Bankruptcies; enterprises, regions

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Type of bankruptcy Regions Pronounced bankruptcies (Number)
Total entities with/without legal pers. Nederland, Abroad, Unclassifiable 897
Nederland 892
Abroad 0
Unclassifiable 5
Noord-Nederland (LD) 62
Oost-Nederland (LD) 215
West-Nederland (LD) 401
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 214
Groningen (PV) 20
Fryslân (PV) 26
Drenthe (PV) 16
Overijssel (PV) 77
Flevoland (PV) 31
Gelderland (PV) 107
Utrecht (PV) 78
Noord-Holland (PV) 152
Zuid-Holland (PV) 158
Zeeland (PV) 13
Noord-Brabant (PV) 133
Limburg (PV) 81
Oost-Groningen (CR) 4
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0
Overig Groningen (CR) 16
Noord-Friesland (CR) 14
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 5
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 7
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 3
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 10
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 3
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 26
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 7
Twente (CR) 44
Veluwe (CR) 41
Achterhoek (CR) 15
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 36
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 15
Utrecht (CR) 78
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 13
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 10
IJmond (CR) 8
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 10
Zaanstreek (CR) 6
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 85
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 20
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 12
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 41
Delft en Westland (CR) 8
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 4
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 79
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 14
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 5
Overig Zeeland (CR) 8
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 40
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 18
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 27
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 48
Noord-Limburg (CR) 10
Midden-Limburg (CR) 9
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 62
Flevoland (CR) 31
Nat. person with sole proprietorship Nederland, Abroad, Unclassifiable 113
Nederland 112
Abroad 0
Unclassifiable 1
Noord-Nederland (LD) 16
Oost-Nederland (LD) 24
West-Nederland (LD) 53
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 19
Groningen (PV) 3
Fryslân (PV) 9
Drenthe (PV) 4
Overijssel (PV) 10
Flevoland (PV) 8
Gelderland (PV) 6
Utrecht (PV) 7
Noord-Holland (PV) 27
Zuid-Holland (PV) 19
Zeeland (PV) 0
Noord-Brabant (PV) 14
Limburg (PV) 5
Oost-Groningen (CR) 1
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0
Overig Groningen (CR) 2
Noord-Friesland (CR) 2
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 3
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 4
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 1
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 1
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 4
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 1
Twente (CR) 5
Veluwe (CR) 2
Achterhoek (CR) 1
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 3
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 0
Utrecht (CR) 7
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 5
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 3
IJmond (CR) 0
Source: CBS.
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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 regions.

Data available from: January 2009

Status of the figures:
Figures over the last two months are provisional.

Changes as of April 13, 2026:
The March 2026 figures have been added.

When will new figures be published?
April 2026 figures are expected to be published on May 13, 2026.

Description topics

Pronounced bankruptcies
Pronounced bankruptcies
The number of natural persons with sole proprietorship and companies and institutions that has been declared bankrupt by court ruling.

Bankruptcy
State in which the judge can declare a legal unit that has ceased to pay. The assets and revenues of that legal unit (the debtor) are then taken to pay off the debts. The bankruptcy can be pronounced at the request of a creditor, the debtor himself or the Public Prosecution Service. After the income and assets have been paid out to creditors, the bankruptcy is terminated but the debtor is often not debt-free. Residual debts remain due and payable. The bankruptcy of a legal entity at the request of a creditor can only be made if there is also a debt to another creditor.