Insolving wave in Styria: two companies a day bankrupt!

Insolving wave in Styria: two companies a day bankrupt!

Steiermark, Österreich - The economic situation in Styria remains tense. In the first half of 2025, 383 companies had to file for bankruptcy, which means an increase of 4.4 percent compared to the previous year. These are two company bankruptcies a day, such as MeinDzirk reported.

particularly worrying is the fact that the financial situation of many companies is hardly stabilized. According to a survey by the KSV1870, only 47 percent of Styrian companies are satisfied with their business situation. This is also reflected in the industries concerned, many of which have severe losses. In accommodation and gastronomy, for example, there was an increase in bankruptcies by 60 percent, and the construction industry and trade were also severely affected.

industry -specific challenges

The three industries that are currently in front of the bankruptcy reports are accommodation and gastronomy (64 cases), the construction industry (63 cases) as well as trade and maintenance of motor vehicles (63 cases). Together they are responsible for half of all bankruptcies in Styria. This development shows that the economy has difficulty recovering.

Another critical point: 119 bankruptcies did not have to be opened due to the lack of cost recovery. This means that the number of actual insolvencies may be even higher than the published data suggests.

forecasts and trends

If you look at the previous developments, it is not surprising that experts expect 750 to 800 bankruptcies in Styria by the end of 2025. However, there is a positive message with regard to private competitions: Here there was a decline to 443 debt regulation procedures, which corresponds to a minus of 15.8 percent compared to the previous year. This makes Styria a leader in Austria, where the nationwide average only has a decrease of 1.6 percent.

As Statistics Austria reports, you have been obliged to create data on company registrations and bankruptcies since the first quarter of 2021. The legal foundations for this are based on both European and national regulations that ensure systematic collection of corporate demography. This information offers a transparent view of the economic challenges that many Styrian companies are facing.