CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Singapore»
Year
« ‹ 2018 › »
20142015201620172018
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)315308319343377
Population (thousands)5,4705,5355,6075,6125,639
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)57,56755,63056,89961,14666,830
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)1.0-0.5-0.50.60.4
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		1.3231.4161.4451.3361.362
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		1.2671.3751.3811.3811.349
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)2627293436
Value per inhabitant (USD)4,7574,9035,2466,1066,378
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)8.69.19.79.79.6
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)21.524.024.624.925.9
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)1516151716
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		5.15.25.04.74.4
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 167168162164161
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 30.530.428.929.228.6
Number of branches or offices: Total number 503506501499474
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		92.091.489.488.984.1
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)442422437483478
Value per inhabitant (USD)80,71776,15478,01585,98284,810
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)140.2136.9137.1140.6126.9
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)3,8864,0294,2564,3914,687
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		3.23.75.63.26.7
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)710728759782831
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)1111121213
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 41617287109
Direct debits 5757585860
Cheques 6966625752
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 3,7193,8464,0644,1894,466
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 294302348408495
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 287311350418498
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 3,1383,2333,3663,3633,473
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 1.01.51.72.02.3
Direct debits 1.51.41.41.31.3
Cheques 1.81.61.51.31.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 95.795.495.595.495.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 7.67.58.29.310.6
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7.47.78.29.510.6
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 80.780.279.176.674.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers -4.849.618.420.226.4
Direct debits 0.1-0.31.21.21.9
Cheques -3.9-5.3-5.8-7.9-9.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 3.53.45.73.16.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 13.82.715.217.221.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 14.38.212.719.519.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 1.73.04.1-0.13.3
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 7.411.012.815.419.4
Direct debits 10.510.310.310.410.6
Cheques 12.711.911.010.29.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 679.9694.8724.8746.4792.0
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 53.754.562.072.687.7
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 52.556.162.474.688.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 573.7584.1600.4599.3615.9
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 111167197237300
Direct debits 157156158160163
Cheques 190180170156142
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 10,18910,53611,13511,47712,236
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8058279531,1171,355
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 7878519591,1461,366
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 8,5988,8589,2239,2149,515
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)nav18,84926,85838,56359,633
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 (%)nav0.50.60.91.3
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)navnav42.543.654.6
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)nav35711
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)nav5274106163
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)880,760849,610845,986876,914950,216
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-2.4-3.00.13.17.9
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)227211199200203
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)161,017153,498150,880156,257168,508
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)279.7275.9265.2255.5252.1
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)2,4132,3282,3182,4032,603
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 192,042215,048235,159258,968307,529
Direct debits 72,31770,59973,25976,47882,908
Cheques 552,985503,358473,794477,270485,020
Card and e-money payments: Total value 63,41660,60463,77464,19874,759
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 25,42923,70825,13323,00626,426
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 35,94534,91736,61239,10746,157
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2,0431,9792,0292,0842,177
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 21.825.327.829.532.4
Direct debits 8.28.38.78.78.7
Cheques 62.859.256.054.451.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 7.27.17.57.37.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2.92.83.02.62.8
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 4.14.14.34.54.9
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 2.612.69.99.518.2
Direct debits 5.0-1.94.33.87.9
Cheques -5.5-8.5-5.40.21.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3.7-3.95.80.115.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 2.3-6.36.6-9.014.4
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 4.7-2.35.46.217.5
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 3.5-2.63.12.14.0
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 4,7253,5383,2662,9942,813
Direct debits 1,2651,2381,2701,3091,393
Cheques 7,9677,6577,6528,3709,374
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1716161517
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8779725653
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 1251121059393
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 35,10838,85241,94046,14554,536
Direct debits 13,22112,75513,06613,62814,703
Cheques 101,09490,94184,50085,04586,012
Card and e-money payments: Total value 11,59310,94911,37411,43913,258
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4,6494,2834,4824,0994,686
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6,5716,3086,5306,9698,185
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 373358362371386
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 61.069.873.775.581.6
Direct debits 23.022.923.022.322.0
Cheques 175.6163.5148.5139.1128.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value 20.119.720.018.719.8
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8.17.77.96.77.0
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11.411.311.511.412.2
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 526589644710843
Direct debits 198193201210227
Cheques 1,5151,3791,2981,3081,329
Card and e-money payments: Total value 174166175176205
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 7065696372
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9896100107126
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 65666
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)nav27,04139,15953,09180,212
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 (%)nav3.24.66.18.4
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		navnav45.634.850.4
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)nav1,4351,4581,3771,345
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)nav4,8856,9849,46014,225
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 		229230226218213
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 		-0.10.1-1.5-3.8-2.0
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 		4241403938
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 		629629620596584
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 		51,47747,83447,04146,39547,309
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 		-0.9-6.6-1.1-1.91.5
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
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 		224208208213222
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 		9,4118,6428,3908,2678,390
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 		16.315.514.713.512.6
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 		141131129127130
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 49,83454,54559,73164,83865,652
With a cash function 10,74110,29810,65710,9929,479
With a debit function 10,74110,29810,65710,9929,479
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 9,7119,5359,2578,6329,027
With an e-money function 29,38234,71139,81745,21447,146
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 14.49.59.58.61.3
With a cash function -1.5-4.13.53.1-13.8
With a debit function -1.5-4.13.53.1-13.8
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 1.6-1.8-2.9-6.74.6
With an e-money function 27.218.114.713.64.3
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 9.119.8510.6511.5511.64
With a cash function 1.961.861.901.961.68
With a debit function 1.961.861.901.961.68
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 1.781.721.651.541.60
With an e-money function 5.376.277.108.068.36
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 144172186256272
EFTPOS terminals: total 144172186256272
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 -1.819.78.237.36.3
EFTPOS terminals: total -1.819.78.237.36.3
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.42.5-2.213.62.5
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.42.5-2.213.62.5
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.42.5-2.213.62.5
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0260.0310.0330.0460.048
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0260.0310.0330.0460.048
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0010.0010.0000.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0010.0010.0000.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.0010.0010.0000.0010.001
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap