Pronounced debt restructuring plans; way of ending, region 1999-2017

Pronounced debt restructuring plans; way of ending, region 1999-2017

Regions Periods Debt restructuring; type of debtor Natural persons with business (number) Debt restructuring; type of debtor Natural persons without business (number)
Total Netherlands 2017 1,402 6,955
North of the Netherlands (LD) 2017 234 1,117
East of the Netherlands (LD) 2017 355 1,720
West of the Netherlands (LD) 2017 581 2,755
South of the Netherlands (LD) 2017 219 1,225
Groningen (PV) 2017 75 514
Friesland (PV) 2017 87 293
Drenthe (PV) 2017 72 310
Overijssel (PV) 2017 128 695
Flevoland (PV) 2017 58 233
Gelderland (PV) 2017 169 792
Utrecht (PV) 2017 81 301
Noord-Holland (PV) 2017 254 1,015
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2017 231 1,332
Zeeland (PV) 2017 15 107
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2017 91 651
Limburg (PV) 2017 128 574
Unknown/abroad 2017 13 138
Source: CBS
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This table gives information on debt restructuring plans pronounced by Dutch courts. The sentences are divided by type of verdict, by type of debtor, by age of the debtor, by way of ending and by region.

Data available from: 1999 untill 2017.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changes as of 26 February 2021:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

This table is followed by the table "Personen met uitgesproken schuldsanering; jaar uitspraak; persoonskenmerken" and the table "Personen met uitgesproken schuldsanering; jaar uitspraak; regio". See paragraph 3.”

Description topics

Debt restructuring; type of debtor
Natural persons with business
A human (individual) who is recognized in the law as legal subject and
therefore bears legal rights and duties, and who is or has been active in
activities concerning a business.
A case is assumed to concern a business if, in the five years prior to
starting the debt restructuring plan, the debtor has practiced an
independent profession or has been in trade and at least 20 percent of
the debt is a consequence of that profession or trade.
Natural persons without business
A human (individual) who is recognized in the law as legal subject and
therefore bears legal rights and duties, and who isn't active in
activities concerning a business, or less than 20 percent of the debt is
a result of the business.
A case is assumed to concern a business if, in the five years prior to
starting the debt restructuring plan, the debtor has practiced an
independent profession or has been in trade and at least 20 percent of
the debt is a consequence of that profession or trade.