During the week from 29 January to 4 February included (week 5), the business courts pronounced 236 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 799 job losses.
The figures for week 5 reveal a stabilisation of the number of bankruptcies and an increase in the number of job losses compared to the previous week.
During the first 5 weeks of 2024, the business courts pronounced 1,011 bankruptcies. This figure is 18.7% higher than in the first 5 weeks of 2023 and 39.3% higher than in the same weeks of 2022.
Job losses amount to 3,045 in 2024, a decrease of 24.9% compared to 2023 but an increase of 65.6% compared to 2022.
The number of bankruptcies and job losses for the first 5 weeks of the year
Category | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024/2023 | 2024/2022 |
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Bancruptcies | 726 | 852 | 1,011 | +18.7% | +39.3% |
Job losses | 1,839 | 4,054 | 3,045 | -24.9% | +65.6% |
is 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.