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52%

52% -- share of businesses reporting late payment problems for EU businesses (2024)

Name: Share Of Businesses Reporting Late Payment Problems Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-10-05

2024 · European Commission (EU Payment Observatory)

52% of EU businesses reported experiencing problems due to outstanding invoices in 2024.

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Last verified: 2026-10-05 · How we verify data →

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Value

52%

Unit

Percentage

Data Vintage

2024

Entity

EU businesses

Geography

EMEA

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

Single source - not yet corroborated

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Source Trust

Citation Chain

Independence

Methodology

Freshness

Source

European Commission (EU Payment Observatory) Primary Tier A

https://www.billabex.com/en/blog/best-debt-collection-software-comparison/ ↗

Confidence: 57/100 Vintage: 2024 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

Best Debt Collection Software 2026: Comparison

Original Research

European Commission (EU Payment Observatory) · Original study ↗

Methodology

European Commission EU Payment Observatory 2025 Annual Report

Methodology documented

Trend Over Time

Period	Value	Change
2023	47%
2024 (current)	52%	+10.6%

Segmentation

Industryfintech_finance RegionEMEA Channelcontent

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EU businesses: 52% share of businesses reporting late payment problems. Source: European Commission (EU Payment Observatory) (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/eu-businesses-late-payment-problems-2024

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