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Total number of check payments in 27 countries in Europe from 2000 to 2020 (in millions)

Characteristic	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
France	4,493.7	4,338.6	4,349.47	4,261.51	4,133.81	3,916.26	3,826.97	3,650.41	3,487.44	3,302.56	3,122.8	2,971.44	2,805.62	2,620.57	2,482.82	2,311.45	2,137.45	1,926.66	1,746.88	1,586.53	1,175.22
Italy	565.1	583.92	538.15	505.76	487.19	465.58	453.75	426.38	384.93	335.2	315.43	291.62	275.69	252.41	231.51	208.63	186.18	167	152.19	134	96.73
Portugal	323.15	307.91	283.75	269.29	252.99	232.04	208.52	189.2	167.88	144.08	127.53	106.66	88.69	83.29	74.34	65.69	59.98	53.73	48.02	41.97	31.73
Spain	197.4	166.7	168	176.96	214.42	198.8	164.27	153.46	136.04	113.35	103.49	94.65	83.8	76.13	76.2	69.25	64.28	60.77	48	43.4	30.5
Ireland	120.89	88	74.86	73.8	72.62	131.5	127	124.6	117.2	101.8	90.9	84.21	75.75	68.84	31.4	41.08	47.38	41.48	36.79	32.09	23.82
Malta	9.71	9.87	10.97	13.78	12.97	12.18	12.54	13.09	11.94	11.37	10.27	9.75	7.59	9.44	9.69	9.66	9.36	9.66	9.7	9.25	10.46
Cyprus	22.12	23.56	23.79	23.5	24.77	25.35	25.36	26.19	25.72	23.49	22.56	20.08	20.34	15.05	11.57	14.68	14.46	12.28	12.01	10.33	6.41
Germany	393.27	319.76	149.7	131.8	110.88	107.48	108.9	75.48	65.42	57.02	48.27	40.61	34.41	31.33	29.88	21.4	17.51	12.85	10.49	8.33	6.17
Greece	17.41	18.03	17.06	26.81	28.16	27.83	27.83	29.46	28.81	25.33	22.6	19.43	15.47	11.1	9.15	7.62	7.54	6.78	6.38	5.57	4.42
Romania	5.23	9.93	7.14	8.05	10.2	10.74	9.73	11.43	10.75	9.04	10.86	7.16	6.83	5.85	1.98	1.8	1.62	1.43	1.27	1.11	0.9
Belgium	70.73	60.05	28.91	23.72	19.14	15.69	13.4	10.59	8.82	7.94	7.2	6.5	5.44	4.28	2.85	2.45	1.95	1.45	1.14	0.83	0.51
Austria	12	9.9	6.7	6.6	5.9	6	6	3	3	2	2	2	1.78	1.61	1.31	1.14	0.99	0.82	0.67	0.51	0.28
Luxembourg	0.68	0.55	0.38	0.28	0.17	0.13	0.36	0.24	0.21	0.21	0.19	0.2	0.33	0.29	0.28	0.26	0.26	0.25	0.26	0.27	0.1
Czechia	2.5	2	0.3	0.32	0.36	0.45	0.43	0.37	0.32	0.28	0.67	0.66	0.63	0.6	0.54	0.34	0.21	0.17	0.14	0.12	0.08
Poland	8.06	4.84	2.31	1.67	0.4	0.31	0.2	0.17	0.23	0.25	0.19	0.11	0.11	0.1	0.11	0.1	0.1	0.09	0.08	0.07	0.05
Netherlands	14.16	5.35	0.07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.18	0.19	0.2	0.15	0.09	0.08	0.06	0.02
Bulgaria	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.04	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Finland	1.2	1	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.38	0.33	0.28	0.21	0.08	0.07	0.04	0.03	0.01	0
Slovenia	13.21	5.66	4.53	2.97	1.74	1.35	0.92	0.29	0.32	0.27	0.21	0.14	0.1	0.09	0.06	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.01	0
Slovakia	0.18	0.14	0.14	0.09	0.07	0.13	0.11	0.09	0.08	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.04	0	0	0	0	0.03	0.02	0
Croatia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.16	0.14	0.05	0.01	0.01	0	0	0
Hungary	0.12	0.08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	0.1	0.1	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	2	2	2	1	1	0.92	0.81	0.81	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.02	0.08	0.06	0.05	0	0	0
Denmark	48.2	48.2	41.6	36.7	30	25.8	19.43	16.51	13.69	9.6	7.1	5.59	4.22	2.89	2.12	1.52	0.77	0.01	0	-	-
Lithuania	-	-	0.02	0.01	0.01	0	0.31	0.28	0.25	0.19	0.19	0.17	0.14	0.12	0.1	0.05	0.06	0.03	-	-	-
Estonia	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-

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July 2021

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2000 to 2020

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The graphic shown is interactive: Clicking on the country names, either adds or removes a country from the graphic; Due to Brexit, the source from 2020 onwards removed all figures that cover the United Kingdom

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The volume of check payments in selected European countries as of 2020 varies by country. The highest use of this means of payment was recorded in France, where over 1.58 billion checks were written in 2019. As other forms of payment see an increase in use, such as debit card payments in the European Union, payments made with checks have declined throughout Europe.