CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Saudi Arabia»
Year
« ‹ 2020 › »
20162017201820192020
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)645689786793700
Population (thousands)31,78832,61333,41434,21835,013
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)20,28521,11323,53923,17419,996
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)2.1-0.82.5-2.13.4
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		3.7523.7503.7503.7503.750
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		3.7513.7503.7503.7503.750
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)5354565862
Value per inhabitant (USD)1,6771,6631,6831,7031,780
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)8.37.97.27.38.9
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)17.417.317.317.015.7
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)2626272831
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		4.03.73.43.54.4
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)00000
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)0.00.00.00.00.0
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 2526272626
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 0.80.80.80.80.7
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)8201,0451,4172,0573,337
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		21.227.535.645.262.3
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)2632426095
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)23469
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 89103136159202
Direct debits 33222
Cheques 55432
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 5257081,0321,6232,853
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4656369381,5032,706
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 597293120147
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 197226243270279
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 10.99.99.67.76.0
Direct debits 0.40.30.20.10.0
Cheques 0.70.50.30.20.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 64.067.872.878.985.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 56.860.966.273.181.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7.36.96.65.94.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 24.021.617.213.18.4
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 9.515.931.217.126.8
Direct debits 50.3-22.6-18.4-20.2-5.1
Cheques -18.0-12.8-20.6-13.3-33.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 32.835.045.757.375.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 32.536.847.560.180.1
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 35.420.929.829.122.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 3.114.87.810.83.4
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 2.83.24.14.65.8
Direct debits 0.10.10.10.10.0
Cheques 0.20.10.10.10.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 16.521.730.947.481.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 14.619.528.143.977.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1.92.22.83.54.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 6.26.97.37.98.0
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 245283372436552
Direct debits 97655
Cheques 15131096
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 1,4371,9402,8264,4477,816
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,2741,7432,5714,1177,413
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 163197255330403
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 539619667739764
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)10,849,00916,834,69313,594,30013,156,15016,492,788
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-20.356.5-21.2-1.221.2
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)13,23716,1119,5966,3974,942
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)341,297516,198406,849384,478471,042
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)1,682.22,445.11,728.71,658.92,356.1
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)29,72346,12237,24536,04445,186
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 10,589,19616,583,27813,329,04312,856,22816,183,910
Direct debits 210212205199209
Cheques 148,793128,204105,005104,34485,055
Card and e-money payments: Total value 48,72853,45461,94876,74595,279
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 41,17945,52553,04466,76985,571
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7,5497,9298,9049,9779,708
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 62,08269,54698,099118,633128,336
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 97.698.598.097.798.1
Direct debits 0.00.00.00.00.0
Cheques 1.40.80.80.80.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value 0.40.30.50.60.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 0.40.30.40.50.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 0.10.00.10.10.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 0.60.40.70.90.8
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers -20.457.9-21.6-1.521.7
Direct debits 22.01.4-5.5-0.91.7
Cheques -27.8-13.1-20.11.5-21.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3.610.613.126.520.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3.211.513.728.623.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5.75.99.614.4-5.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 5.013.037.723.54.6
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 118,600160,27198,17780,86580,275
Direct debits 617994114126
Cheques 27,26126,93427,77931,82238,838
Card and e-money payments: Total value 9375604733
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8972574432
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 127110968366
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 315308403440460
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 333,124508,489398,910375,714462,220
Direct debits 76666
Cheques 4,6813,9313,1433,0492,429
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,5331,6391,8542,2432,721
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 1,2951,3961,5881,9512,444
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 237243266292277
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 1,9532,1322,9363,4673,665
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 1,641.92,408.61,694.91,621.12,312.0
Direct debits 0.00.00.00.00.0
Cheques 23.118.613.413.212.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value 7.67.87.99.713.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6.46.66.78.412.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1.21.21.11.31.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 9.610.112.515.018.3
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 29,01145,43436,51835,22344,339
Direct debits 11111
Cheques 408351288286233
Card and e-money payments: Total value 134146170210261
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 113125145183234
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 2122242727
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 170191269325352
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)1,9182,0192,1342,1251,747
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		7.05.35.7-0.4-17.8
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		6062646250
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		5,255,1625,531,6195,845,3705,821,2994,785,389
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 1,9182,0192,1342,1251,747
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,9122,0122,1262,1251,747
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		678navnav
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 18151515nav
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 		99.799.799.6100.0100.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.30.30.4navnav
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 7.05.35.7-0.4-17.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		7.15.25.6-0.0-17.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		-15.417.618.4navnav
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 8.1-16.03.8-4.1nav
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 6062646250
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		6062646250
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		000navnav
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 5,2555,5325,8455,8214,785
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		5,2405,5135,8245,8214,785
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		161822navnav
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 49414241nav
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)198,458194,265199,555197,504167,704
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-5.1-1.30.31.1-17.9
Average value per transaction (USD)10396949396
Average value per inhabitant (USD)6,2435,9575,9725,7724,790
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)30.828.225.424.924.0
Daily average value (USD millions)544532547541459
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 198,458194,265199,555197,504167,704
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		198,456194,263199,553197,504167,704
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		222navnav
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 4333nav
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 		0.00.00.0navnav
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 -5.1-1.30.31.1-17.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		-5.1-1.30.31.1-17.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		-17.118.625.3navnav
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country -6.6-10.3-1.3-6.3nav
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 10396949396
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		10497949396
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		000navnav
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 0000nav
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 6,2435,9575,9725,7724,790
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		6,2435,9575,9725,7724,790
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		000navnav
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 30.828.225.424.924.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		30.828.225.424.924.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		0.00.00.0navnav
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 544532547541459
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		544532547541459
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		000navnav
Memo: Cash withdrawals at locations inside the country napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals with cards issued outside the country 0000nav
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 29,16031,14731,51034,58237,404
With a cash function 26,53728,40328,56031,54034,337
With a debit function 26,53728,40328,56031,54034,337
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 2,6232,7442,9503,0423,067
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 16.66.81.29.78.2
With a cash function 18.27.00.610.48.9
With a debit function 18.27.00.610.48.9
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 2.54.67.53.10.8
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 0.920.960.941.011.07
With a cash function 0.830.870.850.920.98
With a debit function 0.830.870.850.920.98
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 0.080.080.090.090.09
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 268300352439721
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 1818191918
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1818191918
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 18.812.017.224.764.4
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 3.92.51.91.1-3.1
ATMs: cash withdrawal 3.92.51.91.1-3.1
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0080.0090.0110.0130.021
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnapnapnap
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap