During the week from 9 to 15 August included (week 32), the business courts pronounced 92 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 163 job losses.
The figures for week 32 reveal an increase in the number of bankruptcies and job losses compared to the previous week.
During the first 32 weeks of 2021, the business courts pronounced 3,657 bankruptcies. This figure is 18.5% lower than in the first 32 weeks of 2020.
Job losses per bankruptcy are also 10.0% lower in 2021 than in the previous year. During the first 32 weeks of 2021, 2.31 jobs were lost per bankruptcy while this ratio amounted to 2.57 in the same period in 2020.
The number of bankruptcies and job losses for the first 32 weeks of the year
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021/2020 | 2021/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancruptcies | 6,564 | 4,488 | 3,657 | -18.52% | -44.29% |
| Job losses | 12,700 | 11,522 | 8,446 | -26.70% | -33.50% |
| Job losses/Bancruptcies | 1.93 | 2.57 | 2.31 | -10.04% | +19.37% |
This is what emerged from the weekly bankruptcy figures produced by Statbel based on the orders of business courts. These interim weekly estimates make it possible to quickly observe the first trends.