Bankruptcies; monthly figures by legal form and region, Jan.1993-April 2014

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Regions Periods Pronounced bankruptcies Total pronounced bankruptcies (number)
The Netherlands 2013 May 1,178
2013 June 1,041
2013 July 1,146
2013 August 866
2013 September 875
2013 October 1,116
2013 November 903
2013 December 887
2014 January 948
2014 February 898
2014 March 773
2014 April 988
North of the Netherlands 2013 May 113
2013 June 117
2013 July 116
2013 August 68
2013 September 67
2013 October 102
2013 November 94
2013 December 73
2014 January 106
2014 February 72
2014 March 84
2014 April 77
East of the Netherlands 2013 May 287
2013 June 265
2013 July 277
2013 August 203
2013 September 237
2013 October 270
2013 November 256
2013 December 186
2014 January 255
2014 February 230
2014 March 170
2014 April 232
West of the Netherlands 2013 May 501
2013 June 415
2013 July 517
2013 August 405
2013 September 352
2013 October 511
2013 November 356
2013 December 402
2014 January 375
2014 February 377
2014 March 367
2014 April 442
South of the Netherlands 2013 May 277
2013 June 244
2013 July 236
2013 August 190
2013 September 219
2013 October 233
2013 November 197
2013 December 226
2014 January 212
2014 February 219
2014 March 152
2014 April 237
Province of Groningen 2013 May 32
2013 June 42
2013 July 55
2013 August 26
2013 September 17
2013 October 41
2013 November 37
2013 December 29
2014 January 45
2014 February 27
2014 March 50
2014 April 32
Province of Friesland 2013 May 43
2013 June 36
2013 July 28
2013 August 19
2013 September 28
2013 October 16
2013 November 24
2013 December 21
2014 January 27
2014 February 25
2014 March 14
2014 April 25
Province of Drenthe 2013 May 38
2013 June 39
2013 July 33
2013 August 23
2013 September 22
2013 October 45
2013 November 33
2013 December 23
2014 January 34
2014 February 20
2014 March 20
2014 April 20
Province of Overijssel 2013 May 94
2013 June 105
2013 July 115
2013 August 62
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table gives a monthly and quarterly overview of pronounced bankruptcies by legal form. Natural persons, with or without an single-owner company, can end in a bankruptcy or, since 1998, in a debt restructuring plan (not simultaneously), when they stop paying their debts. Legal persons can end in a bankruptcy via a suspension of payment, when they stop paying their debts.

Data available from: January 1993 - April 2014

Status of the figures:
All figures in this table are definite.

Changes as of July 9, 2014:
None, this tabel has been discontinued as of July 9, 2014.

When will new figures be published?
Not, the table has been discintinued as of July 9, 2014.

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Pronounced bankruptcies
State declared by the court when a debtor has ceased all payments after
which the assets and income of the bankrupt are ceased as a possible
compensation to the creditor(s).
Total pronounced bankruptcies