Pronounced debt restructuring plans; way of ending, region 1999-2017

Pronounced debt restructuring plans; way of ending, region 1999-2017

Periods Regions Debt restructuring; type of debtor Natural persons total (number) Debt restructuring; type of debtor Natural persons with business (number) Debt restructuring; type of debtor Natural persons without business (number) Debt restructuring; type of ending Total pronounced debt restructurings (number) Debt restructuring; type of ending Ended up to and including December 2017 Total ended (number) Debt restructuring; type of ending Ended up to and including December 2017 Ending by clean slate (number) Debt restructuring; type of ending Ended up to and including December 2017 Ending by agreement (number) Debt restructuring; type of ending Ended up to and including December 2017 Ending by bankruptcy (number) Debt restructuring; type of ending Ended up to and including December 2017 Other endings (number) Debt restructuring; type of ending Ended up to and including December 2017 Not ended yet (number)
1999 Total Netherlands 6,383 1,347 5,036 6,383 6,383 4,450 460 1,025 448 0
2000 Total Netherlands 8,668 1,134 7,534 8,668 8,668 6,283 347 1,278 760 0
2001 Total Netherlands 8,670 1,564 7,106 8,670 8,670 6,045 248 1,362 1,015 0
2002 Total Netherlands 9,478 1,546 7,932 9,478 9,478 6,503 170 1,625 1,180 0
2003 Total Netherlands 10,605 1,774 8,831 10,605 10,605 7,414 165 1,881 1,145 0
2004 Total Netherlands 14,022 2,366 11,656 14,022 14,022 9,938 308 2,391 1,385 0
2005 Total Netherlands 14,656 2,195 12,461 14,656 14,656 10,623 363 2,158 1,512 0
2006 Total Netherlands 14,930 2,234 12,696 14,930 14,930 10,919 377 1,520 2,114 0
2007 Total Netherlands 14,946 2,097 12,849 14,946 14,946 10,874 317 987 2,768 0
2008 Total Netherlands 9,207 1,472 7,735 9,207 9,207 6,976 255 532 1,444 0
2009 Total Netherlands 8,967 1,741 7,226 8,967 8,966 6,908 238 463 1,357 1
2010 Total Netherlands 11,385 2,258 9,127 11,385 11,384 8,772 248 589 1,775 1
2011 Total Netherlands 14,727 2,668 12,059 14,727 14,718 11,448 228 719 2,323 9
2012 Total Netherlands 13,763 2,612 11,151 13,763 13,616 10,811 204 530 2,071 147
2013 Total Netherlands 12,361 2,611 9,750 12,361 11,861 9,769 182 344 1,566 500
2014 Total Netherlands 12,264 2,534 9,730 12,264 9,770 8,128 193 159 1,290 2,494
2015 Total Netherlands 11,703 2,346 9,357 11,703 2,190 1,068 159 145 818 9,513
2016 Total Netherlands 9,800 1,843 7,957 9,800 830 386 72 32 340 8,970
2017 Total Netherlands 8,357 1,402 6,955 8,357 71 0 10 5 56 8,286
Source: CBS
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Table explanation


This table gives information on debt restructuring plans pronounced by Dutch courts. The sentences are divided by type of verdict, by type of debtor, by age of the debtor, by way of ending and by region.

Data available from: 1999 untill 2017.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changes as of 26 February 2021:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

This table is followed by the table "Personen met uitgesproken schuldsanering; jaar uitspraak; persoonskenmerken" and the table "Personen met uitgesproken schuldsanering; jaar uitspraak; regio". See paragraph 3.”

Description topics

Debt restructuring; type of debtor
Natural persons total
A human (individual) who is recognized in the law as legal subject and
therefore bears legal rights and duties
Natural persons with business
A human (individual) who is recognized in the law as legal subject and
therefore bears legal rights and duties, and who is or has been active in
activities concerning a business.
A case is assumed to concern a business if, in the five years prior to
starting the debt restructuring plan, the debtor has practiced an
independent profession or has been in trade and at least 20 percent of
the debt is a consequence of that profession or trade.
Natural persons without business
A human (individual) who is recognized in the law as legal subject and
therefore bears legal rights and duties, and who isn't active in
activities concerning a business, or less than 20 percent of the debt is
a result of the business.
A case is assumed to concern a business if, in the five years prior to
starting the debt restructuring plan, the debtor has practiced an
independent profession or has been in trade and at least 20 percent of
the debt is a consequence of that profession or trade.
Debt restructuring; type of ending
Debt restructuring plans can end in various ways. If the debtor complies
with the arrangements, he is granted a clean state after a period of
(usually) three years. That means that the remainder of the debt can't be
claimed anymore.
Sometimes, an agreement can be reached between debtor and creditor
during the course of the debt restructuring plan. In other cases, the debt
restructuring plan is less successful and ends in bankruptcy of the
debtor. All other ways of ending a debt restructuring plan are included
under "without effect".
Since January 2008, the law is changed such that a debtor will only be
declared bankrupt, if sufficient funds are present to pay the creditors at
the end of the bankruptcy. If funds are insufficient, the debt
restructuring plan will be ended without a clean slate. The remaining
debts are reactivated and the creditors can use all means to collect
their claims again.
Debt restructuring plans ending like this, will be mentioned under
'without effect', along with any other endings that don't involve a clean
slate, agreement or bankruptcy.
Total pronounced debt restructurings
Ended up to and including December 2017
Total ended
Ending by clean slate
If the debtor complies with the arrangements of the debt restructuring
plan, he is granted a clean state after a period of (usually) three years.
That means that the remainder of the debt can't be claimed anymore.
Ending by agreement
An agreement was reached between debtor and creditor(s).
Ending by bankruptcy
Since January 2008, the law is changed such that a debtor will only be
declared bankrupt, if sufficient funds are present to pay the creditors at
the end of the bankruptcy. If funds are insufficient, the debt
restructuring plan will be ended without a clean slate. The remaining
debts are reactivated and the creditors can use all means to collect
their claims again.
Debt restructuring plans ending like this, will be mentioned under
'without effect', along with any other endings that don't involve a clean
slate, agreement or bankruptcy.
Other endings
Debt restructuring plans that were pronounced in the period concerned and
ended other than by clean slate, agreement or bankruptcy at the end of
the last reported period.
Since January 2008, the law is changed such that a debtor will only be
declared bankrupt, if sufficient funds are present to pay the creditors at
the end of the bankruptcy. If funds are insufficient, the debt
restructuring plan will be ended without a clean slate. The remaining
debts are reactivated and the creditors can use all means to collect
their claims again.
Debt restructuring plans ending like this, will be mentioned under
'without effect', along with any other endings that don't involve a clean
slate, agreement or bankruptcy.
Not ended yet