Spend Insights Report: T&E Spending Growth and Violation Analysis
The Spend Insights Report by SAP Concur and Oversight shows T&E spending rose 73% year over year in 2022, with travel-specific spending up 178% from Q1 to Q4, including airline spending up 400% and lodging up 207%. Employee out-of-pocket cash spending jumped 81% and was the top category, accounting for 44% of all violations. Spending violations rose 7.9% year over year, costing companies $91.3 million, a 9.83% increase. The report recommends stronger training, electronic receipt management, and audit tools.
Impact and considerations
The report reveals rising violations and cash spending amid rebounding travel spending, providing data support for companies to strengthen expense compliance and auditing.
Key points
- T&E spending rose 73% year over year in 2022, with travel-specific spending up 178% from Q1 to Q4.
- Airline spending was up 400% and lodging up 207%.
- Employee out-of-pocket cash spending jumped 81% and was the top category, accounting for 44% of all violations.
- Spending violations rose 7.9% year over year, costing companies $91.3 million, a 9.83% increase.
- The average violation rate over four years was 2.33%, but it can rise to nearly 13% with more intense auditing.
- The report recommends stronger training, electronic receipt management, and audit tools.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 22 Jun 2023, 17:07
- Page published
- 14 Aug 2026, 08:23
- Last updated
- 22 Jun 2023, 17:07
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：Spend Insights Report Zooms in on T&E Dollars and Sense (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 22 Jun 2023, 17:07