Report on the state’s payment behavior

09-12-2024

Report no. 6/2024

The report concerns the state’s payment behavior. 

The purpose of the study is to determine whether the state has a satisfactory payment practice in agreements with private suppliers, i.e., whether ministries pay invoices from private suppliers within a maximum of 30 days. 

Rigsrevisionen’s study shows that in 2023, ministries paid 89% of their invoices on time, while 11% were paid late. There is significant variation across ministries. Some ministries pay almost all invoices on time, while others pay 15% or more late. Rigsrevisio­nen finds it unsatisfactory that some ministries pay a relatively high proporti­on of invoices late. The consequence is that some private suppliers have not re­ceived their payments on time, which may have caused financial losses and reduced their ability to meet their own payment obligations. 

Rigsrevisionen initiated the study in February 2024.

Read the introduction and conclusion (PDF)