CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«South Africa»
Year
« ‹ 2020 › »
20162017201820192020
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)324381404388338
Population (thousands)56,14456,99257,85858,71959,512
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)5,7706,6906,9746,6145,678
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)6.35.34.64.13.3
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		13.71512.34514.37514.04414.687
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		14.69213.32013.25514.45416.445
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)1113121212
Value per inhabitant (USD)194222200201203
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)3.13.13.12.93.2
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)9.39.29.49.08.1
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)78899
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		1.92.02.12.32.2
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)88755
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)2.31.92.01.31.2
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 3444474848
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 0.60.80.80.80.8
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)4,3864,4844,9405,4685,393
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		15.52.210.210.7-1.4
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)7879859391
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)1212141515
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 7858148749441,084
Direct debits 823839887863803
Cheques 129673
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 2,7662,8233,1733,6543,504
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 17.918.217.717.320.1
Direct debits 18.818.718.015.814.9
Cheques 0.30.20.10.10.1
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 63.163.064.266.865.0
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 6.43.67.48.014.8
Direct debits 5.11.95.8-2.7-7.0
Cheques -27.8-29.0-29.79.2-57.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 22.42.112.415.2-4.1
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
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 14.014.315.116.118.2
Direct debits 14.714.715.314.713.5
Cheques 0.20.20.10.10.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 49.349.554.862.258.9
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 2,1522,2302,3952,5862,969
Direct debits 2,2542,2972,4302,3652,200
Cheques 332417188
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 7,5787,7348,69210,0129,600
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)1,941,4352,282,9232,371,5902,247,7852,140,175
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-11.311.7-0.7-9.0-7.8
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)443509480411397
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)34,58040,05740,99038,28035,962
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)599.3598.8587.7578.7633.4
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)5,3196,2556,4986,1585,863
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 1,764,9922,070,4362,155,8262,033,1301,966,586
Direct debits 95,132121,273118,137115,23490,739
Cheques 15,07712,5899,5539,3792,231
Card and e-money payments: Total value 66,23578,62688,07390,04280,619
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 90.990.790.990.591.9
Direct debits 4.95.35.05.14.2
Cheques 0.80.60.40.40.1
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3.43.43.74.03.8
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
Increase in the real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers -11.011.4-0.5-9.4-6.3
Direct debits -11.821.1-6.9-6.3-23.8
Cheques -38.4-20.7-27.5-5.7-77.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value -9.712.87.1-1.8-13.3
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
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 2,2472,5442,4662,1541,815
Direct debits 116145133133113
Cheques 1,2371,4551,5721,413794
Card and e-money payments: Total value 2428282523
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 31,43736,32937,26134,62533,045
Direct debits 1,6942,1282,0421,9621,525
Cheques 26922116516037
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,1801,3801,5221,5331,355
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 544.8543.1534.3523.5582.0
Direct debits 29.431.829.329.726.9
Cheques 4.73.32.42.40.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value 20.420.621.823.223.9
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 4,8365,6725,9065,5705,388
Direct debits 261332324316249
Cheques 413426266
Card and e-money payments: Total value 181215241247221
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)1,5271,5321,5011,5541,449
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		5.30.3-2.13.5-6.7
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		2727262624
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		4,183,8144,197,5734,111,3924,257,2933,970,184
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 1,4191,4091,3631,4071,293
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,4191,4091,3631,4071,293
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 108123138147156
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		108123138147156
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 92.992.090.890.589.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		92.992.090.890.589.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 7.18.09.29.510.8
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		7.18.09.29.510.8
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 4.2-0.7-3.33.2-8.1
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		4.2-0.7-3.33.2-8.1
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 22.313.312.16.86.4
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		22.313.312.16.86.4
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2525242422
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2525242422
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 22233
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		22233
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 3,8873,8613,7353,8553,542
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,8873,8613,7353,8553,542
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 297336377403428
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		297336377403428
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)85,66298,15399,81398,57283,194
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-11.08.8-2.8-5.2-18.3
Average value per transaction (USD)5664676357
Average value per inhabitant (USD)1,5261,7221,7251,6791,398
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)26.425.724.725.424.6
Daily average value (USD millions)235269273270228
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 75,13184,58983,96182,18367,638
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		75,13184,58983,96182,18367,638
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 10,53013,56415,85216,38915,556
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		10,53013,56415,85216,38915,556
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 87.786.284.183.481.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		87.786.284.183.481.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 12.313.815.916.618.7
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		12.313.815.916.618.7
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 -13.06.9-5.1-6.0-20.3
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		-13.06.9-5.1-6.0-20.3
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 5.922.411.7-0.7-8.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		5.922.411.7-0.7-8.1
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 5360625852
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		5360625852
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 97111115112100
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		97111115112100
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1,3381,4841,4511,4001,137
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,3381,4841,4511,4001,137
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 188238274279261
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		188238274279261
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 23.222.220.821.220.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		23.222.220.821.220.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 3.33.63.94.24.6
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		3.33.63.94.24.6
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 206232230225185
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		206232230225185
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 2937434543
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2937434543
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 50,93553,22450,92948,88555,331
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 -34.24.5-4.3-4.013.2
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 0.910.930.880.830.93
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 403382418511425
EFTPOS terminals: total 403382418511425
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 3031313131
ATMs: cash withdrawal 3031313131
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 2.1-5.29.422.3-16.8
EFTPOS terminals: total 2.1-5.29.422.3-16.8
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 2.53.50.12.4-0.5
ATMs: cash withdrawal 2.53.50.12.4-0.5
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0070.0070.0070.0090.007
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0070.0070.0070.0090.007
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