The wave of bankruptcies in Germany does not stop / 9-month 2025 reaches the highest level in 11 years
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Germany in the first nine months of this year reached its highest level in 11 years. A survey by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) showed that almost one in three companies with fewer than 20 employees fear a deterioration in the business situation. These companies account for about 85 percent of the total in the country.
Meanwhile, the Federal Statistical Office announced that by the end of September, German courts had registered 18,125 requests to open bankruptcy proceedings against companies, almost 12% more than in the same period last year. This made the number of company bankruptcies in Germany in the first 9 months of 2025 the highest in eleven years.
Although the risk of bankruptcy mainly lies with small businesses with only a few employees, the number of jobs lost or seriously endangered has also increased significantly due to the increase in bankruptcies in partnership and capital companies.
This was calculated by the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, which determined that around 170,000 jobs were affected this year. Before the coronavirus pandemic, there were fewer than 100,000.
Experts say the main reason is probably the nearly three-year-long economic slowdown. Energy prices, Russia's war in Ukraine and the transition to climate neutrality are also contributing to this situation, making it even more difficult for companies to do business.
But experts emphasize that many jobs are being created in other companies and these effects on the labor market are generally tolerable.
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