This statistic illustrates the average payment delay of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy from 2012 to the second quarter of 2019. It can be observed that the SMEs' invoice payment delay decreased gradually during the period under observation, reaching an average value of 9.7 days of delay as of the second quarter of 2019.
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Cerved. (December 16, 2019). Average days of payment delay of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/825118/average-days-of-payment-delay-of-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-in-italy/
Cerved. "Average days of payment delay of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2019." Chart. December 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825118/average-days-of-payment-delay-of-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-in-italy/
Cerved. (2019). Average days of payment delay of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825118/average-days-of-payment-delay-of-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-in-italy/
Cerved. "Average Days of Payment Delay of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in Italy from 2012 to 2nd Quarter 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825118/average-days-of-payment-delay-of-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-in-italy/
Cerved, Average days of payment delay of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825118/average-days-of-payment-delay-of-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-in-italy/ (last visited June 04, 2025)
Average days of payment delay of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2019 [Graph], Cerved, December 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/825118/average-days-of-payment-delay-of-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-in-italy/
