| Year | Insolvency proceedings opened |
Rejection of insolvency proceedings for lack of assets |
Composition proceedings opened/ plan for the settlement of debts accepted2 |
Insolvencies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total3 | including: business insolvencies |
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| 1: Until 1990: former territory of the Federal Republic. 2: Plans for the settlement of debts accepted as of 1999. 3: Until 1998: bankruptcies and composition proceedings, excluding conversions of composition proceedings into bankruptcies. |
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| 2024 | 110,131 | 10,075 | 468 | 120,674 | 21,812 |
| 2023 | 101,429 | 8,148 | 601 | 110,178 | 17,814 |
| 2022 | 97,416 | 7,292 | 821 | 105,529 | 14,590 |
| 2021 | 112,128 | 7,226 | 885 | 120,239 | 13,993 |
| 2020 | 65,795 | 8,029 | 1,220 | 75,044 | 15,841 |
| 2019 | 93,558 | 9,002 | 1,509 | 104,069 | 18,749 |
| 2018 | 98,409 | 9,485 | 1,690 | 109,584 | 19,302 |
| 2017 | 104,287 | 9,456 | 1,889 | 115,632 | 20,093 |
| 2016 | 111,197 | 9,347 | 1,970 | 122,514 | 21,518 |
| 2015 | 115,847 | 9,711 | 1,880 | 127,438 | 23,101 |
| 2014 | 123,231 | 9,924 | 1,716 | 134,871 | 24,085 |
| 2013 | 129,269 | 10,264 | 1,799 | 141,332 | 25,995 |
| 2012 | 137,653 | 10,826 | 1,819 | 150,298 | 28,297 |
| 2011 | 145,702 | 11,798 | 1,918 | 159,418 | 30,099 |
| 2010 | 153,549 | 12,770 | 2,139 | 168,458 | 31,998 |
| 2009 | 147,974 | 12,935 | 1,998 | 162,907 | 32,687 |
| 2008 | 140,979 | 12,107 | 2,116 | 155,202 | 29,291 |
| 2007 | 149,489 | 13,206 | 1,902 | 164,597 | 29,160 |
| 2006 | 143,781 | 15,607 | 2,042 | 161,430 | 34,137 |
| 2005 | 115,469 | 19,280 | 1,805 | 136,554 | 36,843 |
| 2004 | 95,035 | 21,450 | 1,789 | 118,274 | 39,213 |
| 2003 | 77,237 | 22,135 | 1,352 | 100,724 | 39,320 |
| 2002 | 61,691 | 21,551 | 1,186 | 84,428 | 37,579 |
| 2001 | 25,230 | 22,360 | 1,736 | 49,326 | 32,278 |
| 2000 | 19,698 | 21,357 | 1,204 | 42,259 | 28,235 |
| 1999 | 12,255 | 21,542 | 241 | 34,038 | 26,476 |
| 1998 | 8,963 | 24,984 | 30 | 33,977 | 27,828 |
| 1997 | 8,834 | 24,529 | 35 | 33,398 | 27,474 |
| 1996 | 8,610 | 22,846 | 53 | 31,471 | 25,530 |
| 1995 | 8,024 | 20,735 | 56 | 28,785 | 22,344 |
| 1994 | 6,832 | 18,054 | 67 | 24,928 | 18,837 |
| 1993 | 5,842 | 14,401 | 73 | 20,298 | 15,148 |
| 1992 | 4,360 | 10,919 | 37 | 15,302 | 10,920 |
| 1991 | 3,564 | 9,740 | 39 | 13,323 | 8,837 |
| 1990 | 3,214 | 10,029 | 42 | 13,271 | 8,730 |
| 1989 | 3,403 | 11,204 | 57 | 14,643 | 9,590 |
| 1988 | 3,649 | 12,238 | 57 | 15,936 | 10,562 |
| 1987 | 3,800 | 13,743 | 84 | 17,589 | 12,098 |
| 1986 | 4,098 | 14,695 | 82 | 18,842 | 13,500 |
| 1985 | 4,292 | 14,512 | 105 | 18,876 | 13,625 |
| 1984 | 3,872 | 12,826 | 91 | 16,760 | 12,018 |
| 1983 | 3,747 | 12,252 | 145 | 16,114 | 11,845 |
| 1982 | 4,043 | 11,764 | 152 | 15,876 | 11,915 |
| 1981 | 3,162 | 8,418 | 107 | 11,653 | 8,494 |
| 1980 | 2,420 | 6,639 | 94 | 9,140 | 6,315 |
| 1979 | 2,206 | 6,047 | 81 | 8,319 | 5,483 |
| 1978 | 2,228 | 6,411 | 104 | 8,722 | 5,949 |
| 1977 | 2,607 | 6,837 | 147 | 9,562 | 6,929 |
| 1976 | 2,702 | 6,519 | 181 | 9,362 | 6,808 |
| 1975 | 3,056 | 5,886 | 355 | 9,195 | 6,953 |
| 1974 | 3,482 | 3,870 | 462 | 7,722 | 5,976 |
| 1973 | 2,596 | 2,681 | 301 | 5,515 | 4,000 |
| 1972 | 2,013 | 2,397 | 209 | 4,575 | 3,097 |
| 1971 | 2,087 | 2,168 | 252 | 4,437 | 2,971 |
| 1970 | 2,081 | 1,862 | 324 | 4,201 | 2,716 |
| 1969 | 1,851 | 1,727 | 304 | 3,809 | 2,494 |
| 1968 | 1,906 | 1,676 | 331 | 3,827 | 2,602 |
| 1967 | 2,399 | 1,531 | 530 | 4,337 | 3,159 |
| 1966 | 2,040 | 1,261 | 382 | 3,615 | 2,530 |
| 1965 | 1,659 | 1,269 | 267 | 3,157 | 2,070 |
| 1964 | 1,810 | 1,219 | 309 | 3,281 | 2,203 |
| 1963 | 1,853 | 1,009 | 333 | 3,132 | 2,120 |
| 1962 | 1,573 | 958 | 296 | 2,786 | 2,005 |
| 1961 | 1,690 | 859 | 348 | 2,823 | 2,247 |
| 1960 | 1,742 | 947 | 343 | 2,958 | 2,358 |
| 1959 | 1,770 | 921 | 430 | 3,025 | 2,414 |
| 1958 | 2,044 | 1,034 | 569 | 3,535 | 2,943 |
| 1957 | 2,198 | 1,208 | 770 | 4,027 | 3,423 |
| 1956 | 2,442 | 1,329 | 732 | 4,327 | 3,697 |
| 1955 | 2,497 | 1,569 | 885 | 4,708 | 4,095 |
As at 14 March 2025