CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«Singapore»
Year
« ‹ 2020 › »
20162017201820192020
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)319343377375345
Population (thousands)5,6075,6125,6395,7045,686
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)56,89961,14666,83065,81860,749
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)-0.50.60.40.6-0.2
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		1.4451.3361.3621.3451.322
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		1.3811.3811.3491.3641.379
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)2934363943
Value per inhabitant (USD)5,2466,1066,3786,8177,622
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)9.79.79.610.212.0
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)24.624.925.926.722.0
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)1517161621
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		5.04.74.44.25.9
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 162164161161160
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 28.929.228.628.228.1
Number of branches or offices: Total number 501499474463434
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		89.488.984.181.276.3
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)437483478513576
Value per inhabitant (USD)78,01585,98284,81089,955101,277
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)137.1140.6126.9136.7166.7
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)4,2564,3914,6874,8363,761
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		5.63.26.73.2-22.2
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)759782831848661
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)1212131310
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 7287109145198
Direct debits 5858606057
Cheques 6257524631
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 4,0644,1894,4664,5863,474
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 348408495576613
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 350418498594600
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 3,3663,3633,4733,4162,262
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 1.72.02.33.05.3
Direct debits 1.41.31.31.21.5
Cheques 1.51.31.11.00.8
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 95.595.495.394.892.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 8.29.310.611.916.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 8.29.510.612.315.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 79.176.674.170.660.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 18.420.226.433.136.4
Direct debits 1.21.21.90.5-4.9
Cheques -5.8-7.9-9.3-11.0-32.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 5.73.16.62.7-24.2
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 15.217.221.416.46.5
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 12.719.519.119.20.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 4.1-0.13.3-1.6-33.8
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 12.815.419.425.534.9
Direct debits 10.310.410.610.510.0
Cheques 11.010.29.28.15.5
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 724.8746.4792.0804.0611.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 62.072.687.7101.0107.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 62.474.688.4104.2105.4
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 600.4599.3615.9598.9397.8
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 197237300399544
Direct debits 158160163164156
Cheques 17015614212685
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 11,13511,47712,23612,5659,519
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 9531,1171,3551,5781,680
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 9591,1461,3661,6281,643
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 9,2239,2149,5159,3596,196
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)26,85838,56359,63393,240146,972
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 (%)0.60.91.31.93.9
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)42.543.654.656.457.6
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)57111626
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)74106163255403
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)845,986876,914950,216934,746861,927
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		0.13.17.9-2.2-7.6
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)199200203193229
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)150,880156,257168,508163,875151,588
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)265.2255.5252.1249.0249.5
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)2,3182,4032,6032,5612,361
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 235,159258,968307,529356,720409,121
Direct debits 73,25976,47882,90882,67172,537
Cheques 473,794477,270485,020418,130312,482
Card and e-money payments: Total value 63,77464,19874,75977,22567,787
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 25,13323,00626,42625,91225,265
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 36,61239,10746,15749,11841,145
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 2,0292,0842,1772,1951,378
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 27.829.532.438.247.5
Direct debits 8.78.78.78.88.4
Cheques 56.054.451.044.736.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value 7.57.37.98.37.9
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 3.02.62.82.82.9
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 4.34.54.95.34.8
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 9.99.518.215.314.9
Direct debits 4.33.87.9-0.8-12.1
Cheques -5.40.21.2-14.3-25.1
Card and e-money payments: Total value 5.80.115.92.7-12.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6.6-9.014.4-2.5-2.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 5.46.217.55.8-16.1
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 3.12.14.00.2-37.1
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 3,2662,9942,8132,4522,062
Direct debits 1,2701,3091,3931,3821,274
Cheques 7,6528,3709,3749,07710,016
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1615171720
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 7256534541
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 10593938369
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 41,94046,14554,53662,53971,952
Direct debits 13,06613,62814,70314,49312,757
Cheques 84,50085,04586,01273,30554,956
Card and e-money payments: Total value 11,37411,43913,25813,53911,922
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 4,4824,0994,6864,5434,443
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 6,5306,9698,1858,6117,236
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 362371386385242
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 73.775.581.695.0118.4
Direct debits 23.022.322.022.021.0
Cheques 148.5139.1128.7111.490.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value 20.018.719.820.619.6
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 7.96.77.06.97.3
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 11.511.412.213.111.9
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 0.60.60.60.60.4
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 6447108439771,121
Direct debits 201210227226199
Cheques 1,2981,3081,3291,146856
Card and e-money payments: Total value 175176205212186
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function 6963727169
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function 100107126135113
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments 66664
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)39,15953,09180,212108,515152,838
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 (%)4.66.18.411.617.7
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		45.634.850.434.541.1
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)1,4581,3771,3451,1641,040
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)6,9849,46014,22519,02426,880
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 		226218213205172
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 		-1.5-3.8-2.0-3.7-16.1
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 		4039383630
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 		620596584562472
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 		47,04146,39547,30944,75035,411
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 		-1.1-1.91.5-5.9-20.7
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 		208213222218206
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 		8,3908,2678,3907,8456,228
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 		14.713.512.611.910.3
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 		12912713012397
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 59,73164,83865,65270,277nav
With a cash function 10,65710,9929,4799,53510,056
With a debit function 10,65710,9929,4799,53510,056
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 9,2578,6329,0278,61316,283
With an e-money function 39,81745,21447,14652,129nav
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 9.58.61.37.0nav
With a cash function 3.53.1-13.80.65.5
With a debit function 3.53.1-13.80.65.5
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function -2.9-6.74.6-4.689.1
With an e-money function 14.713.64.310.6nav
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 10.6511.5511.6412.32nav
With a cash function 1.901.961.681.671.77
With a debit function 1.901.961.681.671.77
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function 1.651.541.601.512.86
With an e-money function 7.108.068.369.14nav
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 186256272275320
EFTPOS terminals: total 186256272275320
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 8.237.36.31.216.4
EFTPOS terminals: total 8.237.36.31.216.4
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total -2.213.62.5-8.0-8.4
ATMs: cash withdrawal -2.213.62.5-8.0-8.4
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer -2.213.62.5-8.0-8.4
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0330.0460.0480.0480.056
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0330.0460.0480.0480.056
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0000.0010.0010.0010.000
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0000.0010.0010.0010.000
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer 0.0000.0010.0010.0010.000
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap