CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Korea»
Year
« ‹ 2020 › »
20162017201820192020
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)1,5001,6231,7241,6501,646
Population (thousands)51,21851,36251,58551,76551,836
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)29,28731,60633,43031,87731,746
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)1.01.91.50.40.5
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		1,204.2121,066.9641,116.0961,153.8901,088.746
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		1,160.4961,130.8181,100.7261,166.2781,179.357
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)81101103109136
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,5791,9692,0042,1042,615
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)5.65.96.16.57.6
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)12.212.713.313.212.3
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)4655556177
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		3.23.23.23.74.3
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 3,7243,7183,7033,7163,723
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 72.772.471.871.871.8
Number of branches or offices: Total number 17,57417,19417,17217,05016,642
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		343.1334.8332.9329.4321.0
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)256312312338491
Value per inhabitant (USD)4,9896,0816,0466,5379,481
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)17.019.218.120.529.9
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)23,21525,71628,35131,39332,142
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		9.910.810.210.72.4
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)453501550606620
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)6470788688
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 4,2414,5875,2175,9046,568
Direct debits 1,7711,7111,6981,7322,405
Cheques 2001601239476
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 17,00219,25921,31223,66423,093
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6,3997,3528,1608,8638,538
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 10,57211,87913,12614,76914,286
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 32272632269
Other payment instruments 00000
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 18.317.818.418.820.4
Direct debits 7.66.76.05.57.5
Cheques 0.90.60.40.30.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 73.274.975.275.471.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 27.628.628.828.226.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 45.546.246.347.044.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.10.10.10.10.8
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 5.78.213.713.211.2
Direct debits 3.6-3.4-0.72.038.9
Cheques -21.1-20.3-23.0-23.6-19.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 12.213.310.711.0-2.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 18.414.911.08.6-3.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8.812.410.512.5-3.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments -5.4-13.6-5.824.0745.2
Other payment instruments 0.0-19.7-11.6-10.3-16.2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 82.889.3101.1114.1126.7
Direct debits 34.633.332.933.546.4
Cheques 3.93.12.41.81.5
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 332.0375.0413.1457.1445.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 124.9143.1158.2171.2164.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 206.4231.3254.4285.3275.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.60.50.50.65.2
Other payment instruments 0.00.00.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 11,62012,56814,29416,17517,993
Direct debits 4,8534,6864,6534,7446,588
Cheques 549438337257208
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 46,58052,76458,38864,83263,269
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 17,53020,14322,35724,28223,393
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 28,96432,54635,96140,46239,140
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 86757087736
Other payment instruments 11110
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)3,754,8734,140,2214,797,8375,508,7956,155,465
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 (%)16.216.116.917.519.2
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)8.010.315.914.811.7
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)738193106119
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)10,28711,34313,14515,09316,864
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)21,214,48621,919,35423,923,32023,104,71626,564,904
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-1.71.47.6-3.814.4
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)914852844736826
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)414,201426,763463,764446,340512,478
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)1,414.31,350.31,387.31,400.21,614.3
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)58,12260,05365,54363,30172,781
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 15,791,00016,582,68818,632,44618,495,72321,685,263
Direct debits 161,613167,847174,668168,506248,295
Cheques 4,575,6524,425,9814,309,9023,638,2983,833,876
Card and e-money payments: Total value 663,635719,500784,659783,651782,031
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 133,948150,857166,785167,403168,444
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 528,986567,974617,187615,479608,325
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 7016696877695,263
Other payment instruments 22,58523,33821,64418,53715,438
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 74.475.777.980.181.6
Direct debits 0.80.80.70.70.9
Cheques 21.620.218.015.714.4
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3.13.33.33.42.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.60.70.70.70.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2.52.62.62.72.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.00.00.00.0
Other payment instruments 0.10.10.10.10.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers 0.33.010.7-1.116.6
Direct debits 0.81.92.6-3.946.6
Cheques -9.2-5.1-4.0-15.94.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8.36.47.5-0.5-0.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 11.810.59.0-0.00.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7.55.37.1-0.7-1.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments -6.8-6.31.211.5580.6
Other payment instruments -10.61.4-8.6-14.7-17.2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 3,7233,6153,5713,1333,302
Direct debits 919810397103
Cheques 22,83027,69435,03538,71150,432
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3937373334
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2121201920
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5048474243
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2225272420
Other payment instruments 75,28396,839101,61497,05396,485
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 308,311322,860361,198357,303418,342
Direct debits 3,1553,2683,3863,2554,790
Cheques 89,33786,17283,54970,28573,961
Card and e-money payments: Total value 12,95714,00815,21115,13915,087
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2,6152,9373,2333,2343,250
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 10,32811,05811,96411,89011,736
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 14131315102
Other payment instruments 441454420358298
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 1,052.71,021.51,080.51,120.91,317.8
Direct debits 10.810.310.110.215.1
Cheques 305.0272.6249.9220.5233.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 44.244.345.547.547.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8.99.39.710.110.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 35.335.035.837.337.0
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.00.00.00.00.3
Other payment instruments 1.51.41.31.10.9
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 43,26345,43251,04850,67359,412
Direct debits 443460479462680
Cheques 12,53612,12611,8089,96810,504
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,8181,9712,1502,1472,143
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 367413457459461
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1,4491,5561,6911,6861,667
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 222214
Other payment instruments 6264595142
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)14,626,06015,390,98617,412,67017,360,53820,431,966
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 (%)68.970.272.875.176.9
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		0.53.211.5-0.717.1
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)3,8953,7173,6293,1513,319
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)285,566299,658337,552335,373394,164
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 287,989287,882295,955314,864316,944
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function 164,218161,087164,176165,994167,129
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 95,63999,462105,063110,976113,729
With an e-money function 28,13227,33426,71637,89436,086
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 2.9-0.02.86.40.7
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function 3.1-1.91.91.10.7
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 2.74.05.65.62.5
With an e-money function 2.7-2.8-2.341.8-4.8
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 5.625.615.746.086.11
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function 3.213.143.183.213.22
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 1.871.942.042.142.19
With an e-money function 0.550.530.520.730.70
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 120121120119118
ATMs: cash withdrawal 120121120119118
ATMs: cash deposit 120121120119118
ATMs: credit transfer 120121120119118
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 -0.81.0-1.3-0.4-1.5
ATMs: cash withdrawal -0.81.0-1.3-0.4-1.5
ATMs: cash deposit -0.81.0-1.3-0.4-1.5
ATMs: credit transfer -0.81.0-1.3-0.4-1.5
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