CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«China»
Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
20112012201320142015
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)nap8,5749,71010,50411,123
Population (thousands)nap1,354,0401,360,7201,367,8201,374,620
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)nap6,3327,1367,6798,092
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)nap2.62.62.11.5
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		nap6.2316.0546.2076.486
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		nap6.3096.1486.1616.285
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)nap9731,0731,0821,078
Value per inhabitant (USD)nap719789791784
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nap11.210.910.410.0
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)nap19.619.319.317.4
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)nap3,0683,3923,6513,279
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		nap35.334.435.030.4
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)napnapnapnapnap
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number nap3,7483,9504,0924,263
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants nap2.82.93.03.1
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)napnapnapnapnap
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)nap19,63025,93736,62066,709
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		nap132.832.141.282.2
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)nap14192749
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)nap5471100183
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers nap8,39410,40313,68734,928
Direct debits nap1,4431,8692,6002,332
Cheques nap784693578417
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap9,00912,97119,75429,030
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap0001
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers nap42.840.137.452.4
Direct debits nap7.47.27.13.5
Cheques nap4.02.71.60.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap45.950.053.943.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap0.00.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers nap615.823.931.6155.2
Direct debits napnav29.539.1-10.3
Cheques nap-7.4-11.5-16.6-27.9
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap44.052.347.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnav0.00.0nav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers nap6.27.610.025.4
Direct debits nap1.11.41.91.7
Cheques nap0.60.50.40.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap6.79.514.421.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap0.00.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers nap22,99728,50237,49995,694
Direct debits nap3,9545,1217,1246,390
Cheques nap2,1471,9001,5841,142
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap24,68335,53654,12179,534
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap0002
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)nap15,993,22421,536,73030,872,09157,615,639
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 (%)nap81.583.084.386.4
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnap34.743.386.6
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)nap12162342
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)nap43,81759,00584,581157,851
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)nap185,000,723239,127,078271,428,980525,780,230
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap48.926.011.290.8
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)nap9,4249,2207,4127,882
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)nap136,629175,736198,439382,491
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)nap2,157.62,462.72,584.04,727.1
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)nap506,851655,143743,6411,440,494
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers nap132,393,541184,537,306217,681,183458,306,060
Direct debits nap2,333,6672,616,5203,048,06520,384,723
Cheques nap46,972,49846,795,08743,820,29137,902,471
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap3,301,0175,178,1646,879,4408,750,528
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap000436,448
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers nap71.677.280.287.2
Direct debits nap1.31.11.13.9
Cheques nap25.419.616.17.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap1.82.22.51.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap0.00.00.00.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers nap78.935.915.6107.3
Direct debits napnav9.314.1558.6
Cheques nap-1.8-2.9-8.2-14.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap52.930.225.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnav-2.5-2.0nav
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers nap15,77217,73915,90413,121
Direct debits nap1,6171,4001,1728,740
Cheques nap59,93967,48475,78590,891
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap366399348301
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnavnavnav512,865
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers nap97,777135,617159,145333,406
Direct debits nap1,7231,9232,22814,829
Cheques nap34,69134,39032,03727,573
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap2,4383,8055,0296,366
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap000318
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers nap1,544.11,900.52,072.34,120.4
Direct debits nap27.226.929.0183.3
Cheques nap547.8481.9417.2340.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap38.553.365.578.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap0.00.00.03.9
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers nap362,722505,582596,3871,255,633
Direct debits nap6,3947,1698,35155,849
Cheques nap128,692128,206120,056103,842
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap9,04414,18718,84823,974
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments nap0001,196
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)nap36,000,08646,511,83749,478,29283,638,033
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 (%)nap19.519.518.215.9
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnap26.04.266.5
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)nap2,2512,1601,6031,452
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)nap26,58734,18236,17360,844
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)nap22,92126,05928,70127,613
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		napnap13.710.1-3.8
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		nap17192120
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		nap62,796,61671,394,08278,633,83075,652,416
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 nap16,13418,11719,91118,421
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country nap6,7877,9428,7909,192
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap70.469.569.466.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nap29.630.530.633.3
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
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 napnap12.39.9-7.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnap17.010.74.6
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap12131513
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nap5667
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap44,20249,63654,55150,468
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nap18,59521,75824,08325,184
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)nap18,872,71522,349,44923,543,57022,928,965
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnap15.53.2-4.1
Average value per transaction (USD)nap823858820830
Average value per inhabitant (USD)nap13,93816,42517,21216,680
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)nap220.1230.2224.1206.1
Daily average value (USD millions)nap51,70661,23164,50362,819
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 nap9,726,17311,515,73212,077,81111,637,907
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country nap9,146,54310,833,71711,465,75911,291,058
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap51.551.551.350.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nap48.548.548.749.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
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 napnap15.42.8-5.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnap15.53.7-3.0
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap603636607632
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nap1,3481,3641,3041,228
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap7,1838,4638,8308,466
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nap6,7557,9628,3838,214
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap113.4118.6115.0104.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nap106.7111.6109.2101.5
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country nap26,64731,55033,09031,885
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nap25,05929,68131,41330,934
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total nap3,534,1474,213,8934,935,7195,442,313
With a cash function nap3,534,1474,213,8934,935,7195,442,313
With a debit function nap3,245,1123,870,3304,535,9115,049,182
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap331,095390,792455,095432,207
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 napnap19.217.110.3
With a cash function napnav19.217.110.3
With a debit function napnap19.317.211.3
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnap18.016.5-5.0
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 nap2.613.103.613.96
With a cash function nap2.613.103.613.96
With a debit function nap2.402.843.323.67
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap0.240.290.330.31
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 nap7,11810,63215,93522,821
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap416520615867
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap416520615867
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap416520615867
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals nap47.549.449.943.2
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap24.525.118.241.0
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap24.525.118.241.0
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap24.525.118.241.0
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals nap0.0050.0080.0120.017
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap0.0000.0000.0000.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap0.0000.0000.0000.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap0.0000.0000.0000.001
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap