Bankruptcies down by 18 percent year-on-year in June

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that, adjusted for court days, 313 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in June. That is 69 fewer bankruptcies than in the same month in 2024, a decrease of 18 percent. The number of bankruptcies fell by 11 percent in June relative to May.

Since March 2025, the focus of the news release on bankruptcies has been on the change compared to the previous year and on the bankruptcy rate. This is the number of declared bankruptcies per 100 thousand businesses. The bankruptcy rate provides a clearer picture of the change in the number of bankruptcies in the Netherlands. It also allows for better comparison between sectors. The number of businesses can fluctuate over time and differ greatly between sectors.

Bankruptcy rate virtually unchanged

The bankruptcy rate, the number of bankruptcies per 100 thousand businesses, was 8.5 in June 2025. In June 2024, 10.6 per 100 thousand businesses were declared bankrupt.

Since the start of the series in 2015, the bankruptcy rate peaked at 24.8 in March 2015. After that, a decline started and a record low of 3.4 was reached in August 2021. The number of bankruptcies per 100 thousand businesses increased again until 2024. Since then, the bankruptcy rate has stabilised at a relatively low level.

Most bankruptcies recorded in the accommodation and food services sector

In relative terms, the most bankruptcies in June were declared in the accommodation and food services sector, not adjusted for court days. For every 100 thousand businesses in this sector, around 23.5 went bankrupt. One year earlier, the number was around 39.7.

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