CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Saudi Arabia»
Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
20122013201420152016
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)736747756669666
Population (thousands)29,19629,38029,99730,89131,788
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)25,20625,41125,20821,66620,948
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)2.93.52.21.22.1
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		3.7513.7513.7553.7563.752
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		3.7503.7503.7513.7513.751
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)4144485353
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,3961,5101,6061,7061,677
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)5.55.96.47.98.0
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)17.216.615.817.217.4
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)1922252626
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		2.62.93.33.93.9
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)00000
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)0.00.00.00.10.0
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 2424242425
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 0.80.80.80.80.8
Number of branches or offices: Total number napnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		napnapnapnapnap
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)napnapnapnapnap
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)454493584676820
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		19.38.618.515.821.2
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)1617192226
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)11222
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 5558658289
Direct debits 11223
Cheques 77775
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 238265327395525
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav237295351465
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav28324459
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 152161184191197
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 12.111.811.112.110.9
Direct debits 0.30.30.30.30.4
Cheques 1.61.41.21.00.7
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 52.553.956.058.464.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav48.250.551.956.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav5.65.56.57.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 33.632.631.528.224.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 24.65.611.426.39.5
Direct debits -2.020.612.344.750.3
Cheques 0.00.7-4.4-2.2-18.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 25.011.523.320.832.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function navnav24.119.132.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function navnav16.135.935.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 10.85.514.33.93.1
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 1.92.02.22.62.8
Direct debits 0.00.00.10.10.1
Cheques 0.20.20.20.20.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 8.29.010.912.816.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav8.19.811.414.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav0.91.11.41.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 5.25.56.16.26.2
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 150159177223245
Direct debits 34469
Cheques 1920191815
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 6527278961,0821,437
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav6518079621,274
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav7688120163
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 418441504523539
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)17,737,10014,892,06314,852,89513,332,50910,849,009
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		16.6-18.9-2.4-11.3-20.3
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)39,11130,22825,44219,71313,237
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)607,520506,875495,144431,602341,297
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)2,410.21,994.71,964.21,992.11,629.3
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)48,59540,80040,69336,52729,723
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 17,443,99214,574,68314,518,93813,026,46410,589,196
Direct debits 126144152169210
Cheques 223,348234,349239,245201,850148,793
Card and e-money payments: Total value 32,59135,78242,64846,07448,728
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav30,51835,64439,07641,179
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav5,2647,0046,9997,549
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 37,04347,10551,91257,95162,082
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 98.397.997.897.797.6
Direct debits 0.00.00.00.00.0
Cheques 1.31.61.61.51.4
Card and e-money payments: Total value 0.20.20.30.30.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav0.20.20.30.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav0.00.00.10.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 0.20.30.30.40.6
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers 16.8-19.3-2.6-11.3-20.4
Direct debits 8.210.23.89.522.0
Cheques 2.91.4-0.1-16.6-27.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value 20.16.116.66.73.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function navnav14.28.33.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function navnav30.1-1.35.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 13.922.97.810.35.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 317,689251,431224,821159,767118,600
Direct debits 107101967361
Cheques 31,57832,89135,13130,30827,261
Card and e-money payments: Total value 13713513011793
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav12812111189
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav189217159127
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 243293282304315
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 597,481496,073484,011421,695333,124
Direct debits 45557
Cheques 7,6507,9767,9766,5344,681
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,1161,2181,4221,4921,533
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav1,0391,1881,2651,295
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav179234227237
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 1,2691,6031,7311,8761,953
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 2,370.41,952.21,920.11,946.41,590.3
Direct debits 0.00.00.00.00.0
Cheques 30.331.431.630.222.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value 4.44.85.66.97.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav4.14.75.86.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav0.70.91.01.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 5.06.36.98.79.3
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 47,79239,93139,77835,68929,011
Direct debits 00001
Cheques 612642655553408
Card and e-money payments: Total value 8998117126134
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav8498107113
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav14191921
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 101129142159170
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By credit transfer (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By direct debit (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: By other instrument type (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Of total cashless payments (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)1,3301,3331,5261,7921,918
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		6.20.214.517.57.0
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		4645515860
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		3,644,0443,651,4554,179,6524,909,5215,255,162
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 1,3301,3331,5261,7921,918
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,3241,3271,5201,7851,912
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		66676
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 33151618
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 100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		99.599.699.699.699.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.50.40.40.40.3
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 6.20.214.517.57.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		6.20.314.517.57.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		5.9-10.63.415.1-15.4
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 11.5-2.1436.46.98.1
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 4645515860
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		4545515860
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 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 3,6443,6514,1804,9105,255
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,6273,6364,1644,8915,240
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1715161816
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 88424549
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)165,057176,169192,808204,865198,458
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		5.13.17.15.0-5.1
Average value per transaction (USD)124132126114103
Average value per inhabitant (USD)5,6535,9966,4286,6326,243
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)22.423.625.530.629.8
Daily average value (USD millions)452483528561544
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 165,057176,169192,808204,865198,458
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		165,055176,167192,807204,864198,456
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		22222
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 11444
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 100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.00.0
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 5.13.17.15.0-5.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		5.13.17.15.0-5.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		2.9-13.71.113.7-17.1
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 8.3-5.4390.20.9-6.6
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 124132126114103
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		125133127115104
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00000
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 00000
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 5,6535,9966,4286,6326,243
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		5,6535,9966,4286,6326,243
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 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 22.423.625.530.629.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		22.423.625.530.629.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.00.00.0
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 452483528561544
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		452483528561544
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		00000
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 00000
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 18,68519,95122,61625,01929,160
With a cash function 16,44017,81120,55022,45926,537
With a debit function 16,44017,81120,55022,45926,537
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 2,2452,1412,0662,5602,623
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 		napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the number of cards
 (% change on previous year)
Total 13.76.813.410.616.6
With a cash function 15.38.315.49.318.2
With a debit function 15.38.315.49.318.2
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 3.5-4.6-3.523.92.5
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 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards per inhabitant
 (units)
Total 0.640.680.750.810.92
With a cash function 0.560.610.690.730.83
With a debit function 0.560.610.690.730.83
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 0.080.070.070.080.08
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 		napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals
 (thousands)
POS terminals 93108139225268
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 1314161718
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1314161718
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 4.216.528.862.418.8
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 8.09.211.811.03.9
ATMs: cash withdrawal 8.09.211.811.03.9
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0030.0040.0050.0070.008
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0000.0000.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0000.0000.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap