CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Korea»
Year
« ‹ 2013 › »
20092010201120122013
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)napnapnap1,2781,370
Population (thousands)napnapnap50,20050,429
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)napnapnap25,45327,176
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)napnapnap2.21.3
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		napnapnap1,065.8101,052.085
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		napnapnap1,127.0901,095.114
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)napnapnap5160
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap1,0161,194
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnap3.84.2
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)napnapnap11.612.3
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)napnapnap3740
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		napnapnap2.72.8
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 napnapnap3,8373,809
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants napnapnap76.475.5
Number of branches or offices: Total number napnapnap19,01418,717
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		napnapnap378.8371.2
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)napnapnap179198
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap3,5643,928
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnap14.014.5
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)napnapnap15,24217,027
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnap13.011.7
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)napnapnap304338
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)napnapnap4247
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap3,1653,435
Direct debits napnapnap1,6531,702
Cheques napnapnap460364
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap9,96311,526
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap2,5453,443
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap7,3488,034
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap7048
Other payment instruments napnapnap00
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnapnap20.820.2
Direct debits napnapnap10.810.0
Cheques napnapnap3.02.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap65.467.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap16.720.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap48.247.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap0.50.3
Other payment instruments napnapnap0.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers napnapnap8.88.5
Direct debits napnapnap10.73.0
Cheques napnapnap-24.9-20.8
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnapnap15.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap33.335.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap13.89.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap-38.4-31.2
Other payment instruments napnapnap-6.3-9.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers napnapnap63.168.1
Direct debits napnapnap32.933.8
Cheques napnapnap9.27.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap198.5228.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap50.768.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap146.4159.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap1.40.9
Other payment instruments napnapnap0.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers napnapnap8,6729,410
Direct debits napnapnap4,5294,664
Cheques napnapnap1,261998
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap27,29631,577
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap6,9739,434
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap20,13222,012
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap191131
Other payment instruments napnapnap11
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)napnapnap2,561,5352,884,560
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnapnap100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnapnap16.816.9
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnapnapnap12.6
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)napnapnap5157
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)napnapnap7,0187,903
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)napnapnap18,800,33319,262,084
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnap-4.51.1
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)napnapnap1,2331,131
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap374,509381,965
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnapnap1,471.41,405.5
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)napnapnap51,50852,773
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap11,665,97512,668,233
Direct debits napnapnap156,316164,777
Cheques napnapnap6,434,0535,848,722
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap507,840546,378
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap75,25287,800
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap431,150457,467
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap1,4371,111
Other payment instruments napnapnap36,15033,974
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnapnap62.165.8
Direct debits napnapnap0.80.9
Cheques napnapnap34.230.4
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap2.72.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap0.40.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap2.32.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap0.00.0
Other payment instruments napnapnap0.20.2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers napnapnap2.27.2
Direct debits napnapnap5.44.1
Cheques napnapnap-15.1-10.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnapnap6.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap16.815.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap2.14.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap-24.6-23.7
Other payment instruments napnapnap-10.1-7.2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnapnap3,6863,688
Direct debits napnapnap9597
Cheques napnapnap13,98316,057
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap5147
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap3025
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap5957
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap2123
Other payment instruments napnapnap86,27689,171
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnapnap232,390251,210
Direct debits napnapnap3,1143,268
Cheques napnapnap128,169115,980
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap10,11610,835
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap1,4991,741
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap8,5899,072
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap2922
Other payment instruments napnapnap720674
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers napnapnap913.0924.4
Direct debits napnapnap12.212.0
Cheques napnapnap503.6426.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap39.739.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap5.96.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap33.733.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap0.10.1
Other payment instruments napnapnap2.82.5
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap31,96234,707
Direct debits napnapnap428451
Cheques napnapnap17,62816,024
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap1,3911,497
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnap206241
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnap1,1811,253
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnap43
Other payment instruments napnapnap9993
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)napnapnap10,726,81411,675,624
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnapnap100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnapnap57.160.6
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnap7.4
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)napnapnap4,1884,048
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap213,682231,526
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 napnapnap286,044275,068
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnapnap148,377149,282
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnapnap116,231102,022
With an e-money function napnapnap21,43623,764
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 napnapnapnap-3.8
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnapnapnap0.6
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnapnapnap-12.2
With an e-money function napnapnapnap10.9
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 napnapnap5.705.45
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnapnap2.962.96
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnapnap2.322.02
With an e-money function napnapnap0.430.47
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 napnapnap123124
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap123124
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnap123124
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnap123124
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 napnapnap3.71.1
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap3.71.1
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnap1.1
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnap3.71.1
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnapnap0.0020.002
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap0.0020.002
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnap0.0020.002
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnap0.0020.002
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap