Germany monthly corporate and consumer insolvencies
Monthly requested insolvency proceedings in Germany by debtor type and the expected creditor claims through June 2026.
| Indicator | 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 | 06-2023 | |
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| Insolvency proceedings, total4 | 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 | 9,533 | |
| Corporate insolvencies | 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 | 1,548 | |
| Consumer insolvencies | 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 | 5,879 | |
| Formerly self-employed debtors | 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 | 1,784 | |
| Other natural persons and estates | 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 | 322 | |
| Expected creditor claims | 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 | 2,493 |
Latest reading
Insolvency proceedings, total stood at 11,789 Number in Jun 2026. That is +14.9% from May 2026 and +7.6% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2021 to Jun 2026. Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis).
- Latest
- 11,789 Number
- Jun 2026
- vs previous period
- +14.9%
- May 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +7.6%
About this data
Monthly requested insolvency proceedings in Germany by debtor type and the expected creditor claims through June 2026. Proceedings enter the statistic after the insolvency court's first decision, generally around three months after filing.
