This statistic presents the average waiting times for receiving payment of invoices according to British businesses, listed for the annual turnover of the business (as a proxy for assessing business size) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 and 2016. Smaller businesses (with a turnover of * British pounds per year or less) waited relatively longer for their payments - on average ** days compared to ** days for businesses with a turnover between *** and *** million annually as of 2016. Surprisingly the average waiting times for receiving payment of invoices according to British businesses with a turnover of over *** million British pounds decreased by *** days from 2015 to 2016.
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Asset Based Finance Association. (September 26, 2016). Average waiting time for invoice payment according to British businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016, by annual business turnover (in days) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/467578/average-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-business-size-united-kingdom/
Asset Based Finance Association. "Average waiting time for invoice payment according to British businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016, by annual business turnover (in days)." Chart. September 26, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/467578/average-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-business-size-united-kingdom/
Asset Based Finance Association. (2016). Average waiting time for invoice payment according to British businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016, by annual business turnover (in days). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/467578/average-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-business-size-united-kingdom/
Asset Based Finance Association. "Average Waiting Time for Invoice Payment According to British Businesses in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2016, by Annual Business Turnover (in Days)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Sep 2016, /statistics/467578/average-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-business-size-united-kingdom/
Asset Based Finance Association, Average waiting time for invoice payment according to British businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016, by annual business turnover (in days) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/467578/average-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-business-size-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Average waiting time for invoice payment according to British businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016, by annual business turnover (in days) [Graph], Asset Based Finance Association, September 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/467578/average-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-business-size-united-kingdom/
