CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Switzerland»
Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
20122013201420152016
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)686706727694688
Population (thousands)7,9978,0898,1898,2828,373
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)85,74387,27288,78083,77082,168
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)-0.7-0.2-0.0-1.1-0.4
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		0.9150.8900.9900.9951.019
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		0.9390.9270.9160.9630.985
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)7177717680
Value per inhabitant (USD)8,8439,5448,7069,2149,517
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)10.110.510.611.412.0
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)12.112.412.413.613.7
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)311359336405457
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		44.348.849.960.468.6
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)106107807081
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)15.114.511.910.412.2
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 298284285276271
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 37.335.134.833.332.4
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)navnav1,2721,3311,398
Value per inhabitant (USD)navnav155,376160,696166,940
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)navnav175.0191.8203.2
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)1,6381,7101,7992,0222,146
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		16.94.45.212.46.1
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)205211220244256
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)45566
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 928950961976974
Direct debits 5557585960
Cheques 00navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 6547027809881,112
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 436461509669737
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 216240270296345
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 3122330
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 56.755.653.448.345.4
Direct debits 3.43.33.22.92.8
Cheques 0.00.0navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 39.941.143.448.851.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 26.627.028.333.134.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 13.214.115.014.716.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.20.10.11.11.4
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 23.22.41.21.5-0.2
Direct debits 20.52.51.71.42.0
Cheques -18.2-22.2navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap7.411.126.612.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8.75.810.431.510.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 13.411.312.39.916.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments -73.6-51.121.51,251.434.7
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 116.0117.5117.4117.8116.3
Direct debits 6.97.07.07.17.1
Cheques 0.00.0navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 81.886.895.3119.3132.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 54.557.062.180.888.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 27.029.732.935.841.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.40.20.22.73.6
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 2,5422,6042,6342,6742,668
Direct debits 152156158160164
Cheques 11navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 1,7921,9252,1372,7063,048
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,1931,2631,3941,8332,020
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 591658739812944
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 8456283
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)4,390,7264,426,0764,542,7995,001,5824,482,648
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		88,245.21.02.711.4-10.0
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)2,6812,5892,5252,4732,089
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)549,047547,172554,744603,910535,369
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)640.3627.0624.9720.9651.6
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)12,02912,12612,44613,70312,281
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 4,233,2154,260,5364,372,6724,832,7754,314,391
Direct debits 87,96992,11092,89084,99082,248
Cheques 1,2251,003navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 68,31872,42677,23783,81786,009
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 35,46737,03339,41346,01746,678
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 32,84035,26437,69036,19937,375
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 111291341,6011,955
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 96.496.396.396.696.2
Direct debits 2.02.12.01.71.8
Cheques 0.00.0navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1.61.61.71.71.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.80.80.90.91.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.70.80.80.70.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.00.00.00.0
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 87,723.80.92.611.8-10.3
Direct debits 109,379.54.90.9-7.4-2.8
Cheques 78,602.9-18.0navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap6.26.79.83.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 100,729.54.66.418.11.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 100,325.77.66.9-2.83.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 18,925.61,117.43.91,104.522.7
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 4,5624,4834,5494,9524,430
Direct debits 1,5881,6231,6101,4521,378
Cheques 4,5374,776navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 104103998577
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8180776963
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 152147140122108
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 494817165
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 529,350526,707533,969583,528515,274
Direct debits 11,00011,38711,34310,2629,823
Cheques 153124navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8,5438,9549,43210,12010,272
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4,4354,5784,8135,5565,575
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 4,1074,3604,6024,3714,464
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 11616193234
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 617.4603.5601.5696.6627.1
Direct debits 12.813.012.812.312.0
Cheques 0.20.1navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 10.010.310.612.112.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5.25.25.46.66.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 4.85.05.25.25.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.00.00.20.3
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 11,59811,67311,98013,24011,820
Direct debits 241252254233225
Cheques 33navnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 187198212230236
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 97101108126128
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 909710399102
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 00045
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)138141144153152
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		nap2.11.76.3-0.7
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		1717181818
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		379,181387,011393,523418,326415,348
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 138141143150148
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		122125126131129
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1617171918
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 128130131137135
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 66665
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 00034
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 99.999.999.498.297.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		88.488.287.585.885.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		11.511.812.012.412.1
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 0.10.10.11.82.6
Increase in the volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap2.11.15.0-1.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap1.80.94.3-1.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap4.94.09.3-2.7
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap1.70.83.9-1.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap-0.20.1-3.7-3.2
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions -67.8-52.6133.31,226.739.7
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1717171818
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1515151615
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		22222
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 00000
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 379387391411405
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		335341344359354
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		4346475250
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 351357360374369
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 1616161515
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 101811
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)32,38633,42234,39937,82336,548
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap3.42.911.2-3.0
Average value per transaction (USD)234237239248241
Average value per inhabitant (USD)4,0504,1324,2014,5674,365
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)4.74.74.75.55.3
Daily average value (USD millions)899294104100
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 32,37133,41434,19235,72734,370
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		27,84228,61829,30530,60629,564
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		4,5284,7964,9725,1214,806
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 29,17829,96030,65531,82030,726
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 1,3361,3421,3501,2141,162
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 11112082,0962,177
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 100.0100.099.494.594.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		86.085.685.280.980.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		14.014.414.513.513.2
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 0.00.00.65.56.0
Increase in the real value of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap3.42.35.7-3.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap3.02.45.6-3.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		nap6.13.74.2-5.7
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country nap2.92.35.0-3.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country nap0.70.6-9.0-3.8
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 18,925.61.51,824.6921.84.3
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 234237239238233
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		228230233234229
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		286288287271261
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 228230233233228
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 229231232216214
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 56120988752560
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 4,0484,1314,1754,3144,105
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,4823,5383,5793,6963,531
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		566593607618574
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 1125253260
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 4.74.74.75.15.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		4.14.14.04.44.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.70.70.70.70.7
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 0.00.00.00.30.3
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 8992949894
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		7678808481
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1213141413
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 8082848784
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 44433
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 00166
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 14,68815,30017,95118,52619,236
With a cash function 14,62315,238navnavnav
With a debit function 8,8659,1099,80910,06210,488
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 5,7666,1476,0086,1926,346
With an e-money function 1,5332232,1342,2722,402
Total number of cards: of which: contactless navnav4,6227,0769,854
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank navnav11,67112,05712,554
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 nap4.217.33.23.8
With a cash function nav4.2navnavnav
With a debit function nap2.87.72.64.2
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap6.6-2.33.12.5
With an e-money function nap-85.5856.76.55.7
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnavnav53.139.3
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank napnavnav3.34.1
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards per inhabitant
 (units)
Total 1.841.892.192.242.30
With a cash function 1.831.88navnavnav
With a debit function 1.111.131.201.211.25
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 0.720.760.730.750.76
With an e-money function 0.190.030.260.270.29
Total number of cards: of which: contactless navnav0.560.851.18
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank navnav1.431.461.50
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals
 (thousands)
POS terminals 170167285288296
EFTPOS terminals: total 170167285288296
EFTPOS terminals: contactless navnav617596
ATMs: total 77777
ATMs: cash withdrawal 77777
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 10.5-2.070.81.32.8
EFTPOS terminals: total 10.5-2.070.81.32.8
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnavnav21.827.7
ATMs: total 1.50.9-0.12.20.8
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1.50.9-0.12.20.8
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0210.0210.0350.0350.035
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0210.0210.0350.0350.035
EFTPOS terminals: contactless navnav0.0080.0090.011
ATMs: total 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap