CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Switzerland»
Year
« ‹ 2017 › »
20132014201520162017
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)706727694688695
Population (thousands)8,0898,1898,2828,3738,452
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)87,27288,78083,77082,16882,256
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)-0.2-0.0-1.1-0.40.5
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		0.8900.9900.9951.0190.976
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		0.9270.9160.9630.9850.985
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)7771768087
Value per inhabitant (USD)9,5448,7069,2149,51710,280
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)10.510.611.412.012.4
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)12.412.413.613.713.3
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)359336405457481
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		48.849.960.468.668.5
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)10780708178
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)14.511.910.412.211.1
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 284285276271263
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 35.134.833.332.431.1
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)nav1,2721,3311,3981,499
Value per inhabitant (USD)nav155,376160,696166,940177,347
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nav175.0191.8203.2215.6
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)1,7101,7992,0222,1462,327
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		4.45.212.46.18.4
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)211220244256275
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)55666
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 9509619769741,009
Direct debits 5758596062
Cheques 0navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 7027809881,1121,256
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 461509669737817
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 240270296345401
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 12233039
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 55.653.448.345.443.3
Direct debits 3.33.22.92.82.7
Cheques 0.0navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 41.143.448.851.854.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 27.028.333.134.435.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 14.115.014.716.117.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.10.11.11.41.7
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 2.41.21.5-0.23.6
Direct debits 2.51.71.42.03.8
Cheques -22.2navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 7.411.126.612.612.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5.810.431.510.310.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11.312.39.916.316.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments -51.121.51,251.434.727.6
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 117.5117.4117.8116.3119.4
Direct debits 7.07.07.17.17.3
Cheques 0.0navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 86.895.3119.3132.9148.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 57.062.180.888.196.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 29.732.935.841.247.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.20.22.73.64.6
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 2,6042,6342,6742,6682,764
Direct debits 156158160164170
Cheques 1navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 1,9252,1372,7063,0483,442
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,2631,3941,8332,0202,239
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6587398129441,098
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 456283106
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)4,426,0764,542,7995,001,5824,482,6484,473,604
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		1.02.711.4-10.0-0.7
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)2,5892,5252,4732,0891,922
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)547,172554,744603,910535,369529,295
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)627.0624.9720.9651.6643.5
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)12,12612,44613,70312,28112,256
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 4,260,5364,372,6724,832,7754,314,3914,296,710
Direct debits 92,11092,89084,99082,24884,988
Cheques 1,003navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 72,42677,23783,81786,00991,906
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 37,03339,41346,01746,67848,654
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 35,26437,69036,19937,37540,955
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1291341,6011,9552,297
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 96.396.396.696.296.0
Direct debits 2.12.01.71.81.9
Cheques 0.0navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1.61.71.71.92.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.80.90.91.01.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.80.80.70.80.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.00.00.00.1
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 0.92.611.8-10.3-0.9
Direct debits 4.90.9-7.4-2.82.8
Cheques -18.0navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 6.26.79.83.16.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4.66.418.11.93.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7.66.9-2.83.79.0
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1,117.43.91,104.522.716.8
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 4,4834,5494,9524,4304,259
Direct debits 1,6231,6101,4521,3781,372
Cheques 4,776navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 10399857773
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8077696360
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 147140122108102
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 9481716559
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 526,707533,969583,528515,274508,366
Direct debits 11,38711,34310,2629,82310,055
Cheques 124navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8,9549,43210,12010,27210,874
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4,5784,8135,5565,5755,757
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 4,3604,6024,3714,4644,846
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1616193234272
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 603.5601.5696.6627.1618.0
Direct debits 13.012.812.312.012.2
Cheques 0.1navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 10.310.612.112.513.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5.25.46.66.87.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5.05.25.25.45.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.00.20.30.3
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 11,67311,98013,24011,82011,772
Direct debits 252254233225233
Cheques 3navnavnavnav
Card and e-money payments: Total value 198212230236252
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 101108126128133
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9710399102112
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 00456
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)141144153152143
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		2.11.76.3-0.7-5.5
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		1718181817
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		387,011393,523418,326415,348392,575
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 141143150148138
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		125126131129119
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1717191819
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 130131137135124
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 66655
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 00345
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 99.999.498.297.496.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		88.287.585.885.383.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		11.812.012.412.113.1
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 0.10.11.82.63.8
Increase in the volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2.11.15.0-1.5-6.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1.80.94.3-1.3-7.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		4.94.09.3-2.72.1
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 1.70.83.9-1.4-7.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -0.20.1-3.7-3.2-2.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions -52.6133.31,226.739.738.2
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1717181816
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1515161514
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 00001
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 387391411405378
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		341344359354326
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		4647525051
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 357360374369341
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 1616151515
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 0181115
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)33,42234,39937,82336,54833,343
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		3.42.911.2-3.0-9.3
Average value per transaction (USD)237239248241233
Average value per inhabitant (USD)4,1324,2014,5674,3653,945
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)4.74.75.55.34.8
Daily average value (USD millions)929410410091
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 33,41434,19235,72734,37031,006
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		28,61829,30530,60629,56426,113
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		4,7964,9725,1214,8064,893
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 29,96030,65531,82030,72627,275
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 1,3421,3501,2141,1621,162
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 112082,0962,1772,337
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 100.099.494.594.093.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		85.685.280.980.978.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		14.414.513.513.214.7
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 0.00.65.56.07.0
Increase in the real value of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 3.42.35.7-3.4-10.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3.02.45.6-3.0-12.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		6.13.74.2-5.71.3
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 2.92.35.0-3.0-11.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 0.70.6-9.0-3.8-0.6
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 1.51,824.6921.84.36.8
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 237239238233225
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		230233234229219
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		288287271261260
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 230233233228219
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 231232216214218
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 120988752560434
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 4,1314,1754,3144,1053,668
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,5383,5793,6963,5313,090
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		593607618574579
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 125253260276
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 4.74.75.15.04.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		4.14.04.44.33.8
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 0.00.00.30.30.3
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 9294989485
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		7880848172
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1314141313
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 8284878475
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 44333
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 01666
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 15,30017,95118,52619,23619,784
With a cash function 15,238navnavnavnav
With a debit function 9,1099,80910,06210,48810,506
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 6,1476,0086,1926,3466,579
With an e-money function 2232,1342,2722,4022,699
Total number of cards: of which: contactless nav4,6227,0769,85412,921
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank nav11,67112,05712,55413,070
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 4.217.33.23.82.8
With a cash function 4.2navnavnavnav
With a debit function 2.87.72.64.20.2
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 6.6-2.33.12.53.7
With an e-money function -85.5856.76.55.712.3
Total number of cards: of which: contactless navnav53.139.331.1
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank navnav3.34.14.1
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards per inhabitant
 (units)
Total 1.892.192.242.302.34
With a cash function 1.88navnavnavnav
With a debit function 1.131.201.211.251.24
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 0.760.730.750.760.78
With an e-money function 0.030.260.270.290.32
Total number of cards: of which: contactless nav0.560.851.181.53
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank nav1.431.461.501.55
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals
 (thousands)
POS terminals 167285288296313
EFTPOS terminals: total 167285288296313
EFTPOS terminals: contactless nav617596132
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 -2.070.81.32.85.5
EFTPOS terminals: total -2.070.81.32.85.5
EFTPOS terminals: contactless navnav21.827.738.3
ATMs: total 0.9-0.12.20.80.4
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.9-0.12.20.80.4
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0210.0350.0350.0350.037
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0210.0350.0350.0350.037
EFTPOS terminals: contactless nav0.0080.0090.0110.016
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