Dutch bankruptcies rise 27 percent in October year on year

Statistics Netherlands counted 322 businesses declared bankrupt in October 2026, 69 more than a year earlier, lifting the bankruptcy rate to 8.5 per 100 thousand businesses from 6.8 in October 2025.

Why it matters: A 27 percent annual rise in Dutch business failures, led by a sharp increase in manufacturing, is a credit stress signal for the euro area's fifth largest economy even though the monthly count barely moved.

Data as of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) release of November 12, 2026, read in full. All figures are from the release itself. Developing item.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported that 322 businesses were declared bankrupt in October 2026, 69 more than in October last year and one more than in September 2026. The bankruptcy rate rose to 8.5 per 100 thousand businesses, from 6.8 a year earlier, after holding between about 7 and 8 since mid-2025.

The sharpest deterioration was in manufacturing, where the bankruptcy rate rose from 19.5 to 24.8 per 100 thousand businesses year on year. Accommodation and food services recorded the highest rate of any sector in October, at 25.1 per 100 thousand businesses, up from 23.3 a year earlier.

Dutch bankruptcies rise 27 percent in October year on year

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