Couriers have less debt. The first such decline in years

The outstanding debt of the courier industry in the period from October 2024 to October 2025 decreased by over PLN 9.3 million – reported BIG InfoMonitor in the report. The average value of unpaid debt per company is currently approximately PLN 55,000. PLN 957.

The report shows that at the end of October this year. outstanding liabilities of the postal and courier industry amounted to almost PLN 102 million. This is a decrease of 8.4%. y/y (by over PLN 9.3 million) compared to the highest debt level of over PLN 110 million recorded in October 2024.

The authors of the report pointed out that the reduction of outstanding debt reverses the long-term trend, which was characterized by a constant increase in debt – starting from over PLN 63 million in 2020, through almost PLN 67 million a year later, over PLN 75 million in 2022 and over PLN 88 million in 2023. At the end of May 2025, the outstanding debt exceeded PLN 106 million.

“Moreover, payment discipline is also improving. The number of unreliable debtors is decreasing and during the year it dropped from 1,864 to 1,816 entities. However, it is worth noting that despite the improvement, the risk indicator remains significant – almost every ninth company in the industry has outstanding liabilities, which classifies it as a high-risk entity, and the average value of unpaid debt per one company is approximately PLN 55,957,” emphasized Paweł Szarkowski, president of BIG InfoMonitor, quoted in the report.

According to the authors, the dynamic development of the industry is driven by the growing e-commerce sector, which forces couriers to constantly adapt to the growing expectations of consumers – mainly in terms of speed, flexibility and low price of shipments.

“As data, including from Gemius reports, show, consumers increasingly treat almost free and instant delivery as a standard, not an addition. This pressure requires KEP companies to make constant investments in modern logistics while maintaining competitive prices. Despite the cost pressure, the industry is showing an improvement in its financial condition, which suggests better management of financing and working capital,” the information emphasizes.

BIG InfoMonitor is part of the BIK Group; it includes the Credit Information Bureau SA and the Economic Information Bureau InfoMonitor SA and Digital Fingerprints SA (PAP)

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