CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Saudi Arabia»
Year
« ‹ 2017 › »
20132014201520162017
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)747756669666715
Population (thousands)29,38029,99730,89131,78832,613
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)25,41125,20821,66620,94821,923
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)3.52.21.22.1-0.8
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		3.7513.7553.7563.7523.750
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		3.7503.7513.7513.7513.750
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)4448535354
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,5101,6061,7061,6771,663
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)5.96.47.98.07.6
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)16.615.817.217.417.3
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)2225262626
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		2.93.33.93.93.6
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)00000
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)0.00.00.10.00.0
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 2424242526
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)4935846768201,045
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		8.618.515.821.227.5
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)1719222632
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)12223
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 58658289103
Direct debits 12233
Cheques 77755
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 265327395525708
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 237295351465636
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2832445972
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 161184191197226
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 11.811.112.110.99.9
Direct debits 0.30.30.30.40.3
Cheques 1.41.21.00.70.5
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 53.956.058.464.067.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 48.250.551.956.860.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5.65.56.57.36.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 32.631.528.224.021.6
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 5.611.426.39.515.4
Direct debits 20.612.344.750.3-13.3
Cheques 0.7-4.4-2.2-18.0-8.4
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 11.523.320.832.835.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav24.119.132.536.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav16.135.935.421.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 5.514.33.93.114.8
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 2.02.22.62.83.2
Direct debits 0.00.10.10.10.1
Cheques 0.20.20.20.20.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 9.010.912.816.521.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8.19.811.414.619.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.91.11.41.92.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 5.56.16.26.26.9
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 159177223245282
Direct debits 44698
Cheques 2019181514
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 7278961,0821,4371,940
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6518079621,2741,742
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7688120163197
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 441504523539619
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)14,892,06314,852,89513,332,50910,849,00916,834,693
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-18.9-2.4-11.3-20.356.5
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)30,22825,44219,71313,23716,110
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)506,875495,144431,602341,297516,198
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)1,994.71,964.21,992.11,629.32,354.6
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)40,80040,69336,52729,72346,122
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 14,574,68314,518,93813,026,46410,589,19616,583,278
Direct debits 144152169210212
Cheques 234,349239,245201,850148,793128,204
Card and e-money payments: Total value 35,78242,64846,07448,72853,454
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 30,51835,64439,07641,17945,525
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5,2647,0046,9997,5497,929
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 47,10551,91257,95162,08269,546
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 97.997.897.797.698.5
Direct debits 0.00.00.00.00.0
Cheques 1.61.61.51.40.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value 0.20.30.30.40.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.20.20.30.40.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.00.00.10.10.0
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 0.30.30.40.60.4
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers -19.3-2.6-11.3-20.457.9
Direct debits 10.23.89.522.01.5
Cheques 1.4-0.1-16.6-27.8-13.1
Card and e-money payments: Total value 6.116.66.73.610.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nav14.28.33.211.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav30.1-1.35.75.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 22.97.810.35.013.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 251,431224,821159,767118,600161,003
Direct debits 10196736171
Cheques 32,89135,13130,30827,26125,641
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1351301179376
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1281211118972
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 189217159127110
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 293282304315308
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 496,073484,011421,695333,124508,489
Direct debits 55576
Cheques 7,9767,9766,5344,6813,931
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,2181,4221,4921,5331,639
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,0391,1881,2651,2951,396
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 179234227237243
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 1,6031,7311,8761,9532,132
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 1,952.21,920.11,946.41,590.32,319.4
Direct debits 0.00.00.00.00.0
Cheques 31.431.630.222.317.9
Card and e-money payments: Total value 4.85.66.97.37.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4.14.75.86.26.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.70.91.01.11.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 6.36.98.79.39.7
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 39,93139,77835,68929,01145,434
Direct debits 00011
Cheques 642655553408351
Card and e-money payments: Total value 98117126134146
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8498107113125
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1419192122
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 129142159170191
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)1,3331,5261,7921,9182,019
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		0.214.517.57.05.3
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		4551586062
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		3,651,4554,179,6524,909,5215,255,1625,531,507
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 1,3331,5261,7921,9182,019
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,3271,5201,7851,9122,012
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		66767
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 315161815
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 		99.699.699.699.799.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.40.40.40.30.3
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 0.214.517.57.05.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		0.314.517.57.15.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		-10.63.415.1-15.423.5
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -2.1436.46.98.1-15.4
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 4551586062
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		4551586062
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 3,6514,1804,9105,2555,532
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,6364,1644,8915,2405,512
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		1516181619
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 842454941
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)176,169192,808204,865198,458194,265
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		3.17.15.0-5.1-1.3
Average value per transaction (USD)13212611410396
Average value per inhabitant (USD)5,9966,4286,6326,2435,957
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)23.625.530.629.827.2
Daily average value (USD millions)483528561544532
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 176,169192,808204,865198,458194,265
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		176,167192,807204,864198,456194,263
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 14443
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 3.17.15.0-5.1-1.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3.17.15.0-5.1-1.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		-13.71.113.7-17.118.6
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -5.4390.20.9-6.6-10.3
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnapnap
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 13212611410396
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		13312711510497
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 5,9966,4286,6326,2435,957
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		5,9966,4286,6326,2435,957
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 23.625.530.629.827.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		23.625.530.629.827.2
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 483528561544532
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		483528561544532
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 19,95122,61625,01929,16031,147
With a cash function 17,81120,55022,45926,53728,403
With a debit function 17,81120,55022,45926,53728,403
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 2,1412,0662,5602,6232,744
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 6.813.410.616.66.8
With a cash function 8.315.49.318.27.0
With a debit function 8.315.49.318.27.0
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function -4.6-3.523.92.54.6
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 0.680.750.810.920.96
With a cash function 0.610.690.730.830.87
With a debit function 0.610.690.730.830.87
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 0.070.070.080.080.08
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 108139225268300
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 1416171818
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1416171818
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 16.528.862.418.812.0
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 9.211.811.03.92.5
ATMs: cash withdrawal 9.211.811.03.92.5
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0040.0050.0070.0080.009
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0000.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0000.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap