CBS reports 16% rise in Dutch business bankruptcies in September

CBS reported 320 business bankruptcies in the Netherlands in September 2026, up 44, or about 16%, from a year earlier. The Dutch statistics agency, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS), said the total was also 16 higher than in August. [1]

CBS's monthly table, adjusted for court sitting days, recorded 275 bankrupt businesses and institutions and 45 bankrupt sole traders in September 2026, compared with 241 and 35 respectively in September 2025. CBS's monthly rate table shows the national bankruptcy rate, adjusted for court sitting days, rising from 7.5 per 100,000 businesses in September 2025 to 8.5 in September 2026. [1]

CBS reports that transport and storage had the highest sector bankruptcy rate in September 2026, with 37.8 bankruptcies per 100,000 businesses in the sector, compared with 25.3 a year earlier. CBS also records a fall in hospitality's rate from 46.7 to 25.2 per 100,000 businesses between September 2025 and September 2026, describing this as the largest sector change. CBS says the sector rates are not adjusted for court sitting days, unlike the national rate cited above. [1]