Bankruptcies; enterprises, SIC 2008
| Type of bankruptcy | Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Pronounced bankruptcies (number) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 September | 55 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 October | 41 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 November | 61 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 December | 54 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 January | 44 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 February | 56 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 March | 59 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 April | 49 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 May | 50 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 June | 51 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 July** | 41 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 August* | 38 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2025 September | 29 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2025 October | 26 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2025 November | 31 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2025 December | 25 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 January | 14 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 February | 33 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 March | 25 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 April | 29 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 May | 20 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 June | 27 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 July** | 20 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 August* | 23 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2025 September | 21 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2025 October | 12 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2025 November | 26 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2025 December | 24 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 January | 23 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 February | 18 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 March | 27 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 April | 15 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 May | 23 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 June | 21 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 July** | 18 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 August* | 10 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2025 September | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2025 October | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2025 November | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2025 December | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2026 January | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2026 February | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2026 March | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2026 April | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2026 May | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2026 June | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2026 July** | 0 |
| Total entities with/without legal pers. | 942 Trade unions | 2026 August* | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 September | 7 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 October | 5 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 November | 3 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 December | 5 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 January | 5 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 February | 8 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 March | 2 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 April | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 May | 3 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 June | 3 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 July** | 4 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 August* | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2025 September | 2 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2025 October | 2 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2025 November | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2025 December | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 January | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 February | 2 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 March | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 April | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 May | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 June | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 July** | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2026 August* | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2025 September | 4 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2025 October | 3 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2025 November | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2025 December | 3 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 January | 4 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 February | 5 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 March | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 April | 1 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 May | 2 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 June | 2 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 July** | 3 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2026 August* | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2025 September | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2025 October | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2025 November | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2025 December | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2026 January | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2026 February | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2026 March | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2026 April | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2026 May | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2026 June | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2026 July** | 0 |
| Nat. person with sole proprietorship | 942 Trade unions | 2026 August* | 0 |
| Companies and institutions | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 September | 48 |
| Companies and institutions | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 October | 36 |
| Companies and institutions | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 November | 58 |
| Companies and institutions | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 December | 49 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Table explanation
This table contains the number of bankruptcy orders issued by Dutch courts. Numbers are broken down by type of bankruptcy (natural persons with or without sole proprietorship, enterprises and institutions) and business activity.
Data available from: January 2009
Status of the figures:
Figures on the last two months are provisional.
Changes as of September 11, 2026:
The August 2026 figures have been added.
When will new figures be published?
September 2026 figures are expected to be published on October 12, 2026.
Description topics
- Pronounced bankruptcies
- Pronounced bankruptcies
Number of natural persons with sole proprietorship, companies and institutions that have been declared bankrupt by court ruling.
Bankruptcy
A legal proceeding involving a legal entity (person or company) that has ceased to repay outstanding debts and is declared bankrupt by the court. All assets and income of the entity (the debtor) are seized and used to repay the debts. Bankruptcy may be initiated by a creditor, the debtor or the public prosecutor’s office. After payment of the assets and income to the creditors, the bankruptcy is filed as completed, but the debtor is often not free of debts as any residual debts will remain payable. Moreover, a declaration of bankruptcy at the request of a creditor is only possible if there are debts to other creditors as well.