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Number of check payments in the Eurozone 2010-2017
Number of check payments in the Eurozone 2010-2017
Total number of check payments in the Euro area from 2010 to 2017 (in millions)
by James Cherowbrier,
last edited
Sep 28, 2018
This statistic presents the total amount of check payments made in the Euro area from 2010 to 2017. A continuous decline in the use of checks took place during this period of time. In 2017, approximately 2.29 billion checks were written out across the Eurozone. this was a decline of nearly 1.6 billion checks compared to 2010.
Total number of check payments in the Euro area from 2010 to 2017 (in millions)
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| Number of check payments in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,873.9 |
| 2011 | 3,647.7 |
| 2012 | 3,415.4 |
| 2013 | 3,174.9 |
| 2014 | 2,967.2 |
| 2015 | 2,760.7 |
| 2016 | 2,546.7 |
| 2017 | 2,286.2 |
| Number of check payments in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,873.9 |
| 2011 | 3,647.7 |
| 2012 | 3,415.4 |
| 2013 | 3,174.9 |
| 2014 | 2,967.2 |
| 2015 | 2,760.7 |
| 2016 | 2,546.7 |
| 2017 | 2,286.2 |
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by James Cherowbrier,
last edited
Sep 28, 2018
This statistic presents the total amount of check payments made in the Euro area from 2010 to 2017. A continuous decline in the use of checks took place during this period of time. In 2017, approximately 2.29 billion checks were written out across the Eurozone. this was a decline of nearly 1.6 billion checks compared to 2010.
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- 2010 to 2017
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Figures rounded.
Data prior to 2013 was collected from previous reports.
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- Europe
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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Figures rounded.
Data prior to 2013 was collected from previous reports.
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