CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«United Kingdom»
Year
« ‹ 2017 › »
20132014201520162017
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)2,7863,0672,9362,6992,684
Population (thousands)64,10664,59765,11065,64866,040
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)43,45947,48145,09141,10840,635
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)2.61.50.10.62.7
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		0.6050.6420.6740.8120.740
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		0.6400.6070.6540.7410.777
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)1031031038499
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,6021,5881,5831,2771,495
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)3.53.53.63.43.5
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)4.44.44.44.24.3
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)506477464445616
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		17.216.416.318.121.9
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)1,208714703604613
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)41.024.624.724.621.7
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)navnavnavnavnav
Value per inhabitant (USD)navnavnavnavnav
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)navnavnavnavnav
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)19,67221,27023,08025,15227,139
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		6.08.18.59.07.9
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)307329354383411
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)5458636974
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 3,8713,9404,0524,2334,259
Direct debits 3,5253,6723,9084,0724,227
Cheques 718644558477401
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 11,55813,01414,56216,37018,252
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8,99310,23211,48913,14314,666
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		374379370354361
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2,1912,4032,7032,8733,225
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 19.718.517.616.815.7
Direct debits 17.917.316.916.215.6
Cheques 3.63.02.41.91.5
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 58.861.263.165.167.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 45.748.149.852.354.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		1.91.81.61.41.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11.111.311.711.411.9
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 4.81.82.84.50.6
Direct debits 3.24.26.44.23.8
Cheques -15.3-10.3-13.4-14.5-15.9
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 9.012.611.912.411.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 9.513.812.314.411.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		1.61.3-2.4-4.32.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8.59.712.56.312.3
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 60.461.062.264.564.5
Direct debits 55.056.860.062.064.0
Cheques 11.210.08.67.36.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 180.3201.5223.7249.4276.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 140.3158.4176.5200.2222.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		5.85.95.75.45.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 34.237.241.543.848.8
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 10,60610,79411,10111,59811,668
Direct debits 9,65710,06010,70811,15611,581
Cheques 1,9671,7641,5291,3071,099
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 31,66635,65539,89644,84950,005
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 24,63828,03331,47736,00840,181
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		1,0251,0381,014970989
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6,0036,5847,4057,8718,836
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)118,725,325121,807,423113,822,792112,201,396118,334,538
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-5.71.1-6.6-2.12.7
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)6,0355,7274,9324,4614,360
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)1,852,0161,885,6511,748,1611,709,1371,791,862
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)4,261.53,971.43,877.04,157.74,409.7
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)325,275333,719311,843307,401324,204
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 114,968,389117,751,812109,955,261108,698,700115,049,702
Direct debits 1,743,0101,921,8811,903,3441,703,6421,679,614
Cheques 1,146,3761,141,929953,659842,211633,234
Card and e-money payments: Total value 867,550991,8011,010,528956,843971,987
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 618,872717,676742,766715,219723,248
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		51,65651,88944,66938,07136,813
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 197,020222,236223,092203,553211,926
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 96.896.796.696.997.2
Direct debits 1.51.61.71.51.4
Cheques 1.00.90.80.80.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value 0.70.80.90.90.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.50.60.70.60.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		0.00.00.00.00.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.20.20.20.20.2
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 -5.70.9-6.7-1.83.1
Direct debits -0.38.7-1.0-11.1-4.0
Cheques -17.5-1.8-16.5-12.2-26.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3.512.71.8-5.9-1.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5.014.33.4-4.3-1.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		-6.3-1.0-14.0-15.3-5.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1.411.20.3-9.31.4
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 29,69929,88927,13725,67727,013
Direct debits 494523487418397
Cheques 1,5971,7731,7091,7661,579
Card and e-money payments: Total value 7576695853
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6970655449
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		138137121108102
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9092837166
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 1,793,4111,822,8681,688,7611,655,7811,742,121
Direct debits 27,19029,75229,23325,95125,433
Cheques 17,88317,67814,64712,8299,589
Card and e-money payments: Total value 13,53315,35415,52014,57514,718
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 9,65411,11011,40810,89510,952
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		806803686580557
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 3,0733,4403,4263,1013,209
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 4,126.73,839.23,745.24,027.94,287.2
Direct debits 62.662.764.863.162.6
Cheques 41.137.232.531.223.6
Card and e-money payments: Total value 31.132.334.435.536.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 22.223.425.326.527.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		1.91.71.51.41.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7.17.27.67.57.9
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 314,982322,608301,247297,805315,205
Direct debits 4,7755,2655,2154,6684,602
Cheques 3,1413,1292,6132,3071,735
Card and e-money payments: Total value 2,3772,7172,7692,6212,663
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,6961,9662,0351,9601,982
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		142142122104101
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 540609611558581
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)2,4372,3312,0841,9111,702
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		-3.8-4.3-10.6-8.3-10.9
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		3836322926
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		6,676,7126,386,3015,709,5895,235,6164,663,014
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 2,4372,3312,0841,9111,702
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 100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
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 -3.8-4.3-10.6-8.3-10.9
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 3836322926
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 6,6776,3865,7105,2364,663
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)299,852311,773296,968261,949241,279
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-4.72.5-4.8-12.4-10.3
Average value per transaction (USD)123134142137142
Average value per inhabitant (USD)4,6774,8264,5613,9903,654
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)10.810.210.19.79.0
Daily average value (USD millions)822854814718661
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 299,852311,773296,968261,949241,279
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 100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
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 -4.72.5-4.8-12.4-10.3
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 123134142137142
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 4,6774,8264,5613,9903,654
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 10.810.210.19.79.0
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
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 822854814718661
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 175,593178,869175,630174,257175,956
With a cash function 175,593178,869175,630174,257175,956
With a debit function 95,68995,66398,80499,63298,291
With a delayed debit function 2,2622,1502,2192,1932,116
With a credit function 55,36256,92758,97358,55961,937
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless 38,12458,70781,600102,673118,884
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 3.91.9-1.8-0.81.0
With a cash function 3.91.9-1.8-0.81.0
With a debit function 8.1-0.03.30.8-1.3
With a delayed debit function -2.7-5.03.2-1.2-3.5
With a credit function -1.92.83.6-0.75.8
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless 22.954.039.025.815.8
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 2.742.772.702.652.66
With a cash function 2.742.772.702.652.66
With a debit function 1.491.481.521.521.49
With a delayed debit function 0.040.030.030.030.03
With a credit function 0.860.880.910.890.94
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless 0.590.911.251.561.80
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 1,6541,7021,9582,1572,417
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 6869707070
ATMs: cash withdrawal 6869707070
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 89887
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 0.92.915.110.112.1
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 2.82.11.3-0.4-0.6
ATMs: cash withdrawal 2.82.11.3-0.4-0.6
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer -4.33.5-2.5-6.7-15.3
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0260.0260.0300.0330.037
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap