Manufacturing Payment Performance: Slight Improvement of 3.9 Points Between 2020 and 2025

The Comparison

• 2020: Analysed across 196 manufacturing companies, payment practices averaged a score of 49.2 out of 100.
• 2025: With a sample of 156 companies, the average payment score in the manufacturing sector reached 53.1 out of 100.

What This Means

While there is an improvement of 3.9 points, this data suggests only a marginal positive shift in payment behaviours within the manufacturing industry, which may not be statistically significant across the differing sample sizes. External factors could be a driving factor, with the relative macroeconomic stability of 2025 compared to the pandemic-stricken environment of 2020 possibly playing a role. Consider using a late payment calculator to assess the impact of overdue invoices on your cashflow.

One-line summary: The manufacturing sector experienced a small improvement in payment practices, moving from an average score of 49.2 in 2020 to 53.1 in 2025.