CTA1: Selected data from T1-T6
«South Africa»
Year
« ‹ 2017 › »
20132014201520162017
Basic statistical data
GDP (USD bn)401381346324381
Population (thousands)53,65054,48755,31856,14456,992
GDP per capita (USD per inhabitant)7,4666,9926,2515,7706,690
CPI inflation (% change on previous year)5.76.14.66.35.3
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  end of year (Per USD)		10.56211.56015.57213.71512.345
Exchange rate (domestic currency vis-à-vis USD):
  average (Per USD)		9.65810.85112.78414.69213.320
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Total value (USD bn)111191113
Value per inhabitant (USD)210209160194222
Value as a percentage of GDP (%)3.13.23.13.13.1
Value as a percentage of narrow money (%)10.510.69.79.39.2
Deposits held by banks
Bank deposits held at the central bank: Total value (USD bn)77678
Bank deposits held at the central bank:
  Value as a percentage of GDP (%)		1.91.92.01.92.0
Interbank deposits: Total value (USD bn)108788
Interbank deposits: Value as a percentage of GDP (%)2.72.32.42.31.9
Institutions offering payment services/instruments
 (units)
Number of institutions: Total number 3435363444
Number of institutions: Number per 1 million inhabitants 0.60.60.70.60.8
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)3,1393,4323,7984,3864,484
Increase in the total volume of cashless payments
 (% change on previous year)		9.99.310.715.52.2
Average number of cashless payments per inhabitant (units)5963697879
Daily average volume of cashless payments (millions)99101212
Volume of cashless payments by instrument type
 (millions)
Credit transfers 674695738785814
Direct debits 767786783823839
Cheques 312317129
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 1,6671,9282,2602,7662,823
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 21.520.319.417.918.2
Direct debits 24.422.920.618.818.7
Cheques 1.00.70.40.30.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 53.156.259.563.163.0
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 2.53.26.26.43.6
Direct debits 8.52.5-0.45.11.9
Cheques -26.6-26.1-26.1-27.8-29.0
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 15.015.617.222.42.1
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 12.612.813.314.014.3
Direct debits 14.314.414.214.714.7
Cheques 0.60.40.30.20.2
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 31.135.440.949.349.5
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 1,8471,9052,0232,1522,230
Direct debits 2,1002,1532,1452,2542,297
Cheques 8563463324
Card and e-money payments: Total volume 4,5685,2826,1937,5787,734
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)2,358,8652,250,3232,058,8251,941,4352,282,923
Cashless payments: Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		-7.5-10.1-12.5-11.311.7
Cashless payments: Average value per cashless payment (USD)751656542443509
Cashless payments: Average value per inhabitant (USD)43,96841,30037,21834,58040,057
Cashless payments: Value as a ratio to GDP (%)588.9590.7595.4599.3598.8
Cashless payments: Daily average value (USD millions)6,4636,1655,6415,3196,255
Value of cashless payments by instrument type
 (USD millions)
Credit transfers 2,117,7952,030,6471,865,3531,764,9922,070,436
Direct debits 136,593115,039101,47995,132121,273
Cheques 51,80535,33523,00115,07712,589
Card and e-money payments: Total value 64,62869,30268,99266,23578,626
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 89.890.290.690.990.7
Direct debits 5.85.14.94.95.3
Cheques 2.21.61.10.80.6
Card and e-money payments: Total value 2.73.13.43.43.4
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 -4.4-9.6-12.2-11.011.4
Direct debits -14.5-20.6-15.7-11.821.1
Cheques -52.7-35.7-37.8-38.4-20.7
Card and e-money payments: Total value -3.91.1-4.8-9.712.8
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
Average value of cashless payments per payment
 (USD)
Credit transfers 3,1422,9202,5272,2472,544
Direct debits 178146130116145
Cheques 1,6751,5461,3621,2371,455
Card and e-money payments: Total value 3936312428
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 39,47437,26833,72131,43736,329
Direct debits 2,5462,1111,8341,6942,128
Cheques 966649416269221
Card and e-money payments: Total value 1,2051,2721,2471,1801,380
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 528.7533.0539.4544.8543.1
Direct debits 34.130.229.329.431.8
Cheques 12.99.36.74.73.3
Card and e-money payments: Total value 16.118.220.020.420.6
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 5,8025,5635,1114,8365,672
Direct debits 374315278261332
Cheques 14297634134
Card and e-money payments: Total value 177190189181215
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)1,1691,2481,4501,5271,532
With cards issued inside the country:
  Increase in total volume
 (% change on previous year)		7.26.816.25.30.3
With cards issued inside the country:
  Average volume per inhabitant (units)		2223262727
With cards issued inside the country:
  Daily average volume (units)		3,202,1373,419,4163,972,6084,183,8144,197,573
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 1,1211,1821,3611,4191,409
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,1211,1821,3611,4191,409
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 486689108123
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		486689108123
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits,
 in volume of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 95.994.793.992.992.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		95.994.793.992.992.0
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 4.15.36.17.18.0
