Information Technology Payment Practices: 5-Year Analysis (2020-2025)
IT Payment Practices: A Modest Improvement of 4.9 Points Between 2020 and 2025
The Comparison
- 2020: Across 61 IT companies analyzed, the average payment practice score was 64.5 out of 100.
- 2025: A review of 56 IT companies showed an average score of 69.4 out of 100.
What This Means
The data indicates a slight positive shift in payment behaviors within the IT sector. However, a 4.9-point increase over five years suggests the evolution in payment discipline is gradual rather than a major transformation. If you're experiencing late payments you can use this late payment calculator to check if you are owed interest.
IT payment score change 2020 (64.5) to 2025 (69.4).
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