The per capita amount of checks transactions in the European Union from 2010 to 2020 has been on the decline. A citizen of the EU made on average 4.7 check payments in 2018. In the year following, this had dropped to 4.2 check payments. France is by far the country that sees the most check payments, with almost 1.6 billion check payments in 2019.
Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the European Union from 2000 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of transactions per million inhabitants
2021
2.9
2020
3.1
2019
4.18
2018
4.72
2017
5.28
2016
5.93
2015
6.51
2014
7.11
2013
7.7
2012
8.52
2011
9.25
2010
10.03
2009
10.91
2008
11.83
2007
12.81
2006
14.58
2005
15.35
2004
16.27
2003
20.23
2002
21.1
2001
22.43
2000
23.71
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ECB. (July 22, 2022). Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444009/check-payment-per-person-european-union/
ECB. "Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the European Union from 2000 to 2021." Chart. July 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444009/check-payment-per-person-european-union/
ECB. (2022). Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the European Union from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444009/check-payment-per-person-european-union/
ECB. "Number of Payments with Check (Cheque) per Million Inhabitants in The European Union from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444009/check-payment-per-person-european-union/
ECB, Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444009/check-payment-per-person-european-union/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], ECB, July 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/444009/check-payment-per-person-european-union/
