German business insolvencies reach highest monthly count since 2013
German business insolvencies reached their highest monthly count in 13 years in July, although creditors’ claims fell from a year earlier.
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A total of 2,373 German businesses became insolvent in July 2026, up 8% on the same month a year earlier, according to an ANP/DPA report carried by Nieuws.nl. It was the highest monthly count since July 2013. [1]
Creditors’ claims associated with the insolvencies totalled €22 billion, down from €32 billion a year earlier, according to the ANP/DPA report carried by Nieuws.nl. Those figures are claims, not losses paid. The report says smaller businesses were more often among those becoming insolvent. [1]
Citing Germany’s statistics office, Destatis, the ANP/DPA report carried by Nieuws.nl identifies transport and storage, hospitality and construction as the sectors with the most insolvencies relative to their size. It does not say they had the highest absolute numbers. [1]
Germany’s Economy Ministry expects growth of 1.3% in 2026, the report says. If realised, that would be the strongest growth since 2017. [1]
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