This statistic presents the per capita amount of checks written in the Eurozone from 2010 to 2018. A decline in the use of checks as a payment method took place during this period of time. A person living in the Euro area made on average 6 check transactions in 2018, nearly half as many that were made on average per capita in 2010.
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ECB. (July 22, 2022). Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the euro area from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/444016/check-payment-per-person-eurozone/
ECB. "Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the euro area from 2000 to 2021." Chart. July 22, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/444016/check-payment-per-person-eurozone/
ECB. (2022). Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the euro area from 2000 to 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/444016/check-payment-per-person-eurozone/
ECB. "Number of Payments with Check (Cheque) per Million Inhabitants in The Euro Area from 2000 to 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Jul 2022, /statistics/444016/check-payment-per-person-eurozone/
ECB, Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the euro area from 2000 to 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/444016/check-payment-per-person-eurozone/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the euro area from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], ECB, July 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/444016/check-payment-per-person-eurozone/
