Pronounced Bankruptcies; company age and number of employees; 2015-2022

Pronounced Bankruptcies; company age and number of employees; 2015-2022

Sector/branches Type of bankruptcy Periods Pronounced bankruptcies (numbers) Business age in event of bankruptcy (years) Employees in event of bankruptcy (numbers)
A-U All economic activities Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 2,144 8.4 10,936
A-U All economic activities Companies and institutions 2022 1,855 8.8 10,479
A-U All economic activities Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 289 5.8 457
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 31 9.7 175
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Companies and institutions 2022 27 10.0 171
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 4 8.1 4
B Mining and quarrying Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 0 . .
B Mining and quarrying Companies and institutions 2022 0 . .
B Mining and quarrying Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 0 . .
C Manufacturing Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 161 12.4 1,726
C Manufacturing Companies and institutions 2022 151 12.8 1,710
C Manufacturing Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 10 5.6 16
D Energy supply Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 5 8.5 18
D Energy supply Companies and institutions 2022 5 8.5 18
D Energy supply Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 0 . .
E Water supply and waste management Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 5 6.8 60
E Water supply and waste management Companies and institutions 2022 4 7.6 59
E Water supply and waste management Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 1 3.3 1
F Construction Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 341 6.2 1,047
F Construction Companies and institutions 2022 209 6.7 882
F Construction Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 132 5.4 165
G Wholesale and retail trade Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 428 8.4 2,644
G Wholesale and retail trade Companies and institutions 2022 377 8.7 2,541
G Wholesale and retail trade Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 51 6.1 103
H Transportation and storage Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 135 6.8 713
H Transportation and storage Companies and institutions 2022 110 7.2 658
H Transportation and storage Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 25 4.6 55
I Accommodation and food serving Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 134 5.7 605
I Accommodation and food serving Companies and institutions 2022 120 5.7 570
I Accommodation and food serving Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 14 5.1 34
J Information and communication Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 76 6.9 348
J Information and communication Companies and institutions 2022 72 7.1 344
J Information and communication Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 4 3.2 3
K Financial institutions Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 181 11.7 584
K Financial institutions Companies and institutions 2022 180 11.7 583
K Financial institutions Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 1 5.6 1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 37 9.7 45
L Renting, buying, selling real estate Companies and institutions 2022 35 9.9 44
L Renting, buying, selling real estate Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 2 5.0 1
M Other specialised business services Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 224 9.4 731
M Other specialised business services Companies and institutions 2022 212 9.7 712
M Other specialised business services Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 12 5.2 18
N Renting and other business support Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 164 8.1 671
N Renting and other business support Companies and institutions 2022 144 8.4 640
N Renting and other business support Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 20 6.0 31
O Public administration and services Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 0 . .
O Public administration and services Companies and institutions 2022 0 . .
O Public administration and services Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 0 . .
P Education Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 18 7.8 83
P Education Companies and institutions 2022 18 7.8 83
P Education Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 0 . .
Q Health and social work activities Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 112 8.3 1,087
Q Health and social work activities Companies and institutions 2022 111 8.3 1,087
Q Health and social work activities Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 1 2.7 0
R Culture, sports and recreation Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 32 9.6 116
R Culture, sports and recreation Companies and institutions 2022 28 10.3 108
R Culture, sports and recreation Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 4 4.4 8
S Other service activities Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 51 8.7 276
S Other service activities Companies and institutions 2022 43 7.4 260
S Other service activities Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 8 15.9 15
Unknown Total entities with/without legal pers. 2022 9 5.8 8
Unknown Companies and institutions 2022 9 5.8 8
Unknown Natural persons with sole proprietorship 2022 0 . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains the numbers of bankruptcy orders issued by Dutch courts, broken down by legal form (natural persons with sole proprietorship, companies and institutions). In addition, the tables contain the average company age and number of employees (in FTEs) at the time of the bankruptcy order.

Data available from Q1 2015 to Q4 2022.

Status of the figures:
All figures are final data.

Changes as of 13 December 2023:
The table has been discontinued.

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.
Business age in event of bankruptcy
The number of years between the date of bankruptcy of a company and the founding date of that company.
Employees in event of bankruptcy
Employees (Employed persons) involved in the bankruptcy, expressed in full-time equivalents (FTEs). Employed person is a person who has a job at a company established in the Netherlands or at a private household in the Netherlands.
In this investigation, hired and / or seconded staff and temporary workers are counted as persons employed by the company, not staff hired to third parties.