This statistic illustrates the total number of five British pound value banknotes removed from circulation and destroyed by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003/2004 to 2017/2018. It can be seen that the number of five British pound banknotes removed from circulation fluctuated during the period under observation, reaching a total of 238 million notes as of 2017/2018. The lowest number of five British pound banknotes removed from circulation and destroyed in one year was 97 million notes, in the period 2005/2006.
The number of five British pound banknotes removed from circulation by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003/2004 to 2017/2018
(in millions of notes)
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Bank of England. (May 17, 2018). The number of five British pound banknotes removed from circulation by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003/2004 to 2017/2018 (in millions of notes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/410351/banknotes-removed-circulation-five-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
Bank of England. "The number of five British pound banknotes removed from circulation by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003/2004 to 2017/2018 (in millions of notes)." Chart. May 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/410351/banknotes-removed-circulation-five-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
Bank of England. (2018). The number of five British pound banknotes removed from circulation by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003/2004 to 2017/2018 (in millions of notes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/410351/banknotes-removed-circulation-five-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
Bank of England. "The Number of Five British Pound Banknotes Removed from Circulation by The Bank of England in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2003/2004 to 2017/2018 (in Millions of Notes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/410351/banknotes-removed-circulation-five-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
Bank of England, The number of five British pound banknotes removed from circulation by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003/2004 to 2017/2018 (in millions of notes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/410351/banknotes-removed-circulation-five-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
The number of five British pound banknotes removed from circulation by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003/2004 to 2017/2018 (in millions of notes) [Graph], Bank of England, May 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/410351/banknotes-removed-circulation-five-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/