CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«United Kingdom»
Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
20112012201320142015
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)nap2,7142,7863,0672,936
Population (thousands)nap63,70564,10664,59765,110
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)nap42,60243,45947,48145,091
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)nap2.82.61.50.1
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		nap0.6190.6050.6420.674
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		nap0.6310.6400.6070.654
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)nap98103103103
Value per inhabitant (USD)nap1,5331,6021,5881,583
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nap3.53.53.53.6
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)nap4.54.44.44.4
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)nap358506477464
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		nap12.917.216.416.3
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)nap1,0581,208714703
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nap38.241.024.624.7
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number napnapnapnapnap
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants napnapnapnapnap
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)nap6,992navnavnav
Value per inhabitant (USD)nap109,758navnavnav
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nap257.6navnavnav
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)nap18,55719,67221,27023,080
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		nap4.36.08.18.5
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)nap291307329354
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)nap51545863
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers nap3,6933,8713,9404,052
Direct debits nap3,4173,5253,6723,908
Cheques nap848718644558
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap10,59911,55813,01414,562
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap8,2118,99310,23211,489
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap368374379370
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap2,0202,1912,4032,703
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers nap19.919.718.517.6
Direct debits nap18.417.917.316.9
Cheques nap4.63.63.02.4
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap57.158.861.263.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap44.245.748.149.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap2.01.91.81.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap10.911.111.311.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers nap2.54.81.82.8
Direct debits nap2.83.24.26.4
Cheques nap-12.6-15.3-10.3-13.4
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap9.012.611.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap7.99.513.812.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap1.41.61.3-2.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap4.98.59.712.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers nap58.060.461.062.2
Direct debits nap53.655.056.860.0
Cheques nap13.311.210.08.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap166.4180.3201.5223.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap128.9140.3158.4176.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap5.85.85.95.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap31.734.237.241.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers nap10,11810,60610,79411,101
Direct debits nap9,3619,65710,06010,708
Cheques nap2,3231,9671,7641,529
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap29,03831,66635,65539,896
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap22,49624,63828,03331,477
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap1,0081,0251,0381,014
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap5,5346,0036,5847,405
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
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)nap122,779,220118,725,325121,807,423113,822,792
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap6.4-5.71.1-6.6
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)nap6,6166,0355,7274,932
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)nap1,927,3091,852,0161,885,6511,748,161
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)nap4,524.04,261.53,971.43,877.0
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)nap336,381325,275333,719311,843
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers nap118,902,920114,968,389117,751,812109,955,261
Direct debits nap1,703,7161,743,0101,921,8811,903,344
Cheques nap1,355,0241,146,3761,141,929953,659
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap817,561867,550991,8011,010,528
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap574,371618,872717,676742,766
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap53,73751,65651,88944,669
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap189,451197,020222,236223,092
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers nap96.896.896.796.6
Direct debits nap1.41.51.61.7
Cheques nap1.11.00.90.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap0.70.70.80.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap0.50.50.60.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap0.00.00.00.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap0.20.20.20.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
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 nap6.9-5.70.9-6.7
Direct debits nap-1.0-0.38.7-1.0
Cheques nap-14.6-17.5-1.8-16.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap3.512.71.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap-0.05.014.33.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap-8.8-6.3-1.0-14.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap-2.21.411.20.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers nap32,19629,69929,88927,137
Direct debits nap499494523487
Cheques nap1,5981,5971,7731,709
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap77757669
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap70697065
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap146138137121
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap94909283
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers nap1,866,4611,793,4111,822,8681,688,761
Direct debits nap26,74427,19029,75229,233
Cheques nap21,27017,88317,67814,647
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap12,83413,53315,35415,520
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap9,0169,65411,11011,408
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap844806803686
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap2,9743,0733,4403,426
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers nap4,381.24,126.73,839.23,745.2
Direct debits nap62.862.662.764.8
Cheques nap49.941.137.232.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap30.131.132.334.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap21.222.223.425.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap2.01.91.71.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap7.07.17.27.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers nap325,761314,982322,608301,247
Direct debits nap4,6684,7755,2655,215
Cheques nap3,7123,1413,1292,613
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap2,2402,3772,7172,769
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap1,5741,6961,9662,035
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		nap147142142122
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap519540609611
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
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)nap2,5322,4372,3312,084
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		napnap-3.8-4.3-10.6
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		nap40383632
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		nap6,936,9866,676,7126,386,3015,709,589
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 nap2,5322,4372,3312,084
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 nap100.0100.0100.0100.0
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnap-3.8-4.3-10.6
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
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
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 nap40383632
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 nap6,9376,6776,3865,710
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 napnapnapnapnap
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)nap306,691299,852311,773296,968
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnap-4.72.5-4.8
Average value per transaction (USD)nap121123134142
Average value per inhabitant (USD)nap4,8144,6774,8264,561
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)nap11.310.810.210.1
Daily average value (USD millions)nap840822854814
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 nap306,691299,852311,773296,968
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 nap100.0100.0100.0100.0
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnap-4.72.5-4.8
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
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
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 nap121123134142
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 nap4,8144,6774,8264,561
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 nap11.310.810.210.1
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
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
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 nap840822854814
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 nap168,993175,593178,869175,630
With a cash function nap168,993175,593178,869175,630
With a debit function nap88,55395,68995,66398,804
With a delayed debit function nap2,3242,2622,1502,219
With a credit function nap56,44355,36256,92758,973
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless nap31,00938,12458,70781,600
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 napnap3.91.9-1.8
With a cash function napnav3.91.9-1.8
With a debit function napnap8.1-0.03.3
With a delayed debit function napnap-2.7-5.03.2
With a credit function napnap-1.92.83.6
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnap22.954.039.0
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 nap2.652.742.772.70
With a cash function nap2.652.742.772.70
With a debit function nap1.391.491.481.52
With a delayed debit function nap0.040.040.030.03
With a credit function nap0.890.860.880.91
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless nap0.490.590.911.25
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 nap1,6391,6541,7021,958
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap66686970
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap66686970
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap9898
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals nap20.50.92.915.1
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap2.72.82.11.3
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap2.72.82.11.3
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap-49.1-4.33.5-2.5
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals nap0.0260.0260.0260.030
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap0.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap0.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap0.0000.0000.0000.000
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap