CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«South Africa»
Year
« ‹ 2018 › »
20142015201620172018
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)381346324381404
Population (thousands)54,48755,31856,14456,99257,858
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)6,9926,2515,7706,6906,974
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)6.14.66.35.34.6
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		11.56015.57213.71512.34514.375
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		10.85112.78414.69213.32013.255
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)119111312
Value per inhabitant (USD)209160194222200
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)3.23.13.13.13.1
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)10.69.79.39.29.4
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)76788
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		1.92.01.92.02.1
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)87887
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)2.32.42.31.92.0
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 3536344447
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 0.60.70.60.80.8
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)3,4323,7984,3864,4844,940
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		9.310.715.52.210.2
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)6369787985
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)910121214
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 695738785814874
Direct debits 786783823839887
Cheques 23171296
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 1,9282,2602,7662,8233,173
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 20.319.417.918.217.7
Direct debits 22.920.618.818.718.0
Cheques 0.70.40.30.20.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 56.259.563.163.064.2
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 3.26.26.43.67.4
Direct debits 2.5-0.45.11.95.8
Cheques -26.1-26.1-27.8-29.0-29.7
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 15.617.222.42.112.4
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 12.813.314.014.315.1
Direct debits 14.414.214.714.715.3
Cheques 0.40.30.20.20.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 35.440.949.349.554.8
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 1,9052,0232,1522,2302,395
Direct debits 2,1532,1452,2542,2972,430
Cheques 6346332417
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 5,2826,1937,5787,7348,692
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)2,250,3232,058,8251,941,4352,282,9232,371,590
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-10.1-12.5-11.311.7-0.7
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)656542443509480
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)41,30037,21834,58040,05740,990
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)590.7595.4599.3598.8587.7
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)6,1655,6415,3196,2556,498
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 2,030,6471,865,3531,764,9922,070,4362,155,826
Direct debits 115,039101,47995,132121,273118,137
Cheques 35,33523,00115,07712,5899,553
Card and e-money payments: Total value 69,30268,99266,23578,62688,073
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 90.290.690.990.790.9
Direct debits 5.14.94.95.35.0
Cheques 1.61.10.80.60.4
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3.13.43.43.43.7
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
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers -9.6-12.2-11.011.4-0.5
Direct debits -20.6-15.7-11.821.1-6.9
Cheques -35.7-37.8-38.4-20.7-27.5
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1.1-4.8-9.712.87.1
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
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 2,9202,5272,2472,5442,466
Direct debits 146130116145133
Cheques 1,5461,3621,2371,4551,572
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3631242828
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 37,26833,72131,43736,32937,261
Direct debits 2,1111,8341,6942,1282,042
Cheques 649416269221165
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,2721,2471,1801,3801,522
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 533.0539.4544.8543.1534.3
Direct debits 30.229.329.431.829.3
Cheques 9.36.74.73.32.4
Card and e-money payments: Total value 18.220.020.420.621.8
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 5,5635,1114,8365,6725,906
Direct debits 315278261332324
Cheques 9763413426
Card and e-money payments: Total value 190189181215241
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)1,2481,4501,5271,5321,501
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		6.816.25.30.3-2.1
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		2326272726
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		3,419,4163,972,6084,183,8144,197,5734,111,392
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 1,1821,3611,4191,4091,363
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,1821,3611,4191,4091,363
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 6689108123138
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		6689108123138
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 94.793.992.992.090.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		94.793.992.992.090.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 5.36.17.18.09.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		5.36.17.18.09.2
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 5.415.24.2-0.7-3.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		5.415.24.2-0.7-3.3
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 39.234.022.313.312.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		39.234.022.313.312.1
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2225252524
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2225252524
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 12222
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		12222
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 3,2383,7303,8873,8613,735
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,2383,7303,8873,8613,735
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 181243297336377
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		181243297336377
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)90,35990,55585,66298,15399,813
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-7.3-4.2-11.08.8-2.8
Average value per transaction (USD)7262566467
Average value per inhabitant (USD)1,6581,6371,5261,7221,725
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)23.726.226.425.724.7
Daily average value (USD millions)248248235269273
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 82,47581,20275,13184,58983,961
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		82,47581,20275,13184,58983,961
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 7,8839,35310,53013,56415,852
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		7,8839,35310,53013,56415,852
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 91.389.787.786.284.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		91.389.787.786.284.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 8.710.312.313.815.9
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		8.710.312.313.815.9
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 -7.7-5.9-13.06.9-5.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		-7.7-5.9-13.06.9-5.1
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 -2.813.45.922.411.7
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		-2.813.45.922.411.7
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 7060536062
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		7060536062
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 11910697111115
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		11910697111115
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1,5141,4681,3381,4841,451
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,5141,4681,3381,4841,451
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 145169188238274
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		145169188238274
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 21.623.523.222.220.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		21.623.523.222.220.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 2.12.73.33.63.9
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2.12.73.33.63.9
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 226222206232230
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		226222206232230
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 2226293743
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2226293743
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 87,06477,46250,93553,22450,929
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 0.2-11.0-34.24.5-4.3
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 1.601.400.910.930.88
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 394394403382418
EFTPOS terminals: total 394394403382418
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 2829303131
ATMs: cash withdrawal 2829303131
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 27.50.12.1-5.29.4
EFTPOS terminals: total 27.50.12.1-5.29.4
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 6.34.12.53.50.1
ATMs: cash withdrawal 6.34.12.53.50.1
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0070.0070.0070.0070.007
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0070.0070.0070.0070.007
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap