CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Italy»
Year
« ‹ 2018 › »
20142015201620172018
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)2,1591,8351,8761,9582,090
Population (thousands)60,32160,23060,11560,00259,877
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)35,78430,47431,20832,62834,904
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)0.20.0-0.11.21.1
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		0.8240.9190.9490.8340.873
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		0.7540.9020.9040.8870.848
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)napnapnapnapnap
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)napnapnapnapnap
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)192137127112
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		1.01.22.16.15.5
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)2623232523
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)1.31.31.31.21.1
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 711687649583545
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 11.811.410.89.79.1
Number of branches or offices: Total number 43,86143,20441,64239,99338,192
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		727.1717.3692.7666.5637.8
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)44,22945,50846,52247,13747,828
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)11111
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)1,0481,0171,0331,3501,376
Value per inhabitant (USD)17,37116,89017,17622,50422,978
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)48.555.455.069.065.8
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)4,7095,1775,6986,0356,784
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		4.99.910.15.912.4
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)788695101113
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)1314161719
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 1,2631,3601,3631,3911,451
Direct debits 608682791823920
Cheques 232209186168152
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 2,3252,6443,0743,3813,999
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,3901,6171,8371,9412,208
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6446537768561,052
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 291374461584739
Other payment instruments 281283285273262
Memo: Money remittances 344419
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 26.826.323.923.021.4
Direct debits 12.913.213.913.613.6
Cheques 4.94.03.32.82.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 49.451.153.956.059.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 29.531.232.232.232.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 13.712.613.614.215.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 6.27.28.19.710.9
Other payment instruments 6.05.55.04.53.9
Memo: Money remittances 0.10.10.10.10.3
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 0.27.70.22.14.3
Direct debits -2.612.215.94.111.8
Cheques -8.3-9.9-10.8-10.0-9.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 13.013.716.310.018.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 13.416.313.65.713.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9.61.319.010.223.0
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 19.428.323.326.726.5
Other payment instruments -4.00.70.7-4.2-4.0
Memo: Money remittances nav37.0-2.73.6404.8
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 20.922.622.723.224.2
Direct debits 10.111.313.213.715.4
Cheques 3.83.53.12.82.5
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 38.643.951.156.466.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 23.026.830.532.436.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 10.710.812.914.317.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 4.86.27.79.712.3
Other payment instruments 4.74.74.74.54.4
Memo: Money remittances 0.00.10.10.10.3
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 3,4613,7263,7333,8103,975
Direct debits 1,6661,8692,1662,2542,520
Cheques 634572510459417
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 6,3717,2438,4229,26310,957
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3,8084,4315,0325,3196,048
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1,7641,7882,1272,3442,883
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 7981,0241,2641,6012,025
Other payment instruments 769774780747717
Memo: Money remittances 710101052
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)11,807,6269,503,2459,557,05810,214,52911,164,094
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-9.1-19.50.75.68.1
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)2,5081,8361,6771,6931,646
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)195,747157,784158,979170,236186,450
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)547.0517.8509.4521.8534.2
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)32,35026,03626,18427,98530,587
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 9,654,3017,679,0737,737,6678,367,5869,189,274
Direct debits 420,298397,772404,031452,853528,977
Cheques 707,360546,916530,374495,967483,469
Card and e-money payments: Total value 206,603193,285215,435230,697275,686
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 117,205114,421123,720128,437145,818
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 71,51060,04068,92474,21894,783
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 17,88918,82422,79028,04335,085
Other payment instruments 819,063686,199669,550667,425686,688
Memo: Money remittances 1,3261,6635531,4676,772
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 81.880.881.081.982.3
Direct debits 3.64.24.24.44.7
Cheques 6.05.85.54.94.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1.72.02.32.32.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1.01.21.31.31.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.60.60.70.70.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.20.20.20.30.3
Other payment instruments 6.97.27.06.56.2
Memo: Money remittances 0.00.00.00.00.1
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers -9.7-20.50.86.88.6
Direct debits -11.5-5.41.710.715.5
Cheques -8.7-22.7-2.9-7.6-3.6
Card and e-money payments: Total value 9.8-6.511.65.818.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 11.8-2.48.22.612.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5.7-16.114.96.426.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 14.45.221.221.623.7
Other payment instruments -5.3-16.3-2.3-1.51.7
Memo: Money remittances nav25.3-66.7162.0356.4
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 7,6435,6465,6796,0176,334
Direct debits 691583511550575
Cheques 3,0552,6212,8482,9583,177
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8973706869
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8471676666
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11192898790
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 6150494847
Other payment instruments 2,9202,4292,3532,4472,623
Memo: Money remittances 491450154393360
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 160,050127,497128,714139,454153,469
Direct debits 6,9686,6046,7217,5478,834
Cheques 11,7279,0818,8238,2668,074
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3,4253,2093,5843,8454,604
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,9431,9002,0582,1412,435
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1,1869971,1471,2371,583
