This statistic displays data from EOS Holding GmbH as part of their 2018 study on European payment habits.
The average number of days for business to business (B2B) payments differed greatly between countries. As of 2018 Germany had the shortest average term of payment with 25 days, whereas Spain had the longest term of payment period with an average of 45 days.
Average business to business (B2B) payment term days in Western Europe countries in 2018, by country
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Survey time period
January 21st to February 3rd, 2018
Number of respondents
3,600*
Special properties
15 minute interviews
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Businesses with sales of over 5 million euros. Only sales figures shown; Details of total assets not shown. * 200 interview respondents from each country included.
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EOS Gruppe. (March 31, 2018). Average business to business (B2B) payment term days in Western Europe countries in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784915/b2b-payment-terms-western-europe/
EOS Gruppe. "Average business to business (B2B) payment term days in Western Europe countries in 2018, by country." Chart. March 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784915/b2b-payment-terms-western-europe/
EOS Gruppe. (2018). Average business to business (B2B) payment term days in Western Europe countries in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784915/b2b-payment-terms-western-europe/
EOS Gruppe. "Average Business to Business (B2b) Payment Term Days in Western Europe Countries in 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784915/b2b-payment-terms-western-europe/
EOS Gruppe, Average business to business (B2B) payment term days in Western Europe countries in 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784915/b2b-payment-terms-western-europe/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Average business to business (B2B) payment term days in Western Europe countries in 2018, by country [Graph], EOS Gruppe, March 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784915/b2b-payment-terms-western-europe/
