During the week from 3 to 9 April included (week 14), the business courts pronounced 255 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 657 job losses.
The figures for week 14 reveal an increase in the number of bankruptcies and job losses compared to the previous week.
During the first 14 weeks of 2023, the business courts pronounced 2,799 bankruptcies. This figure is 11.3% higher than in the first 14 weeks of 2022 and 8.2% lower than in the same weeks of 2019.
Job losses amount to 8,909 in 2023, an increase of 44.1% compared to 2022 and of 1.1% compared to 2019.
The number of bankruptcies and job losses for the first 14 weeks of the year
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023/2022 | 2023/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancruptcies | 3,050 | 2,706 | 1,689 | 2,515 | 2,799 | +11.3% | -8.2% |
| Job losses | 8,814 | 7,380 | 5,348 | 6,183 | 8,909 | +44.1% | +1.1% |
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.