German Business Insolvencies Rise 7.1% to 2,276 in April as Consumer Cases Hit 6,488
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Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Jul 10
German Business Insolvencies Rise 7.1% to 2,276 in April as Consumer Cases Hit 6,488
3 articles · Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Jul 10
Summary
2,276 corporate insolvencies and 6,488 consumer insolvencies were recorded by German courts in April, up 7.1% and 2.5% respectively from a year earlier.
8,551 business insolvencies and 26,167 consumer cases were logged in January-April, marking year-on-year increases of 6.7% and 5.1%.
€13.9 billion in creditor claims was tied to the corporate cases in the first four months, down from €22.5 billion a year earlier because 2025 included more economically significant company failures.
43.9 insolvencies per 10,000 companies made transportation and warehousing the hardest-hit sector, ahead of hospitality at 41.2 and construction at 35.6, versus an overall rate of 24.1.