CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Singapore»
Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
20122013201420152016
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)295308315308319
Population (thousands)5,3125,3995,4705,5355,607
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)55,54856,96857,56755,63056,899
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)4.62.41.0-0.5-0.5
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		1.2211.2631.3231.4161.445
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		1.2501.2511.2671.3751.381
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)2425262729
Value per inhabitant (USD)4,4884,6434,7574,9035,246
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)7.98.28.69.19.7
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)20.720.521.524.024.6
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)1625151615
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		5.38.35.15.25.0
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 173169167168162
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 32.631.330.530.428.9
Number of branches or offices: Total number 517506503506501
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		97.393.792.091.489.4
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)451461442422437
Value per inhabitant (USD)84,89985,38380,71776,15478,015
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)152.8149.9140.2136.9137.1
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)3,4213,7673,8864,0294,256
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		4.310.13.23.75.6
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)644698710728759
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)910111112
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 4043416172
Direct debits 5657575758
Cheques 7572696662
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 3,2503,5953,7193,8464,064
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 235258294302348
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav251287311350
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 3,0153,0853,1383,2333,366
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 1.21.11.01.51.7
Direct debits 1.61.51.51.41.4
Cheques 2.21.91.81.61.5
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 95.095.495.795.495.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6.96.97.67.58.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav6.77.47.78.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 88.181.980.780.279.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 6.06.9-4.849.618.4
Direct debits 2.61.20.1-0.31.2
Cheques -2.9-3.1-3.9-5.3-5.8
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap10.63.53.45.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6.19.713.82.715.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function navnav14.38.212.7
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 4.42.31.73.04.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 7.57.97.411.012.8
Direct debits 10.610.610.510.310.3
Cheques 14.013.412.711.911.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 611.9665.8679.9694.8724.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 44.347.853.754.562.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav46.552.556.162.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 567.6571.5573.7584.1600.4
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 109117111167197
Direct debits 155157157156158
Cheques 204198190180170
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 8,9059,84810,18910,53611,135
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 645707805827953
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav688787851959
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 8,2618,4538,5988,8589,223
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)navnavnav18,84926,858
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 (%)navnavnav0.50.6
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnavnavnav42.5
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)navnavnav35
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)navnavnav5274
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)844,879892,883880,760849,610845,986
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-0.43.2-2.4-3.00.1
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)247237227211199
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)159,051165,379161,017153,498150,880
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)286.3290.3279.7275.9265.2
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)2,3152,4462,4132,3282,318
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 170,408185,243192,042215,048235,159
Direct debits 63,72568,16372,31770,59973,259
Cheques 555,062578,946552,985503,358473,794
Card and e-money payments: Total value 55,68460,53163,41660,60463,774
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 23,06224,59825,42923,70825,133
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 30,74133,98035,94534,91736,612
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1,8811,9542,0431,9792,029
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 20.220.721.825.327.8
Direct debits 7.57.68.28.38.7
Cheques 65.764.862.859.256.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 6.66.87.27.17.5
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2.72.82.92.83.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 3.63.84.14.14.3
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.20.20.20.20.2
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 3.66.22.612.69.9
Direct debits 4.44.55.0-1.94.3
Cheques -2.51.9-5.5-8.5-5.4
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap6.23.7-3.95.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3.24.22.3-6.36.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 4.98.04.7-2.35.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2.91.53.5-2.63.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 4,2714,3414,7253,5383,266
Direct debits 1,1291,1931,2651,2381,270
Cheques 7,4458,0157,9677,6577,652
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1717171616
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 9895877972
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav135125112105
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 11111
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 32,08034,31135,10838,85241,940
Direct debits 11,99612,62513,22112,75513,066
Cheques 104,492107,232101,09490,94184,500
Card and e-money payments: Total value 10,48311,21211,59310,94911,374
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4,3414,5564,6494,2834,482
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5,7876,2946,5716,3086,530
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 354362373358362
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 57.860.261.069.873.7
Direct debits 21.622.223.022.923.0
Cheques 188.1188.2175.6163.5148.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value 18.919.720.119.720.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 7.88.08.17.77.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 10.411.011.411.311.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.60.60.60.60.6
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 467508526589644
Direct debits 175187198193201
Cheques 1,5211,5861,5151,3791,298
Card and e-money payments: Total value 153166174166175
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6367706569
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 84939896100
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 55656
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)navnavnav27,04139,159
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 (%)navnavnav3.24.6
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnavnavnav45.6
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)navnavnav1,4351,458
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)navnavnav4,8856,984
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 		219230229230226
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 		nap4.8-0.10.1-1.5
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 		4143424140
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 		600629629629620
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 		47,29351,40751,47747,83447,041
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 		nap6.2-0.9-6.6-1.1
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
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 		216224224208208
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
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 		8,9039,5229,4118,6428,390
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 		16.016.716.315.514.7
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 		130141141131129
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 39,75243,55749,83454,54559,731
With a cash function 10,58610,90710,74110,29810,657
With a debit function 10,58610,90710,74110,29810,657
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 9,3469,5599,7119,5359,257
With an e-money function 19,82023,09229,38234,71139,817
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 nap9.614.49.59.5
With a cash function nav3.0-1.5-4.13.5
With a debit function nap3.0-1.5-4.13.5
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function nap2.31.6-1.8-2.9
With an e-money function nap16.527.218.114.7
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 7.488.079.119.8510.65
With a cash function 1.992.021.961.861.90
With a debit function 1.992.021.961.861.90
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 1.761.771.781.721.65
With an e-money function 3.734.285.376.277.10
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 136146144172186
EFTPOS terminals: total 136146144172186
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 33333
ATMs: cash withdrawal 33333
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 33333
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals 50.88.0-1.819.78.2
EFTPOS terminals: total 50.88.0-1.819.78.2
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 1.90.20.42.5-2.2
ATMs: cash withdrawal 1.90.20.42.5-2.2
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 1.90.20.42.5-2.2
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0260.0270.0260.0310.033
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0260.0270.0260.0310.033
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.000
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.000
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.000
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap