CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Korea»
Year
« ‹ 2014 › »
20102011201220132014
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)napnap1,2781,3701,484
Population (thousands)napnap50,20050,42950,747
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)napnap25,45327,17629,247
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)napnap2.21.31.3
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		napnap1,065.8101,052.0851,091.179
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		napnap1,127.0901,095.1141,053.047
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)napnap516069
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnap1,0161,1941,353
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnap3.84.24.8
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)napnap11.612.312.8
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)napnap374042
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		napnap2.72.82.9
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 napnap3,8373,8093,734
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants napnap76.475.573.6
Number of branches or offices: Total number napnap19,01418,71718,094
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		napnap378.8371.2356.6
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)napnap179198209
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnap3,5643,9284,119
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnap14.014.514.1
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)napnap15,24217,02718,896
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		napnap13.011.711.0
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)napnap304338372
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)napnap424752
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers napnap3,1653,4353,696
Direct debits napnap1,6531,7021,700
Cheques napnap460364310
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap9,96311,52613,189
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap2,5453,4434,402
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap7,3488,0348,749
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap704839
Other payment instruments napnap000
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnap20.820.219.6
Direct debits napnap10.810.09.0
Cheques napnap3.02.11.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap65.467.769.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap16.720.223.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap48.247.246.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap0.50.30.2
Other payment instruments napnap0.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers napnap8.88.57.6
Direct debits napnap10.73.0-0.1
Cheques napnap-24.9-20.8-14.8
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap15.714.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap33.335.327.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap13.89.38.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap-38.4-31.2-19.0
Other payment instruments napnap-6.3-9.1-21.3
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers napnap63.168.172.8
Direct debits napnap32.933.833.5
Cheques napnap9.27.26.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap198.5228.6259.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap50.768.386.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap146.4159.3172.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap1.40.90.8
Other payment instruments napnap0.00.00.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers napnap8,6729,41010,127
Direct debits napnap4,5294,6644,658
Cheques napnap1,261998850
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap27,29631,57736,134
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap6,9739,43412,059
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap20,13222,01223,969
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap191131106
Other payment instruments napnap111
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)napnap2,561,5352,884,5603,149,502
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnap100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnap16.816.916.7
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnapnap12.69.2
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)napnap515762
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)napnap7,0187,9038,629
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)napnap18,800,33319,262,08420,992,622
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnap-4.51.17.6
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)napnap1,2331,1311,111
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnap374,509381,965413,675
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnap1,471.41,405.51,414.4
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)napnap51,50852,77357,514
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnap11,665,97512,668,23314,520,884
Direct debits napnap156,316164,777168,721
Cheques napnap6,434,0535,848,7225,672,300
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap507,840546,378599,792
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap75,25287,800108,178
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap431,150457,467490,663
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap1,4371,111950
Other payment instruments napnap36,15033,97430,926
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers napnap62.165.869.2
Direct debits napnap0.80.90.8
Cheques napnap34.230.427.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap2.72.82.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap0.40.50.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap2.32.42.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap0.00.00.0
Other payment instruments napnap0.20.20.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers napnap2.27.213.2
Direct debits napnap5.44.11.1
Cheques napnap-15.1-10.3-4.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap6.28.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap16.815.221.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap2.14.75.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap-24.6-23.7-15.6
Other payment instruments napnap-10.1-7.2-10.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnap3,6863,6883,928
Direct debits napnap959799
Cheques napnap13,98316,05718,278
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap514745
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap302525
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap595756
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap212324
Other payment instruments napnap86,27689,171103,086
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnap232,390251,210286,144
Direct debits napnap3,1143,2683,325
Cheques napnap128,169115,980111,777
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap10,11610,83511,819
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap1,4991,7412,132
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap8,5899,0729,669
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap292219
Other payment instruments napnap720674609
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers napnap913.0924.4978.4
Direct debits napnap12.212.011.4
Cheques napnap503.6426.8382.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap39.739.940.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap5.96.47.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap33.733.433.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap0.10.10.1
Other payment instruments napnap2.82.52.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnap31,96234,70739,783
Direct debits napnap428451462
Cheques napnap17,62816,02415,541
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap1,3911,4971,643
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnap206241296
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnap1,1811,2531,344
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnap433
Other payment instruments napnap999385
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)napnap10,726,81411,675,62413,368,441
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnap100.0100.0100.0
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnap57.160.663.7
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnap7.413.1
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)napnap4,1884,0484,245
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnap213,682231,526263,435
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 napnap286,044275,068272,617
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnap148,377149,282154,051
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnap116,231102,02292,321
With an e-money function napnap21,43623,76426,246
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 napnapnap-3.8-0.9
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnapnap0.63.2
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnapnap-12.2-9.5
With an e-money function napnapnap10.910.4
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 napnap5.705.455.37
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnap2.962.963.04
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnap2.322.021.82
With an e-money function napnap0.430.470.52
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 napnap123124121
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnap123124121
ATMs: cash deposit napnap123124121
ATMs: credit transfer napnap123124121
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 napnap3.71.1-2.3
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnap3.71.1-2.3
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnap1.1-2.3
ATMs: credit transfer napnap3.71.1-2.3
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnap0.0020.0020.002
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnap0.0020.0020.002
ATMs: cash deposit napnap0.0020.0020.002
ATMs: credit transfer napnap0.0020.0020.002
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap