Number of check payments in the EU-27 2000-2020, by country
debit card payments in the European Union, payments made with checks have declined throughout Europe.
The volume of check payments in selected European countries as of 2020 varies by country. The highest use of this means of payment was recorded in France, where over 1.58 billion checks were written in 2019. As other forms of payment see an increase in use, such as