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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. 2009
Value Variation (%)
Bankrupt debtors 1,489 88.0
By legal nature
Individuals without business activity 202 132.2
Bankrupt companies 1,287 82.6
Individuals without business activity 58 93.3
Public Limited Company (P.L.C.) 294 80.4
Private Limited Company (L.T.D.) 927 82.8
Others 8 60.0
By type of bankruptcy
Voluntary 1,446 90.0
Necessary 43 38.7
Subsequent .. 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. 2009
Value Variation (%)
Bankrupt debtors 6,197 87.9
By legal nature
Individuals without business activity 1,022 153.0
Bankrupt companies 5,175 78.8
Individuals without business activity 285 114.3
Public Limited Company (P.L.C.) 996 80.8
Private Limited Company (L.T.D.) 3,826 75.6
Others 68 119.4
By type of bankruptcy
Voluntary 5,880 90.3
Necessary 317 52.4
Subsequent .. 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: February 17, 2010. Revised series on February 7, 2019.

Methodological note

The statistics for bankruptcy proceedings drawn up by the INE replace the suspension of payments and bankruptcy declaration statistics, as the Insolvency (Reform) Organic Act 8/2003 and the Insolvency Act 22/2003 came into force on 1 September 2004.

This indicator offers annual information about the number of insolvent debtors by legal nature and type of bankruptcy(voluntary or necessary), from quarterly information that is elaborated by the INE.

These statistics are drawn up based on the information provided by a sample of courts across Spain in questionnaires in which they are asked about the characteristics of declared insolvencies.

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.