CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«South Africa»
Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
20122013201420152016
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)434401381346324
Population (thousands)52,82853,65054,48755,31856,144
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)8,2177,4666,9926,2515,770
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)5.65.76.14.66.3
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		8.46810.56211.56015.57213.715
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		8.2169.65810.85112.78414.692
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)131111911
Value per inhabitant (USD)251210209160194
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)3.13.13.23.13.1
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)10.810.510.69.79.3
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)87767
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		1.81.91.92.01.9
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)1010878
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)2.42.72.32.42.3
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 3334353634
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 0.60.60.60.70.6
Number of branches or offices: Total number napnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or offices:
  Number per 1 million inhabitants 		napnapnapnapnap
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)napnapnapnapnap
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Use of payment services/instruments
Volume of cashless payments
Total volume of cashless payments (millions)2,8573,1393,4323,7984,386
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		nap9.99.310.715.5
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)5459636978
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)8991012
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 658674695738785
Direct debits 707767786783823
Cheques 4231231712
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 1,4501,6671,9282,2602,766
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in volume of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 23.021.520.319.417.9
Direct debits 24.724.422.920.618.8
Cheques 1.51.00.70.40.3
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 50.853.156.259.563.1
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Increase in the volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)
Credit transfers 16.02.53.26.26.4
Direct debits 12.68.52.5-0.45.1
Cheques -21.4-26.6-26.1-26.1-27.8
Card and e-money payments: Total volume nap15.015.617.222.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 12.512.612.813.314.0
Direct debits 13.414.314.414.214.7
Cheques 0.80.60.40.30.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 27.531.135.440.949.3
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers 1,8021,8471,9052,0232,152
Direct debits 1,9372,1002,1532,1452,254
Cheques 11685634633
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 3,9744,5685,2826,1937,578
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Volume of fast payments
Fast payments: Total volume (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
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 (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Increase in volume (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average volume per inhabitant (units)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Daily average volume (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments
Cashless payments: Total value (USD millions)2,412,7502,358,8652,250,3232,058,8251,941,435
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap-7.5-10.1-12.5-11.3
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)844751656542443
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)45,67243,96841,30037,21834,580
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)555.8588.9590.7595.4599.3
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)6,6106,4636,1655,6415,319
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 2,094,6642,117,7952,030,6471,865,3531,764,992
Direct debits 151,141136,593115,039101,47995,132
Cheques 103,57051,80535,33523,00115,077
Card and e-money payments: Total value 63,56764,62869,30268,99266,235
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of cashless payments, in value of payments
 (% of total cashless payments)
Credit transfers 86.889.890.290.690.9
Direct debits 6.35.85.14.94.9
Cheques 4.32.21.61.10.8
Card and e-money payments: Total value 2.62.73.13.43.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
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 -7.4-4.4-9.6-12.2-11.0
Direct debits 2.9-14.5-20.6-15.7-11.8
Cheques -39.6-52.7-35.7-37.8-38.4
Card and e-money payments: Total value nap-3.91.1-4.8-9.7
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 3,1843,1422,9202,5272,247
Direct debits 214178146130116
Cheques 2,4561,6751,5461,3621,237
Card and e-money payments: Total value 4439363124
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Average value of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (USD)
Credit transfers 39,65139,47437,26833,72131,437
Direct debits 2,8612,5462,1111,8341,694
Cheques 1,961966649416269
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,2031,2051,2721,2471,180
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of cashless payments as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Credit transfers 482.6528.7533.0539.4544.8
Direct debits 34.834.130.229.329.4
Cheques 23.912.99.36.74.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value 14.616.118.220.020.4
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 5,7395,8025,5635,1114,836
Direct debits 414374315278261
Cheques 284142976341
Card and e-money payments: Total value 174177190189181
Card and e-money payments: By card with a debit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments:
  By card with a delayed debit function 		napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: By card with a credit function napnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money payments: E-money payments napnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments napnapnapnapnap
Memo: Money remittances napnapnapnapnap
Value of fast payments
Fast payments: Total value (USD millions)napnapnapnapnap
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 (%)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Increase in real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average value per payment (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnapnapnap
Fast payments: Value as ratio of GDP (%)napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits
With cards issued inside the country: Total volume (millions)1,0901,1691,2481,4501,527
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		nap7.26.816.25.3
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		2122232627
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		2,986,0033,202,1373,419,4163,972,6084,183,814
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 1,0901,1211,1821,3611,419
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,0901,1211,1821,3611,419
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 nav486689108
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav486689108
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 100.095.994.793.992.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		100.095.994.793.992.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nav4.15.36.17.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav4.15.36.17.1
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 nap2.95.415.24.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap2.95.415.24.2
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 napnav39.234.022.3
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnav39.234.022.3
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2121222525
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2121222525
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nav1122
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav1122
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2,9863,0723,2383,7303,887
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2,9863,0723,2383,7303,887
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 nav130181243297
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav130181243297
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)67,20791,83990,35990,55585,662
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		nap29.2-7.3-4.2-11.0
Average value per transaction (USD)6279726256
Average value per inhabitant (USD)1,2721,7121,6581,6371,526
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)15.522.923.726.226.4
Daily average value (USD millions)184252248248235
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 67,20784,19882,47581,20275,131
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		67,20784,19882,47581,20275,131
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 nav7,6417,8839,35310,530
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav7,6417,8839,35310,530
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 100.091.791.389.787.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		100.091.791.389.787.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nav8.38.710.312.3
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav8.38.710.312.3
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 nap18.5-7.7-5.9-13.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		nap18.5-7.7-5.9-13.0
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 napnav-2.813.45.9
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnav-2.813.45.9
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 6275706053
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		6275706053
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 nav16111910697
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav16111910697
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1,2721,5691,5141,4681,338
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,2721,5691,5141,4681,338
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nav142145169188
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav142145169188
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 15.521.021.623.523.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		15.521.021.623.523.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total nav1.92.12.73.3
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav1.92.12.73.3
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 184231226222206
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		184231226222206
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 nav21222629
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav21222629
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 71,53086,91887,06477,46250,935
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnapnapnapnap
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
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 nap21.50.2-11.0-34.2
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnapnapnapnap
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
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 1.351.621.601.400.91
With a cash function napnapnapnapnap
With a debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a delayed debit function napnapnapnapnap
With a credit function napnapnapnapnap
With an e-money function napnapnapnapnap
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 254309394394403
EFTPOS terminals: total 254309394394403
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 2326282930
ATMs: cash withdrawal 2326282930
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Terminals located in the country: increase in the number of terminals
 (% change on previous year)
POS terminals -8.321.427.50.12.1
EFTPOS terminals: total -8.321.427.50.12.1
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total -4.814.16.34.12.5
ATMs: cash withdrawal -4.814.16.34.12.5
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0050.0060.0070.0070.007
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0050.0060.0070.0070.007
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0000.0000.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0000.0000.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap