How to Convert a Revolut PDF Bank Statement to CSV or Excel
Revolut's in-app export comes with fee, currency and status columns that accounting software doesn't expect. Here's how to convert an official Revolut PDF statement into a clean, four-column CSV for Excel or your accounting software in a few seconds, with your first statement free.
Why Convert a Revolut PDF Statement?
Revolut does let you export a statement as an Excel file from the app (pick the currency account, tap More, then Statement), and Revolut Business can also produce CSV. But the export carries separate fee and currency columns, started and completed dates, and rows for pending and reverted transactions, all of which can confuse accounting software. If you've ever imported a Revolut export into Xero or QuickBooks and ended up with duplicated amounts or fees in the wrong place, you know the problem.
Revolut's official PDF statements, on the other hand, are the clean, formatted versions — the ones you'd submit to HMRC, attach to a mortgage application, or send to a visa office. But PDFs aren't useful for data work. Copy-pasting from a Revolut PDF into Excel breaks column alignment, merges multi-line descriptions, and drops exchange rate context.
Quick answer: Use MatchIQ's free PDF converter. Upload your Revolut PDF and download a clean CSV that opens straight in Excel. Your first statement of up to 10 pages converts free on a new account.
How to Convert Your Revolut Statement (4 Steps)
- Download the statement from Revolut
Sign in to Revolut online banking and download the PDF statement for each period you need. One PDF per statement period. - Create a free account
Register from the converter page, then open MatchIQ and open the PDF converter inside it. There is no bank to pick from a list — the extraction reads whatever layout is in front of it, which is why statements from banks we have never seen convert just as well. - Upload your PDF
Drag and drop or click to browse. The file is uploaded over an encrypted connection and read on our servers, which is what lets scans and photos work as well as native PDFs. - Download your CSV
Review the extracted transactions on screen, then download the CSV. It imports into accounting software and opens directly in Excel for spreadsheet work.
Privacy note: Your statement is uploaded over an encrypted connection and read on our servers rather than in the browser. That is a deliberate trade: it is what allows scanned and photographed statements to convert, not just native PDFs.
What the Converter Extracts
The converter turns your Revolut PDF statement into a CSV with four columns:
- Date: the transaction date, in one consistent format
- Description: payee and transaction details, kept as they appear on the statement
- Reference: filled where the statement has a separate reference column, otherwise left blank
- Amount: one signed column, negative for money out and positive for money in
Each Revolut statement covers one currency account, so convert one PDF per currency. The CSV has no currency or exchange rate column; foreign-currency details printed on the statement stay in the description. Amounts are stripped of currency symbols, dates come out in one consistent format, and you get one row per transaction with no duplicates. The running balance is not carried into the CSV, so tick the closing figure off against the statement once it is imported.
Revolut CSV Export vs PDF Conversion
Revolut offers two ways to get your statement data out. Here's when to use each:
Revolut's Built-In Excel and CSV Export
In the Revolut app, pick the currency account, tap More, then Statement, and choose PDF or Excel (Revolut Business also offers CSV). This works for quick exports, but the file includes separate fee and currency columns, started and completed dates, and a state column with pending and reverted rows that most accounting software doesn't expect, when your bookkeeper usually needs a single, clean amount column.
When PDF Conversion Is Better
Converting from the official Revolut PDF statement is the better choice when you need:
- Official statements for HMRC or tax purposes: PDFs are the accepted format for tax filings, and converting to CSV gives you the same data in a workable format
- Mortgage or visa applications: lenders and embassies want official bank statements, and you may need the data in spreadsheet form for supporting schedules
- Clean data: the PDF converter outputs one signed amount column instead of separate amount, fee, currency and state columns
- Statements you already hold: if a client has sent you Revolut PDFs rather than app access, conversion turns them into data without anyone going back into the app
Revolut Account Types Supported
The converter works with PDF statements from all Revolut account types:
- Revolut Standard and Plus: the free plan and the entry-level paid plan, both with multi-currency accounts
- Revolut Premium: paid personal tier with higher limits
- Revolut Metal and Ultra: the top-tier personal plans
- Revolut Business: business accounts for freelancers, sole traders, and limited companies
Revolut is particularly popular with freelancers and small businesses for its multi-currency capabilities. If you're managing EUR, USD, and GBP, download a statement for each currency account and convert them one by one, so each CSV holds a single currency.
What to Do With Your CSV Data
Once you have clean CSV data from your Revolut statement, you can:
- Import into accounting software: Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, FreeAgent, and Pandle all accept CSV bank imports
- Keep the books in IQ Books: if your business is in the UK, IQ Books, ReconcileIQ's accounting software, is free for one business with the whole ledger, takes the CSV (or reads the PDF statement itself) and files Making Tax Digital VAT and Income Tax returns at no cost
- Reconcile in MatchIQ: upload it alongside your ledger export and MatchIQ matches it automatically, showing what is matched, missing and extra
- Analyse in Excel: pivot tables, multi-currency spending analysis, cash flow tracking
- Code in CodeIQ: if you're a bookkeeper, CodeIQ can automatically code transactions to your chart of accounts, classify VAT, and post back to your platform
- File with HMRC: structured data for tax return preparation or MTD submissions
Convert Your Revolut Statement Now
Fast, accurate, and checked on screen before you download. Your first statement of up to 10 pages converts free on a new account.
Convert your PDF now for freeFrequently Asked Questions
Revolut's app exports statements as PDF or Excel, and Revolut Business adds CSV. The export includes separate fee, currency and state columns that can confuse accounting software. For a clean, structured CSV you can upload your official Revolut PDF statement to a free converter tool to extract the data in a simpler format.
Use the free PDF converter at reconcileiq.com/bank-statement-converter. Upload your Revolut PDF and download the extracted data as a CSV. CSV files open directly in Excel, or you can copy-paste the preview data.
Your first statement of up to 10 pages converts free on a new account. After that it runs on credits, and the cost is shown before anything is processed.
Yes. The converter handles PDF statements from every Revolut personal plan and from Revolut Business. Convert one statement per currency account, as the CSV has no currency column.
Yes, one currency at a time. Revolut produces a statement for each currency account, and each converts to its own CSV of date, description, reference and amount. There is no separate exchange rate or base currency column; foreign-currency details printed on the statement stay in the description.