CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«South Africa»
Year
« ‹ 2013 › »
20092010201120122013
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)napnapnap434401
Population (thousands)napnapnap52,82853,650
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)napnapnap8,2177,466
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)napnapnap5.65.7
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		napnapnap8.46810.562
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		napnapnap8.2169.658
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)napnapnap1311
Value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap251210
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnap3.13.1
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)napnapnap10.810.5
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)napnapnap87
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		napnapnap1.81.9
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)napnapnap1010
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)napnapnap2.42.7
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number napnapnap3334
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants napnapnap0.60.6
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)napnapnap2,8573,139
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnapnap9.9
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)napnapnap5459
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)napnapnap89
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap658674
Direct debits napnapnap707767
Cheques napnapnap4231
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap1,4501,667
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 napnapnap23.021.5
Direct debits napnapnap24.724.4
Cheques napnapnap1.51.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap50.853.1
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 napnapnap16.02.5
Direct debits napnapnap12.68.5
Cheques napnapnap-21.4-26.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnapnap15.0
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
Volume of cashless payments per inhabitant
 (units)
Credit transfers napnapnap12.512.6
Direct debits napnapnap13.414.3
Cheques napnapnap0.80.6
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap27.531.1
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
Daily average volume of cashless payments
 (thousands)
Credit transfers napnapnap1,8021,847
Direct debits napnapnap1,9372,100
Cheques napnapnap11685
Card and e-money payments: Total volume napnapnap3,9744,568
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)napnapnap2,412,7502,358,865
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnap-7.5
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)napnapnap844751
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap45,67243,968
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnapnap555.8588.9
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)napnapnap6,6106,463
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap2,094,6642,117,795
Direct debits napnapnap151,141136,593
Cheques napnapnap103,57051,805
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap63,56764,628
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 napnapnap86.889.8
Direct debits napnapnap6.35.8
Cheques napnapnap4.32.2
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap2.62.7
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 napnapnap-7.4-4.4
Direct debits napnapnap2.9-14.5
Cheques napnapnap-39.6-52.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnapnap-3.9
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
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers napnapnap3,1843,142
Direct debits napnapnap214178
Cheques napnapnap2,4561,675
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap4439
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 napnapnap39,65139,474
Direct debits napnapnap2,8612,546
Cheques napnapnap1,961966
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap1,2031,205
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 napnapnap482.6528.7
Direct debits napnapnap34.834.1
Cheques napnapnap23.912.9
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap14.616.1
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
Daily average value of cashless payments
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers napnapnap5,7395,802
Direct debits napnapnap414374
Cheques napnapnap284142
Card and e-money payments: Total value napnapnap174177
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)napnapnap1,0901,169
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		napnapnapnap7.2
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		napnapnap2122
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		napnapnap2,986,0033,202,137
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 napnapnap1,0901,121
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap1,0901,121
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 napnapnapnav48
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav48
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap100.095.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap100.095.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnav4.1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav4.1
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 napnapnapnap2.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnap2.9
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 napnapnapnapnav
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnav
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap2121
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap2121
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnav1
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav1
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap2,9863,072
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap2,9863,072
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 napnapnapnav130
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav130
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)napnapnap67,20791,839
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		napnapnapnap29.2
Average value per transaction (USD)napnapnap6279
Average value per inhabitant (USD)napnapnap1,2721,712
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)napnapnap15.522.9
Daily average value (USD millions)napnapnap184252
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 napnapnap67,20784,198
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap67,20784,198
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 napnapnapnav7,641
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav7,641
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap100.091.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap100.091.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnav8.3
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav8.3
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 napnapnapnap18.5
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnapnap18.5
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 napnapnapnapnav
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnapnav
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap6275
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap6275
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 napnapnapnav161
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav161
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap1,2721,569
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap1,2721,569
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnav142
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav142
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap15.521.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap15.521.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total napnapnapnav1.9
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav1.9
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country napnapnap184231
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		napnapnap184231
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 napnapnapnav21
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		napnapnapnav21
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total napnapnap71,53086,918
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 napnapnapnap21.5
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 napnapnap1.351.62
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 napnapnap254309
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnap254309
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnapnap2326
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap2326
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 napnapnap-8.321.4
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnap-8.321.4
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnapnap-4.814.1
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap-4.814.1
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals napnapnap0.0050.006
EFTPOS terminals: total napnapnap0.0050.006
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total napnapnap0.0000.000
ATMs: cash withdrawal napnapnap0.0000.000
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap