CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
Year
«  2015  »
20112012201320142015
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)nap295308315308
Population (thousands)nap5,3125,3995,4705,535
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)nap55,54856,96857,56755,630
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)nap4.62.41.0-0.5
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)
nap1.2211.2631.3231.416
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)
nap1.2501.2511.2671.375
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)nap24252627
Value per inhabitant (USD)nap4,4884,6434,7574,903
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nap7.98.28.69.1
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)nap20.720.521.524.0
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)nap16251516
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)
nap5.38.35.15.2
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 nap173169167168
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants nap32.631.330.530.4
Number of branches or offices: Total number nap517506503506
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants
nap97.393.792.091.4
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)nap451461442422
Value per inhabitant (USD)nap84,89985,38380,71776,154
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)nap152.8149.9140.2136.9
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)nap3,4213,7673,8864,029
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
nap4.310.13.23.7
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)nap644698710728
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)nap9101111
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers nap40434161
Direct debits nap56575757
Cheques nap75726966
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap3,2503,5953,7193,846
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap235258294302
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnav251287311
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap3,0153,0853,1383,233
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers nap1.21.11.01.5
Direct debits nap1.61.51.51.4
Cheques nap2.21.91.81.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap95.095.495.795.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap6.96.97.67.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnav6.77.47.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap88.181.980.780.2
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers nap6.06.9-4.849.6
Direct debits nap2.61.20.1-0.3
Cheques nap-2.9-3.1-3.9-5.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnap10.63.53.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap6.19.713.82.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnavnav14.38.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap4.42.31.73.0
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers nap7.57.97.411.0
Direct debits nap10.610.610.510.3
Cheques nap14.013.412.711.9
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap611.9665.8679.9694.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap44.347.853.754.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnav46.552.556.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap567.6571.5573.7584.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers nap109117111167
Direct debits nap155157157156
Cheques nap204198190180
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap8,9059,84810,18910,536
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap645707805827
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnav688787851
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap8,2618,4538,5988,858
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)napnavnavnav18,849
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 (%)napnavnavnav0.5
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnapnavnavnav
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)napnavnavnav3
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)napnavnavnav52
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)nap844,879892,883880,760849,610
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
nap-0.43.2-2.4-3.0
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)nap247237227211
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)nap159,051165,379161,017153,498
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)nap286.3290.3279.7275.9
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)nap2,3152,4462,4132,328
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers nap170,408185,243192,042215,048
Direct debits nap63,72568,16372,31770,599
Cheques nap555,062578,946552,985503,358
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap55,68460,53163,41660,604
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap23,06224,59825,42923,708
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap30,74133,98035,94534,917
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap1,8811,9542,0431,979
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers nap20.220.721.825.3
Direct debits nap7.57.68.28.3
Cheques nap65.764.862.859.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap6.66.87.27.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap2.72.82.92.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap3.63.84.14.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap0.20.20.20.2
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 nap3.66.22.612.6
Direct debits nap4.44.55.0-1.9
Cheques nap-2.51.9-5.5-8.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnap6.23.7-3.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap3.24.22.3-6.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap4.98.04.7-2.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap2.91.53.5-2.6
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers nap4,2714,3414,7253,538
Direct debits nap1,1291,1931,2651,238
Cheques nap7,4458,0157,9677,657
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap17171716
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap98958779
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnav135125112
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap1111
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers nap32,08034,31135,10838,852
Direct debits nap11,99612,62513,22112,755
Cheques nap104,492107,232101,09490,941
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap10,48311,21211,59310,949
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap4,3414,5564,6494,283
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap5,7876,2946,5716,308
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap354362373358
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers nap57.860.261.069.8
Direct debits nap21.622.223.022.9
Cheques nap188.1188.2175.6163.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap18.919.720.119.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap7.88.08.17.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap10.411.011.411.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap0.60.60.60.6
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers nap467508526589
Direct debits nap175187198193
Cheques nap1,5211,5861,5151,379
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap153166174166
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function nap63677065
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function
napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nap84939896
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments nap5565
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)napnavnavnav27,041
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 (%)napnavnavnav3.2
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
napnapnavnavnav
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)napnavnavnav1,435
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnavnavnav4,885
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
nap219230229230
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
napnap4.8-0.10.1
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
nap41434241
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
nap600629629629
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
nap47,29351,40751,47747,834
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
napnap6.2-0.9-6.6
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
nap216224224208
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country
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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
nap8,9039,5229,4118,642
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
nap16.016.716.315.5
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
nap130141141131
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 nap39,75243,55749,83454,545
With a cash function nap10,58610,90710,74110,298
With a debit function nap10,58610,90710,74110,298
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap9,3469,5599,7119,535
With an e-money function nap19,82023,09229,38234,711
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 napnap9.614.49.5
With a cash function napnav3.0-1.5-4.1
With a debit function napnap3.0-1.5-4.1
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnap2.31.6-1.8
With an e-money function napnap16.527.218.1
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 nap7.488.079.119.85
With a cash function nap1.992.021.961.86
With a debit function nap1.992.021.961.86
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap1.761.771.781.72
With an e-money function nap3.734.285.376.27
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 nap136146144172
EFTPOS terminals: total nap136146144172
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap3333
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap3333
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap3333
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals nap50.88.0-1.819.7
EFTPOS terminals: total nap50.88.0-1.819.7
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap1.90.20.42.5
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap1.90.20.42.5
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap1.90.20.42.5
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals nap0.0260.0270.0260.031
EFTPOS terminals: total nap0.0260.0270.0260.031
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total nap0.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal nap0.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer nap0.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap