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European Statistical Monitor: May edition
Bankruptcies and registrations decrease in Q1 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses decreased by 0.9% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.
At the same time, business registrations also dropped by 5.1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.
This information comes from data on business registrations and bankruptcies published by Eurostat today. This article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article.
Source dataset: sts_rb_q
For more information
- Statistics Explained article on quarterly registrations of new businesses and declarations of bankruptcies
- Thematic section on short-term business statistics
- Database on short-term business statistics
- Key figures on European business – 2024 edition
- Business sector profile scoreboard
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