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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. 4th quarter 2019
Year-over-year variation
Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Bankrupt debtors 702 171 32.2 27.9
By legal nature
Individuals business 415 134 47.7 40.6
Bankrupt companies 287 37 14.8 14.0
By type of bankruptcy
Voluntary 696 176 33.8 29.1
Necessary 6 -5 -45.5 -24.4
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.
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Bankruptcy proceedings. Debtors. By legal nature and type of bankruptcy Spain. 4th quarter 2019
Year-over-year variation
Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Bankrupt debtors 2,294 567 32.8 21.5
By legal nature
Individuals business 1,060 379 55.7 40.6
Bankrupt companies 1,234 188 18.0 9.6
By type of bankruptcy
Voluntary 2,154 527 32.4 22.1
Necessary 140 40 40.0 11.7
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: February 6, 2020. 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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