Skip to main content

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

Bankruptcy proceedings. Debtors. By legal nature and type of bankruptcy Catalonia. 3rd quarter 2018
Year-over-year variation
Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Bankrupt debtors 361 101 38.8 30.8
By legal nature
Individuals business 201 71 54.6 42.9
Bankrupt companies 160 30 23.1 19.7
By type of bankruptcy
Voluntary 355 102 40.3 32.2
Necessary 6 -1 -14.3 -11.8
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 2018
Year-over-year variation
Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Bankrupt debtors 1,268 132 11.6 11.0
By legal nature
Individuals business 505 137 37.2 39.2
Bankrupt companies 763 -5 -0.7 -1.2
By type of bankruptcy
Voluntary 1,178 102 9.5 11.4
Necessary 90 30 50.0 5.4
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 6, 2018. 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.

See also