Bankruptcies; flow data, 1981-2011

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Bankruptcies; flow data, 1981-2011
Regions Periods Pronounced bankruptcies Total pronounced bankruptcies (absolute) Pronounced bankruptcies By source Other pronounced bankruptcies (absolute) Annulled bankruptcies Total annulled bankruptcies (absolute) Annulled bankruptcies Natural person (absolute) Annulled bankruptcies Single-owner company (absolute) Annulled bankruptcies Private company (absolute) Annulled bankruptcies Other annulled bankruptcies (absolute) Terminated bankruptcies Total terminated bankruptcies (absolute) Terminated bankruptcies Closing (absolute) Terminated bankruptcies Insolvency (absolute) Terminated bankruptcies Settlement (absolute) Terminated bankruptcies Debt restructuring (absolute)
The Netherlands 2011 9,531 713 193 59 59 57 18 8,719 5,599 2,147 168 805
North of the Netherlands 2011 839 56 17 4 6 6 1 855 559 153 26 117
East of the Netherlands 2011 2,206 197 32 10 9 8 5 1,966 1,216 496 30 224
West of the Netherlands 2011 4,209 371 99 34 26 29 10 3,994 2,590 1,037 79 288
South of the Netherlands 2011 2,277 89 45 11 18 14 2 1,904 1,234 461 33 176
Province of Groningen 2011 293 26 7 3 2 1 1 346 223 67 8 48
Province of Friesland 2011 243 8 6 1 3 2 - 209 141 33 12 23
Province of Drenthe 2011 303 22 4 - 1 3 - 300 195 53 6 46
Province of Overijssel 2011 872 53 13 4 3 3 3 746 438 183 12 113
Province of Flevoland 2011 274 16 1 - 1 - - 223 151 61 2 9
Province of Gelderland 2011 1,060 128 18 6 5 5 2 997 627 252 16 102
Province of Utrecht 2011 564 101 15 7 4 2 2 604 398 169 19 18
Province of Noord-Holland 2011 1,651 98 31 6 10 13 2 1,608 1,035 376 32 165
Province of Zuid-Holland 2011 1,875 157 45 19 8 13 5 1,657 1,071 463 26 97
Province of Zeeland 2011 119 15 8 2 4 1 1 125 86 29 2 8
Province of Noord-Brabant 2011 1,663 17 37 9 18 8 2 1,351 904 319 15 113
Province of Limburg 2011 614 72 8 2 - 6 - 553 330 142 18 63
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This publication gives an overview of petitioned, pronounced, annulled
and terminated bankruptcies.
Usually, a bankruptcy starts with a petition submitted by one or more
creditors or voluntarily. Bankruptcies can also be decreed by the
Public Prosecutor (in the public interest). A bankruptcy can also be
decreed by the court, if the debtor is denied suspension of payment or
sanction of the agreement.
Bankruptcy petitions are also used to collect payment from unwilling
debtors.

Data available from 1981 to 2011.

Status of the figures:
All figures are definite.

Changes as of October 1, 2013:
None, this table has been stopped.

Reason for stopping:
The set of tables on pronounced bankruptcies in the Netherlands is re-established. New tables will appear on Statline in the short term, partially containing the information from this table.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Pronounced bankruptcies
Total pronounced bankruptcies
By source
Pronounced bankruptcies by source. A bankruptcy can be pronounced
on request or after an ended suspension of payment or debt
restructuring. For 2006 partly estimated figures.
Other pronounced bankruptcies
This include: public prosecutor, cancelling suspension of payment and
ending debt restructuring. Before 2006 last topic was included in:
petitioned by creditor(s).
Annulled bankruptcies
Pronounced bankruptcies can be annulled by appeal. Annulment of the
bankruptcy allows resumption of former activities provided the receiver's
legal decisions prior to the annulment are respected.
Total annulled bankruptcies
Natural person
Single-owner company
From 1-1-2007 on the CBS uses a new register of companies for distinction
of the legal form. Therefore the distinction between single owner
companies and natural persons can be made more exactly.
In comparison with former years there is a shift from single owner
companies to natural persons.
Private company
Other annulled bankruptcies
If partnership firms or limited partnerships go bankrupt, the
participating partners will also be declared bankrupt.
The bankruptcy is generally pronounced in one sentence, the participating
partners, however, are separately included in the relevant legal form.
Terminated bankruptcies
Bankruptcies can be terminated by closing (lack of profit),
insolvency, settlement or debt restructuring (in the case of natural
persons).
Total terminated bankruptcies
Closing
Insolvency
Settlement
Debt restructuring
From 1999, termination by debt restructuring is also possible.