During the week from 20 to 26 March included (week 12), the business courts pronounced 204 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 480 job losses.
The figures for week 12 reveal an increase in the number of bankruptcies and a stabilisation of the number of job losses compared to the previous week.
During the first 12 weeks of 2023, the business courts pronounced 2,319 bankruptcies. This figure is 11.2% higher than in the first 12 weeks of 2022 and 6.0% lower than in the first 12 weeks of 2019.
Job losses amount to 7,649 in 2023, an increase of 45.8% compared to 2022 and of 4.0% compared to 2019.
The number of bankruptcies and job losses for the first 12 weeks of the year
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023/2022 | 2023/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancruptcies | 2,466 | 2,511 | 1,436 | 2,086 | 2,319 | +11.2% | -6.0% |
| Job losses | 7,358 | 6,923 | 4,439 | 5,245 | 7,649 | +45.8% | +4.0% |
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.