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title: "Data Payment Practices: 5-Year Analysis (2020-2025)"
date: 2025-10-11T00:00:00+00:00
url: https://paymentcheck.co.uk/blog/reports/data-payment-practices-2020-2025-analysis
description: "Data Payment Practices: 5-Year Analysis (2020-2025) - Payment practices analysis from PaymentCheck"
category: "Reports"
---

# Data Payment Practices: 5-Year Analysis (2020-2025)

# Data Sector Payment Performance Edges Up: Average Score Increases by 6.6 Points from 2020 to 2025

## The Comparison

Here's a snapshot of payment performance in the data sector, comparing 2020 and 2025:

*   **2020:** 49 companies assessed, achieving an average payment score of 68.4 out of 100.
*   **2025:** 57 companies assessed, with an improved average payment score of 74.9 out of 100.

## What This Means

While there's been an increase in the number of companies assessed, the average payment score saw a relatively small jump, indicating a slight improvement in payment practices across the sector. The data suggest that while some positive movement is underway, significant opportunities for improvement remain. Want to see how much late payments could be costing you? Try this [late payment calculator](/free-late-invoice-calculator).

In 2020, the data sector's average payment score was 68.4/100, rising to 74.9/100 in 2025.