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 297313379467586
Other payment instruments 13,57811,39311,13811,12311,468
Memo: Money remittances 2228924113
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 447.3418.4412.4427.4439.7
Direct debits 19.521.721.523.125.3
Cheques 32.829.828.325.323.1
Card and e-money payments: Total value 9.610.511.511.813.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5.46.26.66.67.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 3.33.33.73.84.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.81.01.21.41.7
Other payment instruments 37.937.435.734.132.9
Memo: Money remittances 0.10.10.00.10.3
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 26,45021,03921,19922,92525,176
Direct debits 1,1521,0901,1071,2411,449
Cheques 1,9381,4981,4531,3591,325
Card and e-money payments: Total value 566530590632755
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 321313339352400
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 196164189203260
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 4952627796
Other payment instruments 2,2441,8801,8341,8291,881
Memo: Money remittances 452419
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)1,0651,1461,1701,2061,233
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		27.07.62.13.02.2
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		1819192021
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		2,916,7123,139,1783,205,7533,303,3153,377,589
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 9561,0141,0101,0271,029
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		9531,0111,0071,0251,026
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		13333
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 111132161178204
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 89.888.586.385.283.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		89.588.286.185.083.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.10.20.20.20.2
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 10.411.513.714.816.6
Increase in the volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 19.36.0-0.41.80.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		20.06.1-0.41.80.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		-90.8257.10.02.812.1
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 202.219.321.411.114.5
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1617171717
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1617171717
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00000
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 22333
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2,6202,7772,7662,8152,818
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2,6102,7702,7592,8082,810
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		27778
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 304362440489559
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)266,201245,483251,247264,175285,086
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		26.3-7.82.43.96.7
Average value per transaction (USD)250214215219231
Average value per inhabitant (USD)4,4134,0764,1794,4034,761
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)12.313.413.413.513.6
Daily average value (USD millions)729673688724781
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 236,756215,546214,628223,629237,840
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		236,667215,102214,185223,176237,315
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		133444443452524
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 29,44529,93736,62040,54647,246
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 88.987.885.484.783.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		88.987.685.284.583.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.20.20.20.2
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 11.112.214.615.316.6
Increase in the real value of withdrawals/deposits
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 20.9-9.0-0.32.95.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		21.7-9.1-0.32.95.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		-90.0234.3-0.11.014.6
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 97.51.622.49.415.2
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 248213213218231
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		248213213218231
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		189177177176182
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 266226228227231
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 3,9253,5793,5703,7273,972
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,9233,5713,5633,7193,963
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		27789
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 488497609676789
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 11.011.711.411.411.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		11.011.711.411.411.4
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions 1.41.62.02.12.3
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 649591588613652
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		648589587611650
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		01111
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 8182100111129
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 96,238102,329102,513105,887109,898
With a cash function 70,64276,73779,70282,49483,281
With a debit function 47,03650,31752,37354,14255,770
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 26,60626,83724,04423,39426,617
With an e-money function 22,59625,17526,09628,35227,511
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank navnavnav37,25841,141
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 3.06.30.23.33.8
With a cash function 7.38.63.93.51.0
With a debit function 6.47.04.13.43.0
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function -3.50.9-10.4-2.713.8
With an e-money function 4.611.43.78.6-3.0
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank navnavnavnav10.4
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards per inhabitant
 (units)
Total 1.601.701.711.761.84
With a cash function 1.171.271.331.371.39
With a debit function 0.780.840.870.900.93
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 0.440.450.400.390.44
With an e-money function 0.370.420.430.470.46
Total number of cards: of which: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Total number of cards: of which: issued by a non-bank navnavnav0.620.69
Total number of cards:
  of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals
 (thousands)
POS terminals 1,8471,9792,2262,4633,171
EFTPOS terminals: total 1,8471,9792,2262,4633,171
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 5051494948
ATMs: cash withdrawal 5051494948
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 5051464544
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 16.67.112.510.628.8
EFTPOS terminals: total 16.67.112.510.628.8
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total -0.81.8-2.5-1.5-1.8
ATMs: cash withdrawal -0.81.8-2.5-1.5-1.8
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 4.11.8-9.8-1.6-1.1
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0310.0330.0370.0410.053
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0310.0330.0370.0410.053
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 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap