CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«United Kingdom»
Year
« ‹ 2018 › »
20142015201620172018
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)3,0672,9362,6992,6842,877
Population (thousands)64,59765,11065,64866,04066,436
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)47,48145,09141,10840,63543,301
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)1.50.10.62.72.5
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		0.6420.6740.8120.7400.781
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		0.6070.6540.7410.7770.750
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)103103849994
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,5881,5831,2771,4951,417
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)3.53.63.43.53.4
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)4.44.44.24.34.2
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)477464445616602
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		16.416.318.121.921.8
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)714703604613478
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)24.624.724.621.717.3
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)21,27023,08025,15227,13929,778
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		8.18.59.07.99.7
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)329354383411448
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)5863697482
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 3,9404,0524,2334,2594,673
Direct debits 3,6723,9084,0724,2274,356
Cheques 644558477401342
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 13,01414,56216,37018,25220,407
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 10,23211,48913,14314,66616,648
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		379370354361374
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2,4032,7032,8733,2253,385
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 18.517.616.815.715.7
Direct debits 17.316.916.215.614.6
Cheques 3.02.41.91.51.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 61.263.165.167.368.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 48.149.852.354.055.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		1.81.61.41.31.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11.311.711.411.911.4
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 1.82.84.50.69.7
Direct debits 4.26.44.23.83.1
Cheques -10.3-13.4-14.5-15.9-14.7
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 12.611.912.411.511.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 13.812.314.411.613.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		1.3-2.4-4.32.03.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9.712.56.312.35.0
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 61.062.264.564.570.3
Direct debits 56.860.062.064.065.6
Cheques 10.08.67.36.15.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 201.5223.7249.4276.4307.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 158.4176.5200.2222.1250.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		5.95.75.45.55.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 37.241.543.848.851.0
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 10,79411,10111,59811,66812,803
Direct debits 10,06010,70811,15611,58111,934
Cheques 1,7641,5291,3071,099937
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 35,65539,89644,84950,00555,910
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 28,03331,47736,00840,18145,611
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		1,0381,0149709891,025
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6,5847,4057,8718,8369,274
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)121,807,423113,822,792112,201,396118,334,538122,350,909
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		1.1-6.6-2.12.70.9
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)5,7274,9324,4614,3604,109
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)1,885,6511,748,1611,709,1371,791,8621,841,636
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)3,971.43,877.04,157.74,409.74,253.1
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)333,719311,843307,401324,204335,208
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 117,751,812109,955,261108,698,700115,049,702118,922,992
Direct debits 1,921,8811,903,3441,703,6421,679,6141,769,458
Cheques 1,141,929953,659842,211633,234590,708
Card and e-money payments: Total value 991,8011,010,528956,843971,9871,067,750
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 717,676742,766715,219723,248798,002
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		51,88944,66938,07136,81339,739
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 222,236223,092203,553211,926230,008
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 96.796.696.997.297.2
Direct debits 1.61.71.51.41.4
Cheques 0.90.80.80.50.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value 0.80.90.90.80.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.60.70.60.60.7
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 0.9-6.7-1.83.10.9
Direct debits 8.7-1.0-11.1-4.02.8
Cheques -1.8-16.5-12.2-26.8-9.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 12.71.8-5.9-1.17.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 14.33.4-4.3-1.57.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		-1.0-14.0-15.3-5.85.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11.20.3-9.31.45.9
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 29,88927,13725,67727,01325,449
Direct debits 523487418397406
Cheques 1,7731,7091,7661,5791,727
Card and e-money payments: Total value 7669585352
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 7065544948
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		137121108102106
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9283716668
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 1,822,8681,688,7611,655,7811,742,1211,790,038
Direct debits 29,75229,23325,95125,43326,634
Cheques 17,67814,64712,8299,5898,891
Card and e-money payments: Total value 15,35415,52014,57514,71816,072
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 11,11011,40810,89510,95212,012
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		803686580557598
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 3,4403,4263,1013,2093,462
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 3,839.23,745.24,027.94,287.24,133.9
Direct debits 62.764.863.162.661.5
Cheques 37.232.531.223.620.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value 32.334.435.536.237.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 23.425.326.527.027.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		1.71.51.41.41.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7.27.67.57.98.0
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 322,608301,247297,805315,205325,816
Direct debits 5,2655,2154,6684,6024,848
Cheques 3,1292,6132,3071,7351,618
Card and e-money payments: Total value 2,7172,7692,6212,6632,925
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,9662,0351,9601,9822,186
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		142122104101109
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 609611558581630
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)2,3312,0841,9111,7021,495
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		-4.3-10.6-8.3-10.9-12.2
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		3632292623
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		6,386,3015,709,5895,235,6164,663,0144,095,890
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 2,3312,0841,9111,7021,495
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 -4.3-10.6-8.3-10.9-12.2
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 3632292623
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 6,3865,7105,2364,6634,096
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)311,773296,968261,949241,279231,247
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		2.5-4.8-12.4-10.3-6.5
Average value per transaction (USD)134142137142155
Average value per inhabitant (USD)4,8264,5613,9903,6543,481
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)10.210.19.79.08.0
Daily average value (USD millions)854814718661634
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 311,773296,968261,949241,279231,247
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 2.5-4.8-12.4-10.3-6.5
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 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 134142137142155
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 4,8264,5613,9903,6543,481
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 10.210.19.79.08.0
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 854814718661634
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 178,869175,630174,257175,956175,689
With a cash function 178,869175,630174,257175,956175,689
With a debit function 95,66398,80499,63298,29197,869
With a delayed debit function 2,1502,2192,1932,1162,063
With a credit function 56,92758,97358,55961,93762,505
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless 58,70781,600102,673118,884123,605
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 1.9-1.8-0.81.0-0.2
With a cash function 1.9-1.8-0.81.0-0.2
With a debit function -0.03.30.8-1.3-0.4
With a delayed debit function -5.03.2-1.2-3.5-2.5
With a credit function 2.83.6-0.75.80.9
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless 54.039.025.815.84.0
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 2.772.702.652.662.64
With a cash function 2.772.702.652.662.64
With a debit function 1.481.521.521.491.47
With a delayed debit function 0.030.030.030.030.03
With a credit function 0.880.910.890.940.94
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: contactless 0.911.251.561.801.86
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 1,7021,9582,1572,4172,694
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 6970707063
ATMs: cash withdrawal 6970707063
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 98877
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 2.915.110.112.111.4
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 2.11.3-0.4-0.6-9.0
ATMs: cash withdrawal 2.11.3-0.4-0.6-9.0
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 3.5-2.5-6.7-15.34.1
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0260.0300.0330.0370.041
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