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Defra's prompt payment data April 2015 to March 2026

Updated 19 May 2026
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Financial Year Quarter Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days Percentage of invoices paid with 30 days Total interest liability The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to a breach of the requirement in regulation 113 during the financial year
2015-16 Q1 99% 100% n/a n/a
2015-16 Q2 99% 100% n/a n/a
2015-16 Q3 100% 100% n/a n/a
2015-16 Q4 91% 100% n/a £0
2016-17 Q1 78% 99% £1,123 n/a
2016-17 Q2 68% 93% £42,380 n/a
2016-17 Q3 72% 94% £36,495 n/a
2016-17 Q4 76% 94% £32,999 £0
2017-18 Q1 70% 95% £31,420 n/a
2017-18 Q2 63% 93% £20,153 n/a
2017-18 Q3 60% 93% £179,092 n/a
2017-18 Q4 59% 85% £66,079 £239
2018-19 Q1 60% 86% £358,749 n/a
2018-19 Q2 65% 87% £306,111 n/a
2018-19 Q3 71% 87% £380,302 n/a
2018-19 Q4 58% 83% £331,029 £761
2019-20 Q1 67% 88% £150,179 n/a
2019-20 Q2 72% 86% £89,747 n/a
2019-20 Q3 77% 93% £119,352 n/a
2019-20 Q4 85% 93% £41,166 £0
2020-21 Q1 81% 91% £39,988 n/a
2020-21 Q2 87% 95% £107,912 n/a
2020-21 Q3 88% 95% £31,404 n/a
2020-21 Q4 84% 93% £35,781 £0
2021-22 Q1 86% 95% £31,745 n/a
2021-22 Q2 91% 97% £39,817 n/a
2021-22 Q3 95% 98% £22,754 n/a
2021-22 Q4 93% 97% £41,028 £2,335
2022-23 Q1 96% 98% £106,329 n/a
2022-23 Q2 95% 98% £144,196 n/a
2022-23 Q3 96% 98% £116,173 n/a
2022-23 Q4 93% 97% £71,471 £1,405
2023-24 Q1 95% 98% £67,787 n/a
2023-24 Q2 95% 98% £80,316 n/a
2023-24 Q3 96% 99% £84,221 n/a
2023-24 Q4 95% 98% £224,419 £319
2024-25 Q1 96% 98% £113,720 n/a
2024-25 Q2 96% 98% £118,696 n/a
2024-25 Q3 96% 99% £90,295 n/a
2024-25 Q4 94% 98% n/a n/a
2025-26 Q1 96% 98% n/a n/a
2025-26 Q2 96% 98% n/a n/a
2025-26 Q3 95% 98% n/a n/a
2025-26 Q4 95% 98% n/a n/a