Eurozone: firms' need for trade credit by sector | Statista

In the second half of 2021, 17 percent of the companies in the services sector in the euro area had an increased need for trade credit. Trade credits allow companies to make a purchase without paying their suppliers until a later date. These credits tend to be short-term and interest-free business-to-business (B2B) agreements.

Share of companies with an increased need for trade credit in the euro area from 1st half 2009 to 2nd half 2021, by sector

Characteristic	Construction	Industry sector	Services (excluding trade)	Trade sector
2021 H2	21.61%	23.15%	17.4%	26.24%
2021 H1	17.47%	19.54%	18.13%	17.4%
2020 H2	14.14%	17.27%	21.22%	21.33%
2020 H1	16.43%	16.21%	23.55%	24.29%
2019 H2	21.79%	20.76%	19.75%	22.98%
2019 H1	21.41%	20.91%	16.79%	19.83%
2018 H2	22.77%	25.24%	16.78%	22.05%
2018 H1	26.07%	19.1%	17.42%	23.53%
2017 H2	22.06%	20.36%	18.56%	23.34%
2017 H1	24.65%	21.92%	16.12%	22.24%
2016 H2	21.77%	18.8%	17.16%	19.87%
2016 H1	26.31%	20.57%	17.83%	21.3%
2015 H2	18.78%	18.48%	16.52%	23.4%
2015 H1	19.08%	23.67%	18.45%	23.7%
2014 H2	24.94%	21.55%	19.04%	22.48%
2014 H1	20.82%	26.88%	25.62%	23.97%
2013 H2	26.7%	20.41%	21.46%	20.05%
2013 H1	18.33%	20.43%	20.77%	21.76%
2012 H2	17.72%	21.26%	19.32%	26%
2012 H1	29.12%	26.05%	26.42%	26.66%
2011 H2	21.68%	28.84%	21.9%	21.26%
2011 H1	26.09%	28.53%	21.03%	26.73%
2010 H2	28.96%	27.24%	22.07%	23.87%
2010 H1	26%	22.43%	18.94%	24.01%
2009 H2	19.83%	16.68%	16.87%	17.4%
2009 H1	16.47%	17.44%	12.64%	14.62%

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

1st half 2009 to 2nd half 2021

Number of respondents

10,950 respondents

Special properties

Companies

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

The number of respondents varied in each date.
These values exclude not available responses.

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