CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Korea»
Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
20122013201420152016
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)1,2781,3701,4841,4641,500
Population (thousands)50,20050,42950,74751,01551,218
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)25,45327,17629,24728,69329,287
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)2.21.31.30.71.0
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		1,065.8101,052.0851,091.1791,176.4311,204.212
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		1,127.0901,095.1141,053.0471,132.7211,160.496
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)5160697481
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,0161,1941,3531,4461,579
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)3.84.24.85.25.6
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)11.612.312.812.212.2
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)3740424346
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		2.72.82.93.13.2
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 3,8373,8093,7343,7373,724
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 76.475.573.673.372.7
Number of branches or offices: Total number 19,01418,71718,09417,82817,574
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		378.8371.2356.6349.5343.1
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)179198209233256
Value per inhabitant (USD)3,5643,9284,1194,5604,989
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)14.014.514.115.917.0
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)15,24217,02718,89621,13123,215
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		13.011.711.011.89.9
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)304338372414453
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)4247525864
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 3,1653,4353,6964,0124,241
Direct debits 1,6531,7021,7001,7091,771
Cheques 460364310254200
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 9,96311,52613,18915,15617,002
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2,5453,4434,4025,4036,399
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7,3488,0348,7499,71910,572
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 7048393332
Other payment instruments 00000
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 20.820.219.619.018.3
Direct debits 10.810.09.08.17.6
Cheques 3.02.11.61.20.9
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 65.467.769.871.773.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 16.720.223.325.627.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 48.247.246.346.045.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.50.30.20.20.1
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 8.88.57.68.55.7
Direct debits 10.73.0-0.10.53.6
Cheques -24.9-20.8-14.8-18.1-21.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap15.714.414.912.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 33.335.327.822.818.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 13.89.38.911.18.8
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments -38.4-31.2-19.0-14.2-5.4
Other payment instruments -6.3-9.1-21.30.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 63.168.172.878.682.8
Direct debits 32.933.833.533.534.6
Cheques 9.27.26.15.03.9
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 198.5228.6259.9297.1332.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 50.768.386.7105.9124.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 146.4159.3172.4190.5206.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1.40.90.80.70.6
Other payment instruments 0.00.00.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 8,6729,41010,12710,99211,620
Direct debits 4,5294,6644,6584,6834,853
Cheques 1,261998850696549
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 27,29631,57736,13441,52346,580
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6,9739,43412,05914,80417,530
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 20,13222,01223,96926,62928,964
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1911311069186
Other payment instruments 11111
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)2,561,5352,884,5603,149,5023,476,8253,754,873
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)16.816.916.716.516.2
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)nap12.69.210.48.0
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)5157626873
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)7,0187,9038,6299,52610,287
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)18,800,33319,262,08420,992,62221,370,56921,214,486
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-4.51.17.61.1-1.7
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)1,2331,1311,1111,011914
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)374,509381,965413,675418,908414,201
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)1,471.41,405.51,414.41,460.01,414.3
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)51,50852,77357,51458,55058,122
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 11,665,97512,668,23314,520,88415,589,12815,791,000
Direct debits 156,316164,777168,721158,735161,613
Cheques 6,434,0535,848,7225,672,3004,991,0164,575,652
Card and e-money payments: Total value 507,840546,378599,792606,674663,635
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 75,25287,800108,178118,678133,948
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 431,150457,467490,663487,250528,986
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1,4371,111950745701
Other payment instruments 36,15033,97430,92625,01822,585
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 62.165.869.272.974.4
Direct debits 0.80.90.80.70.8
Cheques 34.230.427.023.421.6
Card and e-money payments: Total value 2.72.82.92.83.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.40.50.50.60.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2.32.42.32.32.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.00.00.00.0
Other payment instruments 0.20.20.10.10.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers 2.27.213.26.60.3
Direct debits 5.44.11.1-6.60.8
Cheques -15.1-10.3-4.2-12.6-9.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap6.28.40.48.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 16.815.221.78.911.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2.14.75.9-1.47.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments -24.6-23.7-15.6-22.1-6.8
Other payment instruments -10.1-7.2-10.1-19.7-10.6
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 3,6863,6883,9283,8863,723
Direct debits 9597999391
Cheques 13,98316,05718,27819,64622,830
Card and e-money payments: Total value 5147454039
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3025252221
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5957565050
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2123242222
Other payment instruments 86,27689,171103,08683,39275,283
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 232,390251,210286,144305,580308,311
Direct debits 3,1143,2683,3253,1123,155
Cheques 128,169115,980111,77797,83489,337
Card and e-money payments: Total value 10,11610,83511,81911,89212,957
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,4991,7412,1322,3262,615
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8,5899,0729,6699,55110,328
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2922191514
Other payment instruments 720674609490441
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 913.0924.4978.41,065.01,052.7
Direct debits 12.212.011.410.810.8
Cheques 503.6426.8382.2341.0305.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 39.739.940.441.444.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5.96.47.38.18.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 33.733.433.133.335.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.10.10.10.10.0
Other payment instruments 2.82.52.11.71.5
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 31,96234,70739,78342,71043,263
Direct debits 428451462435443
Cheques 17,62816,02415,54113,67412,536
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,3911,4971,6431,6621,818
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 206241296325367
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1,1811,2531,3441,3351,449
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 43322
Other payment instruments 9993856962
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)10,726,81411,675,62413,368,44114,409,10114,626,060
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)57.160.663.767.468.9
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap7.413.17.00.5
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)4,1884,0484,2454,1443,895
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)213,682231,526263,435282,449285,566
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)napnapnapnapnap
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnapnapnap
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		napnapnapnapnap
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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)napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnapnap
Average value per transaction (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value (USD millions)napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 napnapnapnapnap
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 286,044275,068272,617279,771287,989
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function 148,377149,282154,051159,278164,218
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 116,231102,02292,32193,09595,639
With an e-money function 21,43623,76426,24627,39828,132
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 nap-3.8-0.92.62.9
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function nap0.63.23.43.1
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap-12.2-9.50.82.7
With an e-money function nap10.910.44.42.7
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 5.705.455.375.485.62
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function 2.962.963.043.123.21
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 2.322.021.821.821.87
With an e-money function 0.430.470.520.540.55
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 napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 123124121121120
ATMs: cash withdrawal 123124121121120
ATMs: cash deposit 123124121121120
ATMs: credit transfer 123124121121120
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 3.71.1-2.30.0-0.8
ATMs: cash withdrawal 3.71.1-2.30.0-0.8
ATMs: cash deposit nap1.1-2.30.0-0.8
ATMs: credit transfer 3.71.1-2.30.0-0.8
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0020.0020.0020.0020.002
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0020.0020.0020.0020.002
ATMs: cash deposit 0.0020.0020.0020.0020.002
ATMs: credit transfer 0.0020.0020.0020.0020.002
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap