CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Singapore»
Year
« ‹ 2017 › »
20132014201520162017
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)308315308319343
Population (thousands)5,3995,4705,5355,6075,612
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)56,96857,56755,63056,89961,146
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)2.41.0-0.5-0.50.6
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		1.2631.3231.4161.4451.336
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		1.2511.2671.3751.3811.381
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)2526272934
Value per inhabitant (USD)4,6434,7574,9035,2466,106
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)8.28.69.19.79.7
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)20.521.524.024.624.9
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)2515161517
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		8.35.15.25.04.7
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 169167168162164
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 31.330.530.428.929.2
Number of branches or offices: Total number 506503506501499
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		93.792.091.489.488.9
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)461442422437483
Value per inhabitant (USD)85,38380,71776,15478,01585,982
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)149.9140.2136.9137.1140.6
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)3,7673,8864,0294,2564,391
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		10.13.23.75.63.2
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)698710728759782
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)1011111212
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 4341617287
Direct debits 5757575858
Cheques 7269666257
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 3,5953,7193,8464,0644,189
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 258294302348408
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 251287311350418
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 3,0853,1383,2333,3663,363
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 1.11.01.51.72.0
Direct debits 1.51.51.41.41.3
Cheques 1.91.81.61.51.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 95.495.795.495.595.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6.97.67.58.29.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6.77.47.78.29.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 81.980.780.279.176.6
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 6.9-4.849.618.420.2
Direct debits 1.20.1-0.31.21.2
Cheques -3.1-3.9-5.3-5.8-7.9
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 10.63.53.45.73.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 9.713.82.715.217.2
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function nav14.38.212.719.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2.31.73.04.1-0.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 7.97.411.012.815.4
Direct debits 10.610.510.310.310.4
Cheques 13.412.711.911.010.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 665.8679.9694.8724.8746.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 47.853.754.562.072.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 46.552.556.162.474.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 571.5573.7584.1600.4599.3
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 117111167197237
Direct debits 157157156158160
Cheques 198190180170156
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 9,84810,18910,53611,13511,477
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 7078058279531,117
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6887878519591,146
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 8,4538,5988,8589,2239,214
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)navnav18,84926,85838,563
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 (%)navnav0.50.60.9
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)navnavnav42.543.6
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)navnav357
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)navnav5274106
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)892,883880,760849,610845,986876,914
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		3.2-2.4-3.00.13.1
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)237227211199200
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)165,379161,017153,498150,880156,257
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)290.3279.7275.9265.2255.5
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)2,4462,4132,3282,3182,403
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 185,243192,042215,048235,159258,968
Direct debits 68,16372,31770,59973,25976,478
Cheques 578,946552,985503,358473,794477,270
Card and e-money payments: Total value 60,53163,41660,60463,77464,198
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 24,59825,42923,70825,13323,006
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 33,98035,94534,91736,61239,107
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1,9542,0431,9792,0292,084
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 20.721.825.327.829.5
Direct debits 7.68.28.38.78.7
Cheques 64.862.859.256.054.4
Card and e-money payments: Total value 6.87.27.17.57.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2.82.92.83.02.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 3.84.14.14.34.5
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 6.22.612.69.99.5
Direct debits 4.55.0-1.94.33.8
Cheques 1.9-5.5-8.5-5.40.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value 6.23.7-3.95.80.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4.22.3-6.36.6-9.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8.04.7-2.35.46.2
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1.53.5-2.63.12.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 4,3414,7253,5383,2662,994
Direct debits 1,1931,2651,2381,2701,309
Cheques 8,0157,9677,6577,6528,370
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1717161615
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 9587797256
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 13512511210593
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 34,31135,10838,85241,94046,145
Direct debits 12,62513,22112,75513,06613,628
Cheques 107,232101,09490,94184,50085,045
Card and e-money payments: Total value 11,21211,59310,94911,37411,439
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4,5564,6494,2834,4824,099
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6,2946,5716,3086,5306,969
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 362373358362371
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 60.261.069.873.775.5
Direct debits 22.223.022.923.022.3
Cheques 188.2175.6163.5148.5139.1
Card and e-money payments: Total value 19.720.119.720.018.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8.08.17.77.96.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11.011.411.311.511.4
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 508526589644710
Direct debits 187198193201210
Cheques 1,5861,5151,3791,2981,308
Card and e-money payments: Total value 166174166175176
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6770656963
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 939896100107
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 56566
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)navnav27,04139,15953,091
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 (%)navnav3.24.66.1
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		navnavnav45.634.8
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)navnav1,4351,4581,377
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)navnav4,8856,9849,460
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 		230229230226218
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 		4.8-0.10.1-1.5-3.8
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 		4342414039
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 		629629629620596
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 		51,40751,47747,83447,04146,395
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 		6.2-0.9-6.6-1.1-1.9
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 		224224208208213
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 		9,5229,4118,6428,3908,267
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 		16.716.315.514.713.5
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 		141141131129127
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 43,55749,83454,54559,73164,838
With a cash function 10,90710,74110,29810,65710,992
With a debit function 10,90710,74110,29810,65710,992
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 9,5599,7119,5359,2578,632
With an e-money function 23,09229,38234,71139,81745,214
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 9.614.49.59.58.6
With a cash function 3.0-1.5-4.13.53.1
With a debit function 3.0-1.5-4.13.53.1
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 2.31.6-1.8-2.9-6.7
With an e-money function 16.527.218.114.713.6
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 8.079.119.8510.6511.55
With a cash function 2.021.961.861.901.96
With a debit function 2.021.961.861.901.96
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 1.771.781.721.651.54
With an e-money function 4.285.376.277.108.06
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 146144172186256
EFTPOS terminals: total 146144172186256
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 8.0-1.819.78.237.3
EFTPOS terminals: total 8.0-1.819.78.237.3
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.20.42.5-2.213.6
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.20.42.5-2.213.6
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.20.42.5-2.213.6
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0270.0260.0310.0330.046
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0270.0260.0310.0330.046
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0010.0010.0010.0000.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0010.0010.0010.0000.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.0010.0010.0010.0000.001
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap