CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
Year
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Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)1,2101,2671,3031,1741,326
Population (thousands)122,334123,976125,524126,880127,996
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)9,89010,21710,3819,25610,356
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)6.04.93.63.45.7
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)
19.72919.64418.88919.89720.434
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)
18.91119.24119.25821.48520.286
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)788592106119
Value per inhabitant (USD)639687734839933
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)6.76.96.98.49.1
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)36.237.237.037.538.3
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)navnavnavnavnav
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)
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Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)navnavnavnavnav
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)navnavnavnavnav
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 291285293286288
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 2.42.32.32.32.3
Number of branches or offices: Total number 18,20818,36618,58517,82717,336
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants
148.8148.1148.1140.5135.4
Payment accounts held by end users
Total number of payment accounts (thousands)109,306115,596126,166130,700138,174
Number of accounts per inhabitant (units)11111
Total value of payment accounts (USD bn)188196219240235
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,5341,5791,7471,8921,833
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)15.515.516.820.417.7
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)4,5465,0685,9106,4248,143
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
12.811.516.68.726.8
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)3741475164
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)1214161822
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 1,2711,3791,6201,9732,781
Direct debits 103108122129144
Cheques 256248209150134
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 2,9173,3333,9594,1725,084
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,9672,3412,8443,1293,857
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9509921,1151,0431,227
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 28.027.227.430.734.2
Direct debits 2.32.12.12.01.8
Cheques 5.64.93.52.31.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 64.265.867.064.962.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 43.346.248.148.747.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 20.919.618.916.215.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 11.68.517.521.840.9
Direct debits 10.45.712.46.111.0
Cheques -7.0-3.0-15.7-28.3-10.5
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 15.614.318.85.421.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 16.419.021.510.023.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 14.14.412.4-6.517.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 10.411.112.915.621.7
Direct debits 0.80.91.01.01.1
Cheques 2.12.01.71.21.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 23.826.931.532.939.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 16.118.922.724.730.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7.88.08.98.29.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 3,4823,7784,4395,4067,620
Direct debits 281297334354394
Cheques 700679573411368
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 7,9919,13110,84711,42913,929
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 5,3896,4147,7928,57210,568
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2,6032,7173,0552,8573,362
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)1,373,5701,487,3901,742,0502,102,6802,924,860
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)92.592.793.093.895.1
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)7.57.37.06.24.9
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)30.229.329.532.735.9
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)11.58.317.120.739.1
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)1112141723
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)3,7634,0754,7735,7618,013
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)16,461,87217,291,67817,280,63916,352,83619,205,771
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
-0.50.1-3.6-8.511.1
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)3,6213,4122,9242,5462,359
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)134,564139,476137,668128,884150,050
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)1,360.61,365.11,326.21,392.51,448.9
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)45,10147,37447,34444,80252,619
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 15,905,08616,719,76116,749,56315,959,14618,773,499
Direct debits 26,03828,13229,89524,59628,215
Cheques 433,230428,549369,247245,754248,494
Card and e-money payments: Total value 97,518115,236131,935123,340155,562
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 51,10763,87674,68975,22397,828
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 46,41151,36057,24648,11757,735
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 96.696.796.997.697.7
Direct debits 0.20.20.20.20.1
Cheques 2.62.52.11.51.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value 0.60.70.80.80.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.30.40.40.50.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.30.30.30.30.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers -0.30.2-3.3-7.811.3
Direct debits 10.43.02.5-20.48.5
Cheques -9.1-5.7-16.9-35.6-4.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value 9.512.610.5-9.619.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 10.919.112.8-2.623.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8.05.57.6-18.713.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 12,51412,12510,3398,0886,750
Direct debits 254259245190196
Cheques 1,6951,7291,7671,6401,852
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3335333031
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2627262425
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 4952514647
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 130,013134,863133,438125,781146,672
Direct debits 213227238194220
Cheques 3,5413,4572,9421,9371,941
Card and e-money payments: Total value 7979301,0519721,215
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 418515595593764
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 379414456379451
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 1,314.51,319.91,285.41,359.01,416.3
Direct debits 2.22.22.32.12.1
Cheques 35.833.828.320.918.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8.19.110.110.511.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4.25.05.76.47.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
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Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 3.84.14.44.14.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 43,57645,80845,88943,72451,434
