In february 2018, 846 businesses in Belgium went bankrupt.
The bankruptcies resulted in a loss of 1,535 jobs: 817 full-time employees, 388 part-time employees and 330 salaried employers lost their jobs.
The number of bankruptcies in the last six months amounts to 5,584, a rise of 9.2% compared to the same period last year.
In the last six months, compared to the same period last year, the number of failed businesses in the industry sector rose by 20.1% In construction this number rose by 16.3%; whereas in commerce there was a rise by 10.5%. The hotel and catering industry rose by 6.5%. The number of bankruptcies in transportation and other services rose by 5.2%.
At regional level and in the same period there was a decrease by 4.8% in the Flemish Region, a rise of 7.2% in the Walloon Region and a rise of 41.7% in the Brussels-Capital Region.
2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
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FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | |
TOTAL | |||||||||||||
Total | 802 | 930 | 736 | 965 | 1 | 508 | 376 | 987 | 1 | 881 | 807 | 910 | 846 (100.0%) |
ACTIVITY | |||||||||||||
Agriculture and fishing | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 (0.6%) |
Industry, energy | 35 | 39 | 33 | 42 | 46 | 23 | 26 | 38 | 57 | 51 | 26 | 46 | 39 (4.6%) |
Construction | 142 | 171 | 118 | 156 | 179 | 100 | 71 | 155 | 192 | 162 | 168 | 185 | 170 (20.1%) |
Trade | 217 | 242 | 184 | 246 | 241 | 125 | 100 | 261 | 262 | 240 | 219 | 207 | 217 (25.7%) |
Hotels and restaurants | 173 | 220 | 172 | 222 | 206 | 105 | 67 | 216 | 255 | 179 | 153 | 181 | 174 (20.6%) |
Transport, other services | 230 | 254 | 224 | 298 | 341 | 152 | 111 | 310 | 383 | 244 | 237 | 284 | 241 (28.5%) |
REGION | |||||||||||||
Flemish | 392 | 483 | 357 | 405 | 455 | 268 | 190 | 454 | 506 | 419 | 305 | 400 | 379 (44.8%) |
Walloon | 238 | 254 | 214 | 237 | 268 | 144 | 115 | 269 | 268 | 222 | 206 | 265 | 193 (22.8%) |
Brussels | 172 | 193 | 165 | 323 | 294 | 96 | 71 | 264 | 379 | 240 | 296 | 245 | 274 (32.4%) |
LEGAL FORM | |||||||||||||
Sole proprietor | 176 | 182 | 132 | 167 | 167 | 114 | 75 | 153 | 203 | 151 | 145 | 168 | 154 (18.2%) |
Public limited companies | 122 | 153 | 122 | 135 | 140 | 74 | 54 | 158 | 169 | 138 | 122 | 129 | 124 (14.7%) |
Limited-liability companies | 480 | 565 | 464 | 627 | 672 | 303 | 239 | 656 | 747 | 563 | 499 | 581 | 536 (63.4%) |
Co-operatives | 21 | 27 | 18 | 34 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 40 | 30 | 31 (3.7%) |
Others | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 (0.1%) |