The total amount of check payments made in the European Union from 2010 to 2022 has seen a continuous decline. Over 1.2 billion checks were written out across the EU in 2022 compared to approximately 1.3 billion the prior year. In particular, France wrote out checks; they accounted for over half of all 2019 checks written in that year.
Number of payments with check (cheque) in the European Union from 2000 to 2022
(in millions)
All figures are provisional; The source significantly changed its database in November 2023. This may mean methodology changes, or not all EU-27 countries reporting the same figures.
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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ECB. (November 9, 2023). Number of payments with check (cheque) in the European Union from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/443393/check-payment-in-european-union/
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