In Germany, courts registered 2,067 applications for corporate insolvency in August 2026, 4.4% more than in the same month last year. This is the highest figure in 13 years, Tagesschau reports, citing the Federal Statistical Office Destatis.
Sectors with the highest number of insolvencies
From January to August, the number of registered corporate insolvencies in the country totaled 17,252. This is 6.6% more than during the same period in 2025. Insolvency proceedings were most frequently recorded in the transport and warehousing logistics sector, the hotel and restaurant business, and construction.
The German Chamber of Commerce and…