Publications et études

Most respondents in Spain have felt the impact of overdue invoices; 22.4% had to postpone payments to their own suppliers and 20.3% reported revenue loss.

The proportion of past due B2B invoices in Sweden has sharply increased from 26.7% in 2017 to 34.0%. Foreign B2B customers had a much higher default rate.

92.5% of Swiss respondents said that they experienced late payment in 2018. This is one of the highest percentages next to that of Austria and Belgium.

In 2018, the average DSO recorded in the Netherlands is 46 days, an increase of five days compared to 2017. This is the biggest increase in Western Europe.

Les exportations devraient croître de plus de 4% par an en 2018 et 2019, alimentées principalement par les perspectives favorables de l’industrie automobile et la demande au sein de la zone Euro.

L’expansion économique devrait perdre un peu de vigueur en 2019 tout en restant forte à plus de 3%.

Après une croissance de 4,5% en 2017, le PIB tchèque devrait augmenter à un rythme plus lent en 2018 et en 2019, la demande de la zone Euro et la demande domestique diminuant.

En 2017, la croissance économique a augmenté de plus de 4%, avec une accélération de l’investissement public et privé, alors que la consommation privée et les exportations sont restées solides.

Au sein de l’Europe centrale, l’économie polonaise semble la plus sensible aux retombées financières et politiques du vote britannique en faveur de la sortie de l’UE.

Le PIB devrait croître à un rythme plus lent en 2018 et 2019, en cause, le ralentissement de la demande intérieure.

Le PIB annuel a recommencé à augmenter en 2017 après deux années de contraction, et cette reprise devrait se maintenir en 2018 et 2019, en s’appuyant principalement sur le rebond des prix du pétrole.

Malgré le resserrement monétaire, l’économie reste vulnérable à la volatilité accrue des devises, en raison notamment des tensions persistantes avec les États-Unis.

Despite a minor decrease in overdue B2B invoices, 45.0% of businesses in Eastern Europe reported having to manage the negative impact of payment delays.

Of the Eastern European countries surveyed, Bulgaria had the highest DSO and 19.8% of respondents expect another slight increase over the coming 12 months.

The percentage of Czech respondents reporting late payment remained largely stable. However, at 89.8% this is one of the highest percentages in the region.

In 2018, respondents in Hungary reported a significant increase in DSO and that the proportion of uncollectable B2B receivables also went up slightly.

Due to overdue B2B invoices, 20.3% of respondents in Romania had to postpone payments to their own suppliers while 14.8% had to correct cash flow.

The proportion of past due B2B invoices is the second highest in the region and almost 60% of Polish respondents said that this affected their businesses.

Despite improvements in 2018, respondents in Slovakia reported an increase in DSO and 27.5% of businesses seem to have been impacted by late payments.

2018 brought many changes in Turkey – more frequent payment delays, increases in the proportion of overdue B2B invoices and DSO, a longer payment duration.