Germany corporate and consumer insolvencies
Germany corporate and consumer insolvencies, including monthly proceedings and expected creditor claims.
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| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Insolvency proceedings, total4 | 12,264 | 11,789 | 10,258 | 11,294 | 12,531 | 10,439 | 10,494 | 10,749 | 10,666 | 11,262 | 10,444 | 10,514 | 12,597 | 10,956 | 11,118 | 10,923 | 10,794 | 10,556 | 10,426 | 9,546 | 9,989 | 10,696 | 9,710 | 9,596 | 11,245 | 9,727 | 10,037 | 10,545 | 10,158 | 9,859 | 9,566 | 8,974 | 9,573 | 9,305 | 9,019 | 9,732 | 9,460 | |
| Corporate insolvencies | 2,373 | 2,266 | 1,995 | 2,276 | 2,308 | 2,048 | 1,919 | 2,037 | 1,794 | 2,108 | 1,940 | 1,979 | 2,197 | 1,957 | 2,036 | 2,125 | 1,993 | 2,068 | 1,830 | 1,791 | 1,787 | 2,012 | 1,819 | 1,764 | 1,937 | 1,653 | 1,934 | 1,906 | 1,802 | 1,785 | 1,622 | 1,550 | 1,513 | 1,481 | 1,557 | 1,556 | 1,586 | |
| Consumer insolvencies | 7,111 | 6,839 | 5,926 | 6,488 | 7,462 | 6,075 | 6,142 | 6,278 | 6,408 | 6,709 | 6,123 | 6,132 | 7,553 | 6,510 | 6,605 | 6,328 | 6,277 | 6,075 | 6,221 | 5,590 | 5,971 | 6,237 | 5,676 | 5,672 | 6,690 | 5,925 | 5,691 | 6,277 | 6,028 | 5,795 | 5,655 | 5,427 | 5,811 | 5,631 | 5,367 | 5,843 | 5,668 | |
| Formerly self-employed debtors | 2,351 | 2,299 | 1,987 | 2,085 | 2,342 | 1,948 | 2,047 | 2,029 | 2,107 | 2,064 | 2,056 | 2,035 | 2,414 | 2,086 | 2,095 | 2,085 | 2,113 | 2,031 | 2,018 | 1,811 | 1,918 | 2,048 | 1,821 | 1,816 | 2,160 | 1,803 | 1,981 | 1,994 | 1,946 | 1,907 | 1,960 | 1,674 | 1,898 | 1,794 | 1,760 | 1,954 | 1,848 | |
| Other natural persons and estates | 429 | 385 | 350 | 445 | 419 | 368 | 386 | 405 | 357 | 381 | 325 | 368 | 433 | 403 | 382 | 385 | 411 | 382 | 357 | 354 | 313 | 399 | 394 | 344 | 458 | 346 | 431 | 368 | 382 | 372 | 329 | 323 | 351 | 399 | 335 | 379 | 358 | |
| Expected creditor claims | 4,306 | 3,908 | 2,317 | 5,465 | 4,451 | 3,178 | 3,913 | 4,407 | 2,107 | 3,287 | 3,732 | 6,064 | 4,510 | 3,277 | 3,975 | 3,210 | 6,327 | 9,644 | 5,995 | 6,434 | 3,666 | 4,601 | 8,281 | 2,956 | 4,223 | 6,917 | 4,076 | 12,262 | 4,415 | 4,664 | 4,292 | 2,829 | 2,142 | 2,275 | 2,787 | 2,604 | 3,737 |
Latest reading
The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2021 to Jul 2026. Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis).
About this data
Germany corporate and consumer insolvencies, including monthly proceedings and expected creditor claims. This dataset from Destatis breaks down total requested insolvency proceedings by debtor type, capturing corporations, consumers, formerly self-employed debtors and other natural persons. These monthly statistics report the number of proceedings alongside the expected claims in EUR million, with history available since 2021.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for Germany corporate and consumer insolvencies?
- Corporate insolvencies stood at 2,373 Number in Jul 2026. That is +4.7% from Jun 2026 and +8.0% from a year earlier.
- Is Germany corporate and consumer insolvencies at a high or a low right now?
- The reading of 2,373 Number is the highest in data going back to Jan 2021.
- How far back does the Germany corporate and consumer insolvencies data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2021 to Jul 2026. Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis). Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What does the Germany corporate and consumer insolvencies table measure?
- It measures the total number of requested insolvency proceedings in Germany, broken down by different debtor types. It also tracks the financial value of the expected creditor claims associated with these proceedings.
- When are German insolvency proceedings recorded in this statistic?
- Proceedings enter this monthly statistic after a German insolvency court has made its first decision regarding the case. This initial court decision generally occurs around three months after the original insolvency filing.
- What debtor types are included in the Germany insolvencies breakdown?
- The total Germany insolvency proceedings are separated into corporate insolvencies and consumer insolvencies. The data further breaks down individual cases into formerly self-employed debtors and other natural persons.