Direct debits 7177826777
Cheques 1,1871,1741,012673681
Card and e-money payments: Total value 267316361338426
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 140175205206268
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 127141157132158
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)15,931,12416,747,89216,779,45815,983,74218,801,715
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)99.899.899.899.899.8
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)0.20.20.20.20.2
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)96.896.997.197.797.9
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
-0.30.2-3.3-7.911.3
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)11,59811,2609,6327,6026,428
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)130,226135,090133,676125,975146,893
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)1,7691,9072,0411,7621,895
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)
1.07.87.0-13.67.5
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)
1415161415
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)
4,846,1375,225,8365,592,0004,828,7405,190,685
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 1,7691,9072,0411,7621,895
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
1,7661,9002,0351,7611,893
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
38622
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 1,7841,9172,0521,7741,909
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 1818181316
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
99.899.699.799.999.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
0.20.40.30.10.1
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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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 1.07.87.0-13.67.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
1.17.67.1-13.57.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
-24.1140.0-17.5-75.25.2
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 1.07.57.0-13.67.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -4.7-3.7-0.1-24.924.3
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1415161415
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
1415161415
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
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 4,8465,2265,5924,8295,191
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
4,8385,2055,5754,8255,186
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
9211744
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 4,8885,2535,6234,8615,231
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 5048483645
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)178,001193,101212,478193,505216,656
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
-1.53.46.2-11.95.9
Average value per transaction (USD)101101104110114
Average value per inhabitant (USD)1,4551,5581,6931,5251,693
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)14.715.216.316.516.3
Daily average value (USD millions)488529582530594
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 178,001193,101212,478193,505216,656
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
177,396192,524211,421193,197216,288
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
6055771,056308369
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 180,894196,030215,139195,985220,647
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 3,4973,5063,7182,7874,359
Cash deposits at locations inside and outside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
99.799.799.599.899.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
0.30.30.50.20.2
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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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 -1.53.46.2-11.95.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
-1.23.56.0-11.65.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
-43.8-9.076.7-71.813.3
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country -1.43.35.9-11.96.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -9.0-4.42.3-27.548.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 101101104110114
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
100101104110114
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
19276169199226
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 101102105110116
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 192200212211266
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1,4551,5581,6931,5251,693
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
1,4501,5531,6841,5231,690
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
55823
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 14.715.216.316.516.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
14.715.216.216.516.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
0.00.00.10.00.0
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 488529582530594
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country
486527579529593
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
22311
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country 496537589537605
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 101010812
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country
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E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 177,056181,147179,443185,728171,479
With a cash function 177,056181,147179,443185,728171,479
With a debit function 144,315153,687150,848158,048143,456
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 32,74027,46128,59427,68028,023
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
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
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Increase in the number of cards
 (% change on previous year)
Total 5.22.3-0.93.5-7.7
With a cash function 5.22.3-0.93.5-7.7
With a debit function 5.26.5-1.84.8-9.2
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 4.8-16.14.1-3.21.2
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
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
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Number of cards per inhabitant
 (units)
Total 1.451.461.431.461.34
With a cash function 1.451.461.431.461.34
With a debit function 1.181.241.201.251.12
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 0.270.220.230.220.22
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
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
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Number of terminals
 (thousands)
POS terminals 9621,0211,2751,4941,546
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 5153555758
ATMs: cash withdrawal 5153555758
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 7.46.124.917.23.5
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 6.92.73.35.20.7
ATMs: cash withdrawal 6.92.73.35.20.7
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0080.0080.0100.0120.012
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap