Distribution And Delivery Payment Practices: 5-Year Analysis (2020-2025)
Payment Performance in Distribution & Delivery: A Marginal Improvement of 1.6 Points Between 2020 and 2025
The Comparison
- 2020: An analysis of 258 companies in the distribution and delivery sector revealed an average payment performance score of 59.1 out of 100.
- 2025: A similar assessment of 219 companies five years later shows a modest increase to an average score of 60.7 out of 100.
What This Means
The sector exhibited a slight overall improvement in payment practices; however, the 1.6 point gain indicates that fundamental challenges in securing timely payments persist. Although the number of companies analysed decreased, the minor score increase suggests that industry-wide initiatives, while present, are not yet producing transformative results. Struggling with slow payments? Use this late payment calculator to work out any late payment penalties.
Overall, payment performance in the Distribution & Delivery sector improved very slightly between 2020 (59.1/100) and 2025 (60.7/100).
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