092.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap96.696.787.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap3.43.34.9
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnavnav6.9
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav6.9
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav0.5
Increase in the volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap2.1-22.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap2.2-23.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap0.024.1
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnavnav
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnavnav
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnavnav
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnavnav
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnavnav
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap383930
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap373829
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap112
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnavnav2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav2
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav0
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap1,1661,191925
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap1,1271,151876
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap393949
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnavnav894
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnavnav17
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnavnav69
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav69
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav5
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)napnap68,32473,453111,376
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnap6.351.1
Average value per transaction (USD)napnap161169305
Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnap6,1556,5879,936
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnap13.814.120.8
Daily average value (USD millions)napnap187201305
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 napnap68,32473,45366,438
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap65,73070,67363,299
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap2,5942,7813,139
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap67,36472,39164,501
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap1,6351,7181,202
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnapnavnav43,600
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav43,600
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav149
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap100.0100.059.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap96.296.256.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap3.83.82.8
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnavnav39.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav39.1
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav0.1
Increase in the real value of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap6.3-9.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap6.3-10.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnap6.012.5
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnap6.3-11.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnap3.9-30.3
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnavnav
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnavnav
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnavnav
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap161169197
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap160168198
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap181194176
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnavnav198
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnavnav191
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnavnav1,724
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav1,724
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav84
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap6,1556,5875,927
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap5,9226,3385,647
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap234249280
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnavnav3,890
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav3,890
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav13
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap13.814.112.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap13.313.511.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap0.50.50.6
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnavnav8.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav8.2
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav0.0
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap187201182
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap180194173
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap789
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap185198177
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap453
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnavnav119
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnavnav119
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnavnav0
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total napnap20,64720,04122,770
With a cash function napnap20,64720,04121,397
With a debit function napnap16,19715,68416,223
With a delayed debit function napnap4,4504,3572,864
With a credit function napnapnavnav2,102
With an e-money function napnap13,01013,46110,681
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 napnapnap-2.913.6
With a cash function napnapnav-2.96.8
With a debit function napnapnap-3.23.4
With a delayed debit function napnapnap-2.1-34.3
With a credit function napnapnapnavnav
With an e-money function napnapnap3.5-20.7
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 napnap1.861.802.03
With a cash function napnap1.861.801.91
With a debit function napnap1.461.411.45
With a delayed debit function napnap0.400.390.26
With a credit function napnapnavnav0.19
With an e-money function napnap1.171.210.95
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 napnap136140183
EFTPOS terminals: total napnap136140183
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnap161513
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnap998
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnap10108
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals napnap-3.32.830.8
EFTPOS terminals: total napnap-3.32.830.8
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnap-0.7-5.1-14.7
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnap1.10.2-3.3
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnap0.50.7-22.4
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals napnap0.0120.0130.016
EFTPOS terminals: total napnap0.0120.0130.016
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnap0.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnap0.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnap0.0010.0010.001
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap