Germany’s economy is in the throes of a deep crisis, with approximately 188,000 companies ceasing operations in 2025, 10 percent more than the previous year and the highest number in nearly 20 years.
The wave of bankruptcies in Germany remains at a historically high level and has shown no signs of abating. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), German local courts registered a total of 2,276 corporate insolvency filings in April 2026.
This represented a 7.1 percent increase compared with the same month last year. For the first quarter as a whole, the year-on-year increase was 6.5 percent.
While politicians talk about the need to promote economic growth, hundreds of businesses are disappearing from the market every day….