CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«China»
Year
« ‹ 2020 › »
20162017201820192020
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)11,22212,01513,36314,39514,868
Population (thousands)1,382,7101,390,0801,395,3801,400,0501,412,120
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)8,1168,6439,57610,28210,529
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)2.11.51.93.02.6
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		6.9456.5086.8786.9626.538
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		6.6446.7596.6196.9116.900
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)1,0781,1841,1511,1901,374
Value per inhabitant (USD)780852825850973
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)10.09.58.98.38.8
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)15.414.214.314.414.4
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)3,454navnavnavnav
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		32.2navnavnavnav
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 4,4004,7974,8274,8444,837
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 3.23.53.53.53.4
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)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)96,639133,920198,362312,549340,973
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		44.938.648.157.69.1
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)7096142223241
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)265367543856934
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 56,57373,51399,262153,111162,828
Direct debits 1,4431,524542455390
Cheques 293256222190149
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 38,32958,62798,336158,792177,605
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 10000
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 58.554.950.049.047.8
Direct debits 1.51.10.30.10.1
Cheques 0.30.20.10.10.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 39.743.849.650.852.1
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 0.00.00.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 62.029.935.054.36.3
Direct debits -38.15.6-64.5-16.0-14.3
Cheques -29.6-12.8-13.2-14.5-21.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 32.053.067.761.511.8
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 -27.7-51.2-9.3-5.5-6.2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 40.952.971.1109.4115.3
Direct debits 1.01.10.40.30.3
Cheques 0.20.20.20.10.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 27.742.270.5113.4125.8
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 0.00.00.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 154,995201,405271,950419,483446,104
Direct debits 3,9534,1751,4841,2471,069
Cheques 804701608520409
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 105,011160,621269,414435,047486,589
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 21111
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)87,002,149122,473,081188,409,275303,518,265331,677,461
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 (%)90.091.595.097.197.3
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)51.040.853.861.19.3
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)6388135217235
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)238,362335,543516,190831,557908,705
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)533,465,508536,633,729551,429,205531,724,685569,833,710
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-0.6-0.90.8-6.44.5
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)5,5204,0072,7801,7011,671
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)385,812386,045395,182379,790403,531
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)4,753.84,466.54,126.73,693.73,832.7
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)1,461,5491,470,2291,510,7651,456,7801,561,188
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 484,289,970494,274,573508,627,461487,733,257527,978,344
Direct debits 11,970,0776,375,8725,958,4327,275,4406,590,728
Cheques 28,263,39125,503,48622,491,28219,360,84117,938,798
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8,503,11210,159,67314,014,62016,950,29116,906,348
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 438,958320,125337,410404,856419,492
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 90.892.192.291.792.7
Direct debits 2.21.21.11.41.2
Cheques 5.34.84.13.63.1
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1.61.92.53.23.0
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 0.10.10.10.10.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers 3.50.51.0-6.95.6
Direct debits -42.5-47.5-8.318.5-11.7
Cheques -27.0-11.1-13.5-16.5-9.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value -4.817.735.317.4-2.7
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 -1.5-28.23.416.51.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 8,5606,7245,1243,1853,243
Direct debits 8,2974,18410,99915,98516,893
Cheques 96,32799,667101,302101,944120,061
Card and e-money payments: Total value 22217314310795
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 713,7531,067,0841,240,4801,575,3161,740,632
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 350,247355,573364,508348,368373,891
Direct debits 8,6574,5874,2705,1974,667
Cheques 20,44118,34716,11813,82912,703
Card and e-money payments: Total value 6,1507,30910,04412,10711,972
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 317230242289297
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 4,315.64,113.93,806.43,388.13,551.2
Direct debits 106.753.144.650.544.3
Cheques 251.9212.3168.3134.5120.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value 75.884.6104.9117.7113.7
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 3.92.72.52.82.8
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 1,326,8221,354,1771,393,5001,336,2551,446,516
Direct debits 32,79517,46816,32419,93318,057
Cheques 77,43469,87361,62053,04349,147
Card and e-money payments: Total value 23,29627,83538,39646,43946,319
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 1,2038779241,1091,149
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)90,172,36293,014,049112,284,376113,126,400116,955,687
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 (%)16.917.320.421.320.5
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		5.61.618.4-2.20.8
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)1,036759596373353
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)65,21466,91380,46980,80282,823
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)28,47126,95821,95018,47013,748
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		3.1-5.3-18.6-15.9-25.6
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		2119161310
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		78,003,99773,857,19760,136,95350,603,50137,666,178
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 17,99817,31714,08711,3858,312
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 10,4749,6417,8637,0855,436
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 63.264.264.261.660.5
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
Cash withdrawals:total 36.835.835.838.439.5
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 -2.3-3.8-18.7-19.2-27.0
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 13.9-7.9-18.4-9.9-23.3
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 13121086
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 87654
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 49,30947,44338,59431,19222,774
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 28,69526,41421,54319,41114,892
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)21,472,13519,677,36917,968,40415,124,98211,734,261
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-8.3-9.7-10.4-18.3-24.4
Average value per transaction (USD)754730819819854
Average value per inhabitant (USD)15,52914,15612,87710,8038,310
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)191.3163.8134.5105.178.9
Daily average value (USD millions)58,82853,91149,22941,43832,149
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 9,857,2459,628,0048,899,0777,473,3675,748,502
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 11,614,89010,049,3659,069,3277,651,6165,985,759
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 45.948.949.549.449.0
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 54.151.150.550.651.0
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 -17.1-3.8-9.3-18.5-25.0
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 0.7-14.8-11.5-18.1-23.7
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 548556632656692
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 1,1091,0421,1531,0801,101
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 7,1296,9266,3785,3384,071
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 8,4007,2296,5005,4654,239
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 87.880.166.651.938.7
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 103.583.667.953.240.3
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 27,00626,37824,38120,47515,749
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 31,82227,53324,84720,96316,399
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 6,124,6386,692,5927,596,7378,418,6388,954,428
With a cash function 6,124,6386,692,5927,596,7378,418,6388,954,428
With a debit function 5,704,2216,159,1226,913,2087,674,7268,178,553
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 465,035587,585685,892746,096777,862
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 12.59.313.510.86.4
With a cash function 12.59.313.510.86.4
With a debit function 13.08.012.211.06.6
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 7.626.416.78.84.3
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 4.434.815.446.016.34
With a cash function 4.434.815.446.016.34
With a debit function 4.134.434.955.485.79
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 0.340.420.490.530.55
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 24,53531,18934,14835,01738,330
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 9249611,1111,0981,014
ATMs: cash withdrawal 924961navnavnav
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 924961navnavnav
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 7.527.19.52.59.5
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 6.63.915.6-1.2-7.6
ATMs: cash withdrawal 6.63.9navnavnav
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 6.63.9navnavnav
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0180.0220.0240.0250.027
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0010.001navnavnav
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.0010.001navnavnav
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap