With the Dec. figure is also known the total figure for 2014. In 2014 to 6645 companies and institutions (excluding sole proprietorships) was put into liquidation. That’s nearly 21 percent less than in 2013. That was when a record number of 8376 companies bankrupt.
Downward trend bankruptcies since second half 2013
The number of bankruptcies in a month is closely along with the number of sitting days of the court in that month. This reduces the number of bankruptcies month to month may fluctuate. For a better picture of the development will therefore look at the three-month moving average.
In December the three-month average was 515. That’s about the same as in the previous two months. The average after peaking in mid-2013 and is sharply decreased in recent months to the lowest level in three years.
Significantly fewer bankruptcies in 2014
Of the 360 thousand companies (excl. sole traders) who were active in 2014 in the Netherlands were the year 6645 declared bankrupt. That’s nearly 21 percent less than in 2013. Compared to 2008, the last year before the financial crisis, the number of business bankruptcies is still 73 percent higher.
Insolvencies for sole proprietors decreased from 1055 to 975, a decrease of 8 percent. Finally, 2035 individuals went bankrupt in 2014. That’s a third less than in 2013. The total number of bankruptcies of companies, sole proprietorships and bringing it to 2014 on 9655.
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