Bankruptcies In the Euro Area decreased to 0.40 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 2.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Bankruptcies in Euro area averaged 0.59 percent from 2015 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 17.60 percent in the third quarter of 2020 and a record low of -27.20 percent in the second quarter of 2020. source: EUROSTAT



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies QoQ 0.40 2.60 percent Mar 2026
Business Confidence -0.26 -0.27 points May 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.50 77.60 percent Jun 2026
Car Registrations 793161.50 794535.40 Units Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories 26.52 36.07 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -2.10 -0.80 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.20 0.20 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Sentiment -8.00 -7.70 points May 2026
Manufacturing Production -2.40 -0.90 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production -1.00 -4.60 percent Mar 2026
Services Sentiment 2.20 1.40 points May 2026
ZEW Economic Sentiment Index -9.10 -20.40 points May 2026


Euro Area Bankruptcies
The data is based on the absolute number of registrations and bankruptcies sent to Eurostat by EU Member States on a voluntary basis until the fourth quarter of 2020 and on a mandatory basis since the first quarter of 2021.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.40 2.60 17.60 -27.20 2015 - 2026 percent quarterly
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