Stripe Metric
Payments
Dispute Rate = (Disputes Initiated / Total Transactions) × 100
Dispute rate measures the percentage of transactions that customers formally dispute through their card issuer. Unlike chargeback rate, which focuses on completed chargebacks, dispute rate includes all initiated disputes regardless of outcome.
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Dispute rate measures the percentage of transactions that customers formally dispute through their card issuer. Unlike chargeback rate, which focuses on completed chargebacks, dispute rate includes all initiated disputes regardless of outcome.
How to calculate dispute rate
Why dispute rate matters for Stripe users
Card networks monitor dispute rates independently of chargeback outcomes. Even disputes you ultimately win count towards monitoring thresholds, so tracking initiation volume is essential for maintaining processing eligibility.
Stripe users can analyse disputes by reason code, product, and customer segment to identify root causes early. Reducing dispute initiation through clearer billing descriptors, proactive refunds, and better customer communication is more effective than relying on winning disputes after the fact.
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Related Stripe metrics
Chargeback Rate
PaymentsMetric Definition
Chargeback Rate = (Chargebacks / Total Transactions) × 100
Chargeback rate is the percentage of transactions that result in a customer-initiated dispute with their card issuer. Keeping this rate below card network thresholds is essential to maintaining processing privileges.
Dispute Resolution Rate
PaymentsMetric Definition
Dispute Resolution Rate = (Disputes Won / Total Disputes) × 100
Dispute resolution rate measures the percentage of chargebacks and disputes that are resolved in your favour after evidence submission. It reflects the effectiveness of your dispute management process.
Refund Rate
PaymentsMetric Definition
Refund Rate = (Refunded Transactions / Total Transactions) × 100
Refund rate is the percentage of transactions that are refunded, either fully or partially. It indicates customer satisfaction issues, product problems, or policy-related returns.
Fraud Detection Rate
PaymentsMetric Definition
Fraud Detection Rate = (Blocked Fraudulent Transactions / Total Fraudulent Attempts) × 100
Fraud detection rate measures the percentage of fraudulent transactions correctly identified and blocked before processing. It reflects the effectiveness of fraud prevention rules and machine learning models.
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