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Bankruptcy proceedings. Debtors. By legal nature and type of bankruptcy

Bankruptcy proceedings. Debtors. By legal nature and type of bankruptcy Catalonia. 3rd quarter 2009
Year-over-year variation
Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Bankrupt debtors 252 62 32.6 134.6
By legal nature
Individuals business 51 25 96.2 172.9
Bankrupt companies 201 37 22.6 127.9
By type of bankruptcy
Voluntary 246 65 35.9 140.2
Necessary 6 -3 -33.3 26.1
Subsequent .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source: INE. Bankruptcy Proceedings Statistics.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Bankruptcy proceedings. Debtors. By legal nature and type of bankruptcy Spain. 3rd quarter 2009
Year-over-year variation
Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Bankrupt debtors 1,117 268 31.6 124.9
By legal nature
Individuals business 254 132 108.2 185.7
Bankrupt companies 863 136 18.7 112.7
By type of bankruptcy
Voluntary 1,069 261 32.3 128.8
Necessary 48 7 17.1 69.9
Subsequent .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source: INE. Bankruptcy Proceedings Statistics.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: November 5, 2009. Next update: May 13, 2024

Methodological note

The statistics for bankruptcy proceedings is drawn up by the Public Law Corporation of Land and Mercantile Registrars of Spain. Between 2005 and 2020 it has been carried out by the INEreplacing the suspension of payments and bankruptcy declaration statistics.

The purpose of these statistics is to provide quarterly information about the number of insolvent debtors by legal status and type of bankruptcy (voluntary, necessary or subsequent).

Bankruptcy proceedings admitted/filed: proceedings filed by the debtor or the creditor of this debtor in the event of the insolvency of the company or a financial position in which the debtor's obligations cannot be regularly met.

Voluntary bankruptcy: bankruptcy in which the application is filed by the debtor within the two months following the date on which their state of insolvency became known.

Necessary bankruptcy: bankruptcy in which the application is filed by any of the debtor's creditors and which specifies the origin of the credit, its type, amount, acquisition date and maturity.

Subsequent bankruptcy: bankruptcy in which the application is submitted by a bankruptcy mediator after the previous non-acceptance, or non-compliance, of an Extrajudicial Payment Agreement, thus continuing the pre-bankruptcy procedure. The judge must agree on the immediate declaration of insolvency.

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