Number of businesses declared bankrupt (insolvency proceedings opened by a court) over the period. Legal definitions differ between countries: compare a country with its own past, not with other countries.· Each country counts the insolvency proceedings its own law defines (types of procedure, date used). Compare a country with its own past, never levels across countries.
18.1K
Q2 2026
+4.8 %vs Q2 2025
min 5.4K Q3 2021max 19.5K Q1 2026
Frequency
Range
Source: OECD — Timely indicators of entrepreneurship· Data Q2 2026Source type : Official
