CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Switzerland»
Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
20112012201320142015
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)nap686706727694
Population (thousands)nap7,9978,0898,1898,282
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)nap85,74387,27288,78083,770
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)nap-0.7-0.2-0.0-1.1
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		nap0.9150.8900.9900.995
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		nap0.9390.9270.9160.963
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)nap71777176
Value per inhabitant (USD)nap8,8439,5448,7069,214
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nap10.110.510.611.4
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)nap12.112.412.413.6
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)nap311359336405
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		nap44.348.849.960.4
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)nap1061078070
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nap15.114.511.910.4
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number nap298284285276
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants nap37.335.134.833.3
Number of branches or offices: Total number napnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		napnapnapnapnap
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)napnapnapnapnap
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)napnavnav1,2721,331
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnavnav155,376160,696
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnavnav175.0191.8
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)nap1,6381,7101,7992,022
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		nap16.94.45.212.4
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)nap205211220244
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)nap4556
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers nap928950961976
Direct debits nap55575859
Cheques nap00navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap654702780988
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap436461509669
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap216240270296
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap31223
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers nap56.755.653.448.3
Direct debits nap3.43.33.22.9
Cheques nap0.00.0navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap39.941.143.448.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap26.627.028.333.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap13.214.115.014.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap0.20.10.11.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers nap23.22.41.21.5
Direct debits nap20.52.51.71.4
Cheques nap-18.2-22.2navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap7.411.126.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap8.75.810.431.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap13.411.312.39.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap-73.6-51.121.51,251.4
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers nap116.0117.5117.4117.8
Direct debits nap6.97.07.07.1
Cheques nap0.00.0navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap81.886.895.3119.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap54.557.062.180.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap27.029.732.935.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap0.40.20.22.7
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers nap2,5422,6042,6342,674
Direct debits nap152156158160
Cheques nap11navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap1,7921,9252,1372,706
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap1,1931,2631,3941,833
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap591658739812
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap84562
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
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)nap4,390,7264,426,0764,542,7995,001,582
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap88,245.21.02.711.4
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)nap2,6812,5892,5252,473
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)nap549,047547,172554,744603,910
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)nap640.3627.0624.9720.9
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)nap12,02912,12612,44613,703
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers nap4,233,2154,260,5364,372,6724,832,775
Direct debits nap87,96992,11092,89084,990
Cheques nap1,2251,003navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap68,31872,42677,23783,817
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap35,46737,03339,41346,017
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap32,84035,26437,69036,199
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap111291341,601
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers nap96.496.396.396.6
Direct debits nap2.02.12.01.7
Cheques nap0.00.0navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap1.61.61.71.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap0.80.80.90.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap0.70.80.80.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap0.00.00.00.0
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers nap87,723.80.92.611.8
Direct debits nap109,379.54.90.9-7.4
Cheques nap78,602.9-18.0navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap6.26.79.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap100,729.54.66.418.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap100,325.77.66.9-2.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap18,925.61,117.43.91,104.5
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers nap4,5624,4834,5494,952
Direct debits nap1,5881,6231,6101,452
Cheques nap4,5374,776navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap1041039985
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap81807769
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap152147140122
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap4948171
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers nap529,350526,707533,969583,528
Direct debits nap11,00011,38711,34310,262
Cheques nap153124navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap8,5438,9549,43210,120
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap4,4354,5784,8135,556
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap4,1074,3604,6024,371
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap11616193
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers nap617.4603.5601.5696.6
Direct debits nap12.813.012.812.3
Cheques nap0.20.1navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap10.010.310.612.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap5.25.25.46.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap4.85.05.25.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap0.00.00.00.2
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers nap11,59811,67311,98013,240
Direct debits nap241252254233
Cheques nap33navnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap187198212230
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap97101108126
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap909710399
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap0004
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
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)nap138141144153
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		napnap2.11.76.3
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		nap17171818
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		nap379,181387,011393,523418,326
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 nap138141143150
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap122125126131
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap16171719
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap128130131137
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap6666
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap0003
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap99.999.999.498.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap88.488.287.585.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap11.511.812.012.4
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap0.10.10.11.8
Increase in the volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap2.11.15.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap1.80.94.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap4.94.09.3
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap1.70.83.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap-0.20.1-3.7
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap-67.8-52.6133.31,226.7
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap17171718
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap15151516
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap2222
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap0000
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap379387391411
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap335341344359
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap43464752
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap351357360374
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap16161615
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap1018
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)nap32,38633,42234,39937,823
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnap3.42.911.2
Average value per transaction (USD)nap234237239248
Average value per inhabitant (USD)nap4,0504,1324,2014,567
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)nap4.74.74.75.5
Daily average value (USD millions)nap899294104
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 nap32,37133,41434,19235,727
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap27,84228,61829,30530,606
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap4,5284,7964,9725,121
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap29,17829,96030,65531,820
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap1,3361,3421,3501,214
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap11112082,096
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap100.0100.099.494.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap86.085.685.280.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap14.014.414.513.5
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap0.00.00.65.5
Increase in the real value of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnap3.42.35.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnap3.02.45.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnap6.13.74.2
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnap2.92.35.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnap0.70.6-9.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap18,925.61.51,824.6921.8
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap234237239238
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap228230233234
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap286288287271
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap228230233233
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap229231232216
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap56120988752
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap4,0484,1314,1754,314
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap3,4823,5383,5793,696
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap566593607618
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap1125253
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap4.74.74.75.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap4.14.14.04.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap0.70.70.70.7
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap0.00.00.00.3
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap89929498
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap76788084
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap12131414
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap80828487
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap4443
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions nap0016
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total nap14,68815,30017,95118,526
With a cash function nap14,62315,238navnav
With a debit function nap8,8659,1099,80910,062
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap5,7666,1476,0086,192
With an e-money function nap1,5332232,1342,272
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnavnav4,6227,076
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank napnavnav11,67112,057
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 napnap4.217.33.2
With a cash function napnav4.2navnav
With a debit function napnap2.87.72.6
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnap6.6-2.33.1
With an e-money function napnap-85.5856.76.5
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnapnavnav53.1
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank napnapnavnav3.3
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards per inhabitant
 (units)
Total nap1.841.892.192.24
With a cash function nap1.831.88navnav
With a debit function nap1.111.131.201.21
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap0.720.760.730.75
With an e-money function nap0.190.030.260.27
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnavnav0.560.85
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank napnavnav1.431.46
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals
 (thousands)
POS terminals nap170167285288
EFTPOS terminals: total nap170167285288
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnavnav6175
ATMs: total nap7777
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap7777
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals nap10.5-2.070.81.3
EFTPOS terminals: total nap10.5-2.070.81.3
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnavnav21.8
ATMs: total nap1.50.9-0.12.2
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap1.50.9-0.12.2
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals nap0.0210.0210.0350.035
EFTPOS terminals: total nap0.0210.0210.0350.035
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnavnav0.0080.009
ATMs: total nap0.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap0.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap