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Number of banknotes in circulation (millions of notes at end-Feb)
| £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Total | |
| 2013 | 305 | 723 | 1,758 | 206 | 2,993 |
| 2014 | 308 | 718 | 1,824 | 221 | 3,071 |
| 2015 | 320 | 737 | 1,946 | 236 | 3,239 |
| 2016 | 329 | 777 | 2,052 | 263 | 3,421 |
| 2017 | 382 | 801 | 2,168 | 312 | 3,663 |
Value of banknotes in circulation (£ millions at end-Feb)
| £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Other notes* | Total | |
| 2013 | 1,526 | 7,234 | 35,163 | 10,323 | 3,776 | 58,022 |
| 2014 | 1,540 | 7,182 | 36,483 | 11,025 | 3,967 | 60,198 |
| 2015 | 1,601 | 7,371 | 38,912 | 11,788 | 4,118 | 63,789 |
| 2016 | 1,645 | 7,767 | 41,037 | 13,157 | 4,212 | 67,819 |
| 2017 | 1,912 | 8,006 | 43,357 | 15,601 | 4,322 | 73,198 |
*higher value notes used as cover for the note issues of banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Number of banknotes produced (millions of notes)
| £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Total | |
| 2012/13 | 130 | 620 | 560 | 0 | 1,310 |
| 2013/14 | 232 | 250 | 380 | 90 | 952 |
| 2014/15 | 221 | 210 | 340 | 72 | 843 |
| 2015/16 | 256 | 274 | 144 | 0 | 674 |
| 2016/17 | 349 | 555 | 8 | 0 | 912 |
Number of banknotes issued (millions of notes)
| £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Total | |
| 2012/13 | 88 | 284 | 298 | 89 | 760 |
| 2013/14 | 159 | 214 | 264 | 45 | 682 |
| 2014/15 | 174 | 243 | 310 | 43 | 770 |
| 2015/16 | 195 | 568 | 253 | 37 | 1,053 |
| 2016/17 | 329 | 401 | 319 | 64 | 1,112 |
Value of banknotes issued (£ millions)
| £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Total | |
| 2012/13 | 440 | 2,844 | 5,959 | 4,461 | 13,704 |
| 2013/14 | 793 | 2,141 | 5,281 | 2,260 | 10,474 |
| 2014/15 | 869 | 2,433 | 6,202 | 2,165 | 11,668 |
| 2015/16 | 977 | 5,683 | 5,056 | 1,831 | 13,547 |
| 2016/17 | 1,643 | 4,008 | 6,382 | 3,188 | 15,220 |
Number of banknotes destroyed (millions of notes)
| £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Total | |
| 2012/13 | 184 | 246 | 198 | 217 | 845 |
| 2013/14 | 185 | 281 | 191 | 37 | 695 |
| 2014/15 | 200 | 235 | 192 | 35 | 662 |
| 2015/16 | 179 | 525 | 177 | 10 | 891 |
| 2016/17 | 302 | 406 | 169 | 10 | 886 |
Value of banknotes destroyed (£ millions)
| £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Total | |
| 2012/13 | 919 | 2,463 | 3,967 | 10,854 | 18,203 |
| 2013/14 | 927 | 2,811 | 3,821 | 1,874 | 9,432 |
| 2014/15 | 1,001 | 2,351 | 3,848 | 1,739 | 8,939 |
| 2015/16 | 893 | 5,250 | 3,547 | 481 | 10,172 |
| 2016/17 | 1,509 | 4,058 | 3,371 | 484 | 9,422 |
Number of claims for damaged banknotes
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Torn/part notes | 12,984 | 12,619 | 11,328 | 10,671 | 10,471 |
| Chewed/eaten | 5,740 | 5,815 | 5,703 | 5,364 | 5,094 |
| Washed | 2,082 | 2,072 | 1,967 | 1,801 | 1,809 |
| Contaminated | 2,644 | 2,727 | 2,962 | 2,912 | 2,565 |
| Fire/flood damaged | 1,189 | 1,182 | 1,133 | 997 | 1,239 |
| Total | 24,639 | 24,415 | 23,093 | 21,745 | 21,178 |
Value of claims for damaged banknotes
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Torn/part notes | £2,955 | £2,423 | £2,337 | £1,871 | £1,853 |
| Chewed/eaten | £131 | £124 | £127 | £128 | £123 |
| Washed | £65 | £66 | £57 | £61 | £68 |
| Contaminated | £9,015 | £9,400 | £7,306 | £8,653 | £8,353 |
| Fire/flood damaged | £1,218 | £544 | £1,051 | £543 | £3,466 |
| Total | £13,384 | £12,557 | £10,878 | £11,256 | £13,863 |
Number and notional value of counterfeits discovered (rounded to the nearest 1,000)
| Year | £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Total | Notional Value (£ millions)* | Number removed before entering circulation (bulk seizures) |
| 2008 | 4,000 |
6,000 |
692,000 | 3,000 | 705,000 | 14.07 | 13,000 |
| 2009 | 4,000 | 21,000 | 544,000 | 3,000 | 572,000 | 11.26 | 20,000 |
| 2010 | 6,000 | 11,000 | 285,000 | 4,000 | 306,000 | 6.04 | 42,000 |
| 2011 | 6,000 | 122,000 | 257,000 | 2,000 | 387,000 | 6.49 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4,000 | 163,000 | 563,000 | 16,000 | 746,000 | 13.71 | 9,000 |
| 2013 | 5,000 | 248,000 | 435,000 | 16,000 | 704,000 | 12.01 | 8,000 |
| 2014 | 2,000 | 96,000 | 327,000 | 15,000 | 440,000 | 8.26 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 53,000 | 173,000 | 23,000 | 250,000 | 5.15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2,000 | 23,000 | 302,000 | 27,000 | 354,000 | 7.63 | 6,000 |
| 2017 | 1,000 | 43,000 | 393,000 | 32,000 | 469,000 | 9.90 | 0 |
Data include counterfeits of both current and old series notes. For £5 in 2017, these were principally discoveries of counterfeits of paper banknotes which are no longer legal tender.
Notional value* of counterfeits discovered (£ millions, rounded to nearest £1,000)
| Year | £5 | £10 | £20 | £50 | Total (£ millions) |
| 2008 | £0.02 |
£0.06 |
£13.84 |
£0.15 |
£14.07 |
| 2009 | £0.02 |
£0.21 |
£10.88 |
£0.15 |
£11.26 |
| 2010 | £0.03 |
£0.11 |
£5.70 |
£0.20 |
£6.04 |
| 2011 | £0.03 |
£1.22 |
£5.14 |
£0.10 |
£6.49 |
| 2012 | £0.02 | £1.63 | £11.26 | £0.80 | £13.71 |
| 2013 | £0.03 | £2.48 | £8.70 | £0.80 | £12.01 |
| 2014 | £0.01 | £0.96 | £6.54 | £0.75 | £8.26 |
| 2015 | £0.01 | £0.53 | £3.46 | £1.15 | £5.15 |
| 2016 | £0.01 | £0.23 | £6.04 | £1.35 | £7.63 |
| 2017 | £0.01 | £0.43 | £7.86 | £1.60 | £9.90 |
*Counterfeit banknotes are worthless.
Data include counterfeits of both current and old series notes. For £5 in 2017, these were principally discoveries of counterfeits of paper banknotes which are no longer legal tender