CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«South Africa»
Year
« ‹ 2021 › »
20172018201920202021
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)381404388338419
Population (thousands)56,99257,85858,71959,51260,132
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)6,6906,9746,6145,6786,965
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)5.34.64.13.34.6
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		12.34514.37514.04414.68715.948
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		13.32013.25514.45416.44514.786
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)1312121211
Value per inhabitant (USD)222200201203185
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)3.13.12.93.22.9
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)9.29.49.08.17.6
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)88999
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		2.02.12.32.22.3
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)87554
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)1.92.01.31.21.1
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 4447484843
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 0.80.80.80.80.7
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)4,4844,9405,4685,3936,293
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		2.210.210.7-1.416.7
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)79859391105
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)1214151517
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 8148749441,0841,276
Direct debits 839887863803730
Cheques 96730
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 2,8233,1733,6543,5044,287
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 18.217.717.320.120.3
Direct debits 18.718.015.814.911.6
Cheques 0.20.10.10.10.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 63.064.266.865.068.1
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 3.67.48.014.817.8
Direct debits 1.95.8-2.7-7.0-9.1
Cheques -29.0-29.79.2-57.6-99.9
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 2.112.415.2-4.122.3
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
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers 14.315.116.118.221.2
Direct debits 14.715.314.713.512.1
Cheques 0.20.10.10.00.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 49.554.862.258.971.3
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 2,2302,3952,5862,9693,497
Direct debits 2,2972,4302,3652,2001,999
Cheques 24171880
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 7,7348,69210,0129,60011,744
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)2,282,9232,371,5902,247,7852,140,1753,539,351
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		11.7-0.7-9.0-7.858.2
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)509480411397562
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)40,05740,99038,28035,96258,860
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)598.8587.7578.7633.4845.1
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)6,2556,4986,1585,8639,697
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 2,070,4362,155,8262,033,1301,966,5863,319,024
Direct debits 121,273118,137115,23490,739114,065
Cheques 12,5899,5539,3792,2312
Card and e-money payments: Total value 78,62688,07390,04280,619106,260
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 90.790.990.591.993.8
Direct debits 5.35.05.14.23.2
Cheques 0.60.40.40.10.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3.43.74.03.83.0
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 real value of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)
Credit transfers 11.4-0.5-9.4-6.361.4
Direct debits 21.1-6.9-6.3-23.820.2
Cheques -20.7-27.5-5.7-77.0-99.9
Card and e-money payments: Total value 12.87.1-1.8-13.326.1
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 2,5442,4662,1541,8152,600
Direct debits 145133133113156
Cheques 1,4551,5721,413794820
Card and e-money payments: Total value 2828252325
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 36,32937,26134,62533,04555,196
Direct debits 2,1282,0421,9621,5251,897
Cheques 221165160370
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,3801,5221,5331,3551,767
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 543.1534.3523.5582.0792.5
Direct debits 31.829.329.726.927.2
Cheques 3.32.42.40.70.0
Card and e-money payments: Total value 20.621.823.223.925.4
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 5,6725,9065,5705,3889,093
Direct debits 332324316249313
Cheques 34262660
Card and e-money payments: Total value 215241247221291
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)1,5321,5011,5541,4491,550
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		0.3-2.13.5-6.76.9
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		2726262426
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		4,197,5734,111,3924,257,2933,970,1844,245,230
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 1,4091,3631,4071,2931,377
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,4091,3631,4071,2931,377
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 123138147156173
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		123138147156173
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 92.090.890.589.288.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		92.090.890.589.288.8
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 8.09.29.510.811.2
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		8.09.29.510.811.2
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 -0.7-3.33.2-8.16.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		-0.7-3.33.2-8.16.5
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 13.312.16.86.410.5
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		13.312.16.86.410.5
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2524242223
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2524242223
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 22333
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		22333
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 3,8613,7353,8553,5423,772
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,8613,7353,8553,5423,772
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 336377403428473
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		336377403428473
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)98,15399,81398,57283,19499,304
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		8.8-2.8-5.2-18.314.2
Average value per transaction (USD)6467635764
Average value per inhabitant (USD)1,7221,7251,6791,3981,651
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)25.724.725.424.623.7
Daily average value (USD millions)269273270228272
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 84,58983,96182,18367,63879,605
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		84,58983,96182,18367,63879,605
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 13,56415,85216,38915,55619,699
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		13,56415,85216,38915,55619,699
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 86.284.183.481.380.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		86.284.183.481.380.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 13.815.916.618.719.8
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		13.815.916.618.719.8
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 6.9-5.1-6.0-20.312.6
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		6.9-5.1-6.0-20.312.6
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 22.411.7-0.7-8.121.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		22.411.7-0.7-8.121.1
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 6062585258
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		6062585258
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 111115112100114
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		111115112100114
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1,4841,4511,4001,1371,324
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,4841,4511,4001,1371,324
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 238274279261328
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		238274279261328
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 22.220.821.220.019.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		22.220.821.220.019.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 3.63.94.24.64.7
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		3.63.94.24.64.7
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 232230225185218
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		232230225185218
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 3743454354
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		3743454354
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 53,22450,92948,88555,33159,434
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 4.5-4.3-4.013.27.4
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 0.930.880.830.930.99
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 382418511425423
EFTPOS terminals: total 382418511425423
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 3131313130
ATMs: cash withdrawal 3131313131
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 -5.29.422.3-16.8-0.4
EFTPOS terminals: total -5.29.422.3-16.8-0.4
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 3.50.12.4-0.5-3.0
ATMs: cash withdrawal 3.50.12.4-0.50.0
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0070.0070.0090.0070.007
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0070.0070.0090.0070.007
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