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		4.15.36.17.18.0
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 2.95.415.24.2-0.7
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2.95.415.24.2-0.7
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 nav39.234.022.313.3
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav39.234.022.313.3
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Volume of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (units)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 2122252525
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		2122252525
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 11222
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		11222
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average volume of withdrawals/deposits
 (thousands)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 3,0723,2383,7303,8873,861
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		3,0723,2383,7303,8873,861
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 130181243297336
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		130181243297336
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits
Total value (USD millions)91,83990,35990,55585,66298,153
Increase in the real value
 (% change on previous year, adjusted by CPI inflation)		29.2-7.3-4.2-11.08.8
Average value per transaction (USD)7972625664
Average value per inhabitant (USD)1,7121,6581,6371,5261,722
Total value as a ratio to GDP (%)22.923.726.226.425.7
Daily average value (USD millions)252248248235269
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 84,19882,47581,20275,13184,589
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		84,19882,47581,20275,13184,589
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 7,6417,8839,35310,53013,564
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		7,6417,8839,35310,53013,564
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Relative importance of withdrawals/deposits, in value of transactions
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 91.791.389.787.786.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		91.791.389.787.786.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 8.38.710.312.313.8
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		8.38.710.312.313.8
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 18.5-7.7-5.9-13.06.9
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		18.5-7.7-5.9-13.06.9
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 nav-2.813.45.922.4
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		nav-2.813.45.922.4
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value withdrawals/deposits per transaction
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 7570605360
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		7570605360
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 16111910697111
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		16111910697111
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Average value of withdrawals/deposits per inhabitant
 (USD)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 1,5691,5141,4681,3381,484
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		1,5691,5141,4681,3381,484
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 142145169188238
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		142145169188238
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Value of withdrawals/deposits as a ratio to GDP
 (%)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 21.021.623.523.222.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		21.021.623.523.222.2
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations outside the country 		napnapnapnapnap
Cash withdrawals:total 1.92.12.73.33.6
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		1.92.12.73.33.6
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Daily average value of withdrawals/deposits
 (USD millions)
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country 231226222206232
Cash withdrawals with cards issued inside the country:
  at locations inside the country 		231226222206232
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 2122262937
Cash deposits with cards issued inside the country at locations
  inside the country 		2122262937
E-money loading/unloading transactions napnapnapnapnap
Number of cards
 (thousands)
Total 86,91887,06477,46250,93553,224
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 21.50.2-11.0-34.24.5
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 1.621.601.400.910.93
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 309394394403382
EFTPOS terminals: total 309394394403382
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 2628293031
ATMs: cash withdrawal 2628293031
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 21.427.50.12.1-5.2
EFTPOS terminals: total 21.427.50.12.1-5.2
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 14.16.34.12.53.5
ATMs: cash withdrawal 14.16.34.12.53.5
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap
Number of terminals per inhabitant
 (units)
POS terminals 0.0060.0070.0070.0070.007
EFTPOS terminals: total 0.0060.0070.0070.0070.007
EFTPOS terminals: contactless napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: total 0.0000.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash withdrawal 0.0000.0010.0010.0010.001
ATMs: cash deposit napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: credit transfer napnapnapnapnap
ATMs: contactless napnapnapnapnap