Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - monthly data by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
154.8 Index, 2021=100
Croatia
Lowest
79.5 Index, 2021=100
Belgium
Median
104.6 Index, 2021=100
Years covered
12
2015–2026
Data points
244
What the numbers show
Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - monthly data is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 154.8 Index, 2021=100 in Croatia; the lowest is 79.5 Index, 2021=100 in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 104.6 Index, 2021=100, and the mean is 108.87 Index, 2021=100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 112.9%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 20.8%).
Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 154.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 154.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 134.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 123.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 116.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 110.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 109.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 109.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 104.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 9 | Latvia | 104.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 11 | Malta | 97.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 93.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 93.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 89.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 87.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 86.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 79.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 22.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 120.9 Index, 2021=100
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 120.5 Index, 2021=100
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 114.6 Index, 2021=100
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 86.8 Index, 2